Aurora Texas Airship Crash Story
On April 19, 1897, the Dallas Morning News published S. E. Haydon's report that an 'airship' had crashed into a windmill near Aurora, Texas and that the pilot was buried in the town cemetery.
On April 19, 1897, the Dallas Morning News published S. E. Haydon's report that an 'airship' had crashed into a windmill near Aurora, Texas and that the pilot was buried in the town cemetery.
Brief
On April 19, 1897, the Dallas Morning News published S. E. Haydon's report that an 'airship' had crashed into a windmill near Aurora, Texas and that the pilot was buried in the town cemetery. The story belongs to the 1896-1897 mystery-airship wave and is now treated locally as legend. Texas Almanac counts 38 reported airship sightings across 23 Texas counties between April 13 and 17, 1897. No physical evidence has verified the Aurora crash claim.
Metadata
- Date
- 1897-04-19
- Year
- 1897
- Location
- Aurora, Texas
- Region
- United States
- Status
- unconfirmed
- Tag
- civilian claim
- Primary
- A Windmill Demolishes It. Dallas Morning News, April 19, 1897
- Source type
- article
- Sources
- 2
Key Points
- On April 19, 1897, the Dallas Morning News published S. E. Haydon's report that an 'airship' had crashed into a windmill near Aurora, Texas and that the pilot was buried in the town cemetery.
- The story belongs to the 1896-1897 mystery-airship wave and is now treated locally as legend.
- Texas Almanac counts 38 reported airship sightings across 23 Texas counties between April 13 and 17, 1897.
- No physical evidence has verified the Aurora crash claim.
Most Interesting
- Texas Almanac counts 38 reported airship sightings across 23 Texas counties between April 13 and 17, 1897.
- On April 19, 1897, the Dallas Morning News published S. E. Haydon's report that an 'airship' had crashed into a windmill near Aurora, Texas and that the pilot was buried in the town cemetery.
- The story belongs to the 1896-1897 mystery-airship wave and is now treated locally as legend.
Timeline
- 1897-04-19 · Encounter
On April 19, 1897, the Dallas Morning News published S. E. Haydon's report that an 'airship' had crashed into a windmill near Aurora, Texas and that the pilot was buried in the town cemetery.
- 1897 · Source record
A Windmill Demolishes It. Dallas Morning News, April 19, 1897 is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.
Sources
- When Airships Invaded TexasTexas Almanac, 2024
- A Windmill Demolishes It. Dallas Morning News, April 19, 1897UFOs at Close Sight newspaper archive, 1897
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