UFO Frightens Fisherman – 1899

The Thrilling Experience of a Bean Creek Fisherman

A Large Funnel Shaped Object

Seen By Burlington People

Going Through The Air with the Speed of an Express Train and a Great Whirling Noise.

On Monday afternoon, May 1st, Henry Altman, who lives a mile north of Lockport, had an experience that falls to the lot of few and created consternation in his soul for the space of a few minutes.

By The Bryan Democrat 5-11-1899

He was on John Wyse’s farm, back where a small stream empties into Bean Creek fishing. All was quiet and no sound broke the afternoon stillness, till he heard a distant whirling sound that grew louder and louder. At first he thought it was a sound of a flock of birds coming through the air. He looked around and guided by the sound finally saw an object coming through the air.

When he first saw it he thought of a large chicken hawk, but as it came nearer he thought of a meteoric rock. A nearer view showed it to be a funnel-shaped affair with the small end forward and at an angle of forty-five degrees. Along the top was what appeared to be a large fan shaped appliance.

The direction taken by this queer craft was south with a slight variation to the west.

It appeared to be about three of four times as high as the tree tops and from eighty to one hundred rods away and while it kept the same distance from te ground moved with incredible velocity. When the closest to him it looked to be about four feet long.

In describing his sensations he said he was frightened and wished he was not alone.

The same object was seen by people near Burlington and Mr. Altman is not one of the kind that carries “bait” that is apt to make a person “see things”

What was the thing anyway? Such and apparition must have been seen elsewhere because the noise that it made would have attracted attention. We would ask, “Was it an Air ship?”

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