Other Flying reports from the 1870s

4 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.

We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.

1. 

   Other Flying · Bourbon County, Kansas · 1873

   Bourbon County, Kansas1 independent source

   Witnesses reported enormous serpents floating in clouds or encircling the sun in Texas and Kansas.

2. 

   Other Flying · Stockholm, Stockholms län · 1879

   Stockholm, Stockholms län1 independent source

   Witness reports that Police Constable [name] saw a bright light sphere the size of the full moon pass close to him in Stockholm's Old Town.

3. 

   Other Flying · Millheim, Pennsylvania · 1879

   Millheim, Pennsylvania1 independent source

   Mr. [name] and Mr. [name] describe a meteor shooting up from near the horizon.

4. 

   Other Flying · Nevada · 1871

   Nevada1 independent source

   A farmer's family in Winnemucca Lake witnessed a large bird-like monster with wingspans of twelve feet that landed on their barn before flying away.