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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

The Alien. United States

ID	#1526314540
Added	Mon, 14/05/2018
Author	July N.
Sources	thinkaboutitdocs.com The New York Times, 5 October, 1861
Phenomena	The Alien UFO
Status	Hypothesis

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Incident date:

04.10.1861 18:00

Location:

Нью-Йорк, NY

United States

About 6 o'clock in the evening on the town was a "mystery balloon" with two men in it. The object was moving from West to East at high altitude. Witnesses felt that this may not be a balloon.

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Original news

About 6 P.M. a “mysterious balloon” passed over the city, with two men in it, from west to east at great height. Witnesses speculated that it was either ” in the service of the traitors” or that it was “a device built by Professor Lowe, which had parted its fastenings,” both impossible explanations.

Hypotheses

List of versions containing features matching the eyewitness descriptions or material evidence

Balloon/Weather Balloon

The balloon (simplified is a balloon) — an aircraft lighter than air, where the lift force is used enclosed in a sheath gas (or heated air) with a density less than the density of the surrounding air.

Distinguish between tethered, Svobodnaya and balloons — powered airships.

The aircraft lighter than air, which is a combination of the balloon with the mover (usually a screw with an electric motor or internal combustion engine) and the system of the orientation control (steering control), through which the airship can move in any direction regardless of the direction of air flow.
The shape of the airships are divided into: