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Guide to the Statement on Sighting of an Unidentified Flying Object in 1896, Recorded in 1961
SCM0328
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Call Number: SCM0328
Creator:
Palmer, Silas H.
Creator:
Palmer, Silas H.
Title: Statement on sighting of an unidentified flying object in 1896, recorded in 1961
Dates: 1961
Physical Description:
0.02 Linear feet (2 leaves)
Summary: Statement gives the details of his sighting of a Zeppelin-like object near Forest Hill in Placer County, California, in the
summer of 1896; the statement was typed, witnessed, and notarized in July 1961.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
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Statement on Sighting of an Unidentified Flying Object in 1896, Recorded in 1961 (SCM0328). Dept. of Special Collections and
University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Silas H. Palmer was a successful construction engineer, builder, and financier; he was a partner in the firm that helped to
build the Stanford Stadium in 1921. He endowed a professorship in civil engineering at Stanford University.
Statement gives the details of his sighting of a Zeppelin-like object near Forest Hill in Placer County, California, in the
summer of 1896; the statement was typed, witnessed, and notarized in July 1961.
Palmer, Silas H.
Unidentified flying objects.