Greater Manchester

Scores of people, including W. H. Webber, watched an airship with ‘two head lights and one tail light’ between about 9.10pm. Later, Webber and ‘a considerable number of people’ saw possibly the same object at 11pm, directly over the houses; it disappeared to the west.

Manchester Guardian, 1 March 1913, pp. 6, 9.

‘[N]ine distinct flashes of vivid searchlight seen’.

Manchester Guardian, 1 March 1913, pp. 6, 9.

Flashing lights and a ‘long, dark moving object’ were seen.

Manchester Guardian, 1 March 1913, p. 6, 9.

Date uncertain: ca. 6 February 1913. A drifting light was seen by several people, including E. G. Herbert and a boy, at 6.30pm; it was about 20 degrees above the horizon, due south. It moved to the west-south-west over a period of about five minutes, and gradually disappeared. No shape was seen.

Manchester Guardian, 28 February 1913, p. 4.

A ‘mysterious airship’ was seen by members of the Marshall family. Only a light was visible, which appeared to be directed downwards and was buffeted by the wind. It was under observation for 25 minutes from about 6.30pm. The light disappeared and reappeared twice and finally disappeared to the north.

Manchester Guardian, 6 February 1913, p. 9.

An airship was seen, no further details.

Globe, 3 February 1913, p. 12.