Guide to the Statement on Sighting of an Unidentified Flying Object in 1896, Recorded in 1961
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
Stanford, California
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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.
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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.
Box 1
Statement