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Upon the morning of December 20, 1893, an appearance in the sky was seen by many
persons in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. A luminous body passed
overhead, from west to east, until at about 15 degrees in the eastern horizon,
it appeared to stand still for fifteen or twenty minutes. According to some
descriptions it was the size of a table. To some observers it looked like an
enormous wheel. The light was a brilliant white. Acceptably it was not an
optical illusion, the noise of its passage through the air was heard.
Having been stationary, or having seemed to stand still fifteen or twenty
minutes, it disappeared, or exploded. Not a sound of explosion was heard. [1]
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Paul Mauclair indicates that on December 20, 1893, "a mysterious machine which has
the appearance of a luminous circle" flies over the south of the United States, in
particular Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina, making a deafening noise
which alerts hundreds and hundreds of witnesses." [2]
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December 20 1893. A luminous body is observed in the sky above Virginia, North
Carolina, which appears to hover for 15-20 minutes. Described variously as the
"size of a table" and "an enormous wheel", it emitted a brilliant white light. [2]
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- [1] "Astronomie", chapter 21 of "The book of the damned", book by Charles Fort, 1919.
- [2] "Le mystère des OVNIS", book by Paul Mauclair, Vernoy publisher, 1979.
- [3] "Three weeks' worth of immortal anniversaries", Tenerife News website.
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