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UFOs of the First World War - Phantom Airships, Balloons, Aircraft and Other Mysterious Aerial Phenomena (Paperback)
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UFOs of the First World War - Phantom Airships, Balloons, Aircraft and Other Mysterious Aerial Phenomena (Paperback)
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Lieutenant R.S. Maxwell took off in his BE2C fighter but saw
nothing unusual until 8.25 p.m. when, according to his report: 'My
engine was missing irregularly and it was only by keeping the speed
of the machine down to 50 mph that I was able to stay at 10,000
feet. I distinctly saw an artificial light to the north of me, and
at about the same height. I followed this light northeast for
nearly 20 minutes, but it seemed to go slightly higher and just as
quickly as myself, and eventually I lost it completely in the
clouds.' Such sightings occurred frequently during the war. The
reasons are fascinating in themselves: the first is that aviation
is in its infancy, so light phenomena at altitude are a new
experience. The second is fear: for the first time a real threat
came from the skies. It wasn't just the Western Front: on 21 August
1915 twenty New Zealand soldiers allegedly saw eight bread-loaf
shaped clouds over Hill 60, Suvla Bay. 'A British regiment, the
First- Fourth Norfolk, of several hundred men, was then noticed
marching . . . towards Hill 60.' They marched into the cloud, which
lifted off the ground, and were never seen again.
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