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An airship was seen, no further details.

Globe, 3 February 1913, p. 12.

Between midnight and 1am, an airship or aeroplane was heard overhead by several residents, including Herbert A. Pertwee (partner of the witness in 1913-05). It passed very quickly and then returned three or four minutes later.

Globe, 22 January 1913, p. 5; Norfolk News, 25 January 1913, p. 10.

Between 2am and 3am, Walter Hack heard engine sounds overhead.

Norfolk News, 25 January 1913, p. 10.

Date uncertain: mid-November. F. W. Boulton and his wife heard a ‘loud whirring, humming noise’ overhead, which gradually receded.

Norfolk News, 25 January 1913, p. 10.

Mrs. Fricker, a nurse, saw something at around 1.20am, flashing white, green and red lights, which was visible for an hour.

Standard, 14 May 1909, p. 9.