April 21, 1909🇬🇧Sighting
Historical

King's Lynn, England: Fred Harrison sees long dark object with searchlight above the trees

At 9:45 p.m. on April 21, 1909, Fred Harrison of King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, saw a long, dark object moving swiftly overhead just above treetop level, carrying a searchlight.

Date
April 21, 1909
Location / Country
Type
Sighting

Background

At 9:45 p.m. Fred Harrison of King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, saw a "long, dark object" moving swiftly overhead just above treetop level. It carried a searchlight that illuminated the road, farm buildings, trees and everything it touched. Eberhart cites the London Daily Express of May 14, 1909, and David Clarke's study of the 1909 airship wave over Britain in Fortean Studies 6 (1999). The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.