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Great Britain Phantom Airships
Wave of mysterious airships with searchlights appear across the UK, sparking national headlines.
United Kingdom
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UFO TIMELINE · PERIOD 7
Modern Era — 1900 CE – 2000 CE
From early 20th century mysteries to Roswell, the Cold War, and beyond — the pivotal century when UFOs entered global consciousness and changed our understanding of the skies.
INTERPRETIVE CONTEXT · REPORTED ACCOUNTS AND ALTERNATIVE READINGS, NOT ESTABLISHED CONCLUSIONS · 88 EVENTS
- 1909
Great Britain Phantom Airships
Wave of mysterious airships with searchlights appear across the UK, sparking national headlines.
United Kingdom 
1910Catalan Cup Race UFO
Spectators at an early aviation race report an unexplained object alongside the competing aircraft.
FranceRead the case file →- 1913
Cardiff Giant Wheel
Massive wheel of light rotates slowly over Welsh city, witnessed by hundreds.
Cardiff, Wales - 1916
Zeppelin Confusion Cases
Multiple WWI reports of 'Zeppelins' that behaved unlike any known aircraft.
Europe