Category: U.S. Historical News
The Johnstown Flood of 1889: The Worst Disaster in Pennsylvania History
The 1889 Johnstown flood was a catastrophic event that occurred when the South Fork Dam, a major earthen dam on the Little Conemaugh River, failed….
Amazing Facts About Amelia Earhart
Throughout her life, Amelia Earhart proved to be an incredible aviator and a pioneer in aviation. She broke several records and became the first woman…
Huge balls of fire dart across sky, Georgia 1922
The following is a 1922 report of two “stars” that darted across the sky in the same path. The second one followed roughly three minutes…
Freight ship captain reported fire balls during wild hurricane, Saint Elmo’s fire
Strange lights, Saint Elmo’s fire, and other events happened during a hurricane while Captain Watson was out at sea. A fascinating retelling by the Captain…
Foo Fighters look like flying saucers
A 1947 description of foo fighters looking like flying saucers. Numerous explanations are given in this 1947 article, ranging from static electricity to ball lightning…
Cigar-shaped UFOs were called flying bananas to humiliate witnesses
It wasn’t enough that reporters and the powers-that-be ridiculed people for seeing flying saucers, but when a large number of people spotted a cigar-shaped UFO,…
The flying saucer season – The Air Force thinks you are full of shit
Flying saucers are actually meteors, and the Air Force would show their disdain for flying saucer reports (and the discussion of flying saucers) by putting…
Foo Fighters only static – World War II news
From being a secret Nazi weapon to being merely static electricity, here is another article (published in 1945) explaining away the foo fighters spotted by…
Nazis newest trick, fire balls, follow or precede planes – Foo Fighters
Having long been fascinated with the Foo Fighters during World War II, I finally decided to dig up some articles on the issue. In this…
Baffled by a ghostly ball that burns, Louisiana
Strange, ghostly balls of fire hovered and vanished on an old gravel road in Bayou Liberty back in 1942. There were many theories about the…
