Pre-Aviation UAP

Illustration of the September 1896 Sacramento UFO sighting showing a large spherical ball of electric-white light drifting over Victorian-era rooftops and church steeples while citizens watch from the street below and one witness calls upward to warn the helmsman

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1896: An Apparition Wandering Through The Atmosphere – Article

Published: August 8, 2013 | Updated: May 23, 2026

THINK ABOUTIT ENTITY SIGHTINGS REPORT 1896: An Apparition Wandering Through The Atmosphere – Article On the evening of September 17th, 1896, Sacramento looked up...

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1896: An Apparition Wandering Through The Atmosphere – Article

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