Spooky November

 

In November of 1697, two glowing wheels are seen in the skies over Hamburg, Germany.

 

In November of 1896, a wave of mysterious “airship” sightings wash over 19 western US states, the first originating in Sacramento, California.

 

Also, one Colonel Shaw and his companions ae approached by “strange beings” who attempt to abscond with them in an awaiting airship.

 

In November of 1930, the mass disappearance of the inhabitants of the Inuit village of Angikuni is discovered.

 

In November of 1944, military brass coin the term “foo fighters” to describe otherworldly glowing orbs which closely followed and often dog-fought Allied fighters over Europe.

 

Four years later, in November of 1948, the “green fireball” phenomena, observed by hundreds of civilians and scientists, spreads throughout the American southwest, particularly Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

In November of 1952, prophet or huckster George Adamski encounters his first Venusian, or so he claims.

 

A year later, in November of 1953, Air Force pilot Felix Moncla dies in a crash flying after what he believes to be a UFO.

 

For three straight days in November of 1957, observers, including police officers, track and chase cigar- and egg-shaped objects in the sky, from Levelland, Texas to White Sands, New Mexico, objects which cause vehicles on the ground to stall.

 

In November of 1961, Michael Rockefeller, heir to the vast Rockefeller fortune, vanishes in New Guinea, perhaps a victim to cannibalistic tribes he was studying in the region or perhaps in the crocodile-infested waters.

 

In November of 1965, over the long night of the 9th to the 10th¸ the “Great Blackout” blankets the vast majority of the United States.

 

A year later, in November of 1966, the “Mothman” of West Virginia first shows up in the town of Point Pleasant. In November of 1967, four individuals claim to spot the winged otherworldly creature.

 

In November of 1975, Travis Walton is abducted by a UFO within Sitgreaves National Forst in eastern Arizona and “returns” after six days missing.

 

In November of 1986, passengers and pilots of Japan Air Lines Flight 1628 sight and track a huge UFO “the size of an aircraft carrier.” Radar hits from the ground lend credence to the fact that something in addition to the aircraft was up there.

 

In November of 1989, a wave of triangular UFO sightings create havoc in Belgium, lasting off and on until 1991. When photographed, and photographed by many, only blurs show up on film.

 

In November of 2004, US Navy aircraft from the USS carrier Nimitz encounter the “tic tac” UFO – excuse me, the term now is UAP – off the coast of Florida.

 

Two years later, in November of 2006, United Airlines personnel at Chicago O’Hare Airport are stunned to watch a disc-shaped object shoot straight up off the tarmac, cutting a hole in the overhead cloud cover.

 

That’s just a sampling. Man, what a spooky month November is!