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Aliens, Fake News, or Human Ingenuity? The Mystery Airships of 1897 (Episode #20)

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In 1896 through 1897, North America witnessed a peculiar phenomenon characterized by sightings of strange lights resembling an airship. This event spanned from San Francisco to Chicago, captivating thousands of observers who reported the lights crossing the continent from west to east. Powered flight had not been invented yet but these ships were described as moving through the skies. Were these sightings aliens, fake news, or human ingenuity? 

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