
Secret Origin of the Mystery Airships! (Phantom Airships, Ghost Airships, UFOs, 1896, 1897)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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The Mystery of the Secret Airship
This chapter explores the possibility of the mystery airships in 1896 and 1897 being part of a secret government project. It discusses potential military research on airships, but also raises questions about extra legal activities with a commercial motive. The chapter concludes by mentioning evidence that could provide a different reason for halting the inventors' efforts.
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Transcript

In 1896 and 1897, Mystery Airships were reported from California to the Mississippi, which some believed were alien ships. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli eliminated many theories about the airships, and now address the final mystery: what were the airships, who made them, and was the government involved?
