| ID | #1632839759 |
| Added | Tue, 28/09/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | The Philadelphia Bulletin
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Hypothesis
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Initial data
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, BULLETIN, February 1, 1916, p.
A citizen of Takoni said that he saw a huge leaflet in the sky over the Frankfurt Arsenal
It is a dreary day when some astute resident of the north-eastern part of the city does not see an airplane passing over his house, bent over with some evil errand.
The last plane was spotted yesterday afternoon by J. M. Smith, a Tacony shoe salesman. He said that yesterday afternoon he was standing on the threshold of his house when he heard a noise similar to the sound of an engine.
"I was going to a funeral in Reading, and this noise scared me," he said. "I looked up and, flying over my house at an altitude of no more than 250 feet, I saw a large plane. He was flying fast and was heading from the river bank to the Frankford Arsenal. I am a good American citizen and I think that something like this should be stopped."
"What does an airplane mean?" says the Frankfurt Arsenal. "Nothing but blackbirds flew here yesterday afternoon."
Original news
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, BULLETIN, 1 February 1916, page
ANOTHER AEROPLANE SIGHTED
Tacony Citizen Said He Saw Huge Flyer Skim Across Sky Toward Frankfort Arsenal
It is a dull day when some eagle-eyed resident of the northeastern section of the city does not see an aeroplane whizzing over his home, bent on an errand of mischief.
The latest 'plane was spied yesterday afternoon by J. M. Smith, a Tacony shoe salesman. He was standing on the doorstep of his home yesterday afternoon, he said, when he heard a noise like the throbbing of an engine.
"I was going to a funeral in Readings and this noise frightened me," he declared. "I looked up and, swooping over my home, not more than 250 feet in the air, was a big aeroplane. It was going fast, and heading from the river front to the Frankford Arsenal. I am a good American citizen and think this sort of thing should be stopped."
"Whaddya mean, aeroplane?" says the Frankfort Arsenal. "Nothing more than blackbirds passed over here yesterday afternoon."
Hypotheses
The airship
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:
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