Mysteries Over Georgia
By Erin Cain
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The following is a collection of mysterious reports from Georgia covering the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Mysterious airships in the Flap of 1897, Balls of Fire in Dyas, the Flying Woman of Acworth, the Lady Who Made the Star Go Out, and more.
Erin Cain
Erin Cain is a preternaturalist, exploring historical examples of the strange and unexplained. With a decade of experience as an electrical engineer, she brings an analytical mindset to her life-long passion for anomalous phenomena. Erin enjoys camping, collecting old books, and singing while she cooks. She lives with her husband and children in rural Georgia.
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Mysteries Over Georgia - Erin Cain
Preface
The following newspaper articles elucidate a series of unexplained or rare occurrences in the skies over Georgia. Some of these events may have had natural explanations that were unknown to their witnesses. Efforts have been made to eliminate reports that coincide with known meteor showers, comets, and other documented phenomena.
It's important to note that some of the language used in these articles is outdated. I have corrected spelling errors and archaic spellings to ensure readability. However, I have chosen not to remove offensive language. Doing so would not alter the underlying tone of disdain for the Black population, the perception of Black people as foolish and superstitious, or the casual dismissal of reports from Black witnesses. Instead of focusing on the prejudice commonplace in that era, I encourage you to read between the lines to see the underlying information in these accounts.
Chapter 1: Mystery Airships
June 1897
Atlanta, Fulton County, Capital Region
June 11, 1897 - The Constitution (Atlanta, Fulton County, GA)
AN AIR SHIP THIS, OR A STRAY COMET?
A Strange Light Seen in the Southeast Just Before Day.
MANY ATLANTIANS VIEW IT
They Say It Has the Brilliance of a Powerful Electric Lamp.
CARRIES PORT AND STARBOARD LIGHTS
A Reputable Witness Noticed It Lurch To One Side—Hotel Guests Awakened and Watched It Closely.
Have you seen the brilliant air ship?
It swings every clear morning in the eastern horizon. It has mystified many intelligent men and caused those of a superstitious tendency to open their eyes in awe.
A light has arisen in the east, a very mysterious light. Whether it is an air ship or whether it be some strange atmospheric phenomenon, or some unknown glory of the heavens, no one can say, but it has been named the air ship and not less than 100 reputable Atlantians have seen it.
Those who chanced to be awake at the early hour yesterday morning and beheld the strange sight talked little else all day.
The strange light was first discovered Sunday morning, when the night watchman of the Kimball ran down stairs to notify the night clerk that an air ship was crossing the horizon. An alarm was then raised and at least half a hundred people saw what was supposed to be the empyrean navigator.
Yesterday morning it appeared again about 3 o'clock and with those who saw it, and some of them were men of more than ordinary intelligence, it caused a great wonderment.
The light is described as being very brilliant. It is almost due southeast of Atlanta and it is several degrees above the horizon.
Here is the way it is described by one of the best known men in Atlanta.
"I was in my room at the Kimball when the night watchman knocked and asked if I wanted to see the air ship. I went at once and when I climbed out on the parapet the first thing that struck my gaze was this peculiar light. The city was studded at the time with electric lights. This strange sight in the heavens was more than I could understand. It had the brilliance of an electric light and it shone with powerful effect. The heavens were painted with the pale green cast which comes just before the breaking of day—that strange, indescribable color which great artists have so often strived for.
"It appeared to me that there were three lights in a horizontal line. At one time it seemed that they gave a great lurch and I can readily understand how the thing, whatever it is, can be called an air ship. It is not Venus nor any of the planets. I am versed enough in