Several people, including Mr. Gouldby, watched an airship fly in from the north-east, over the sea, at 9.15pm. It was a clear night and the airship’s shape was clearly seen.
Norfolk News, 1 March 1913, p. 12.
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An airship with a bright searchlight was seen at 9.30pm moving in ‘a methodical manner’ to the west by several people, including Edgar Moore; it flew off to the south-west at a high speed. It was too high for its shape to be seen (this is contradicted by one report, which also says that the engine was heard).
The Times, 26 February 1913, p. 8; Manchester Guardian, 26 February 1913, p. 6, 27 February 1913, p. 7, 1 March 1913, p. 9; Norfolk News, 1 March 1913, p. 12; Standard, 26 February 1913, p. 7.
Date uncertain: before 17 May 1909. No details.
Standard, 17 May 1909, p. 9.
At about 1.30am, a Mrs. Wigg was awakened by the sound of an engine outside; looking out her window she saw a dark, bottle-shaped airship as well as its pilot, flying southwest. In the same house, Mr, T. Plowman was dazzled by a brilliant light at this time, while a number of other people also saw a bright light.
Norfolk News, 22 May 1909, p. 13.
No details.
Standard, 21 May 1909, p. 21. The date is from David Clarke, “Scareships over Britain: The airship wave of 1909,” Fortean Studies 6 (1999): 45.
The witness was Mrs. Rush. No further details.
A builder and his family watched an egg-shaped airship (with the larger end pointing up) manoeuvring between clouds at about 7.30pm. It was estimated to be about 10 miles to the west and travelling quickly in that direction.
A sighting was made by police constable Hudson and J. A. Smith.
Standard, 17 May 1909, p. 9; Manchester Guardian, 20 May 1909, p. 7
