Statement on Sighting of an Unidentified Flying Object in 1896, Recorded in 1961, 1961

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Statement on sighting of an unidentified flying object in 1896, recorded in 1961
Dates:
1961
Creators:
Palmer, Silas H. and Palmer, Silas H.
Abstract:
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.
Extent:
0.02 Linear Feet (2 leaves)
Language:
Undetermined .
Preferred citation:

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.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
Gift of William F. Lowden, 2003.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Unidentified flying objects.
Names:
Palmer, Silas H.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-15 11:35:47 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

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.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022