Evening Chronicle de Marshall (Michigan), 17 avril 1917s1 Clark, J.: "mystery airplane, Massachusetts-New Hampshire border, 1917", Magonia Exchange, 14 août 2007
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Was Seen Circling Around Boston and Maine Railroad Bridge
(By United Press)
Boston, April 17. A mysterious aeroplane was sighted over the Boston & Maine railroad crossing the Piscataqua river by Massachusetts national guardsmen shortly before midnight last night.
Captain W. L. Howard, commandant of the Portsmouth navy yard[,] sent a telephone message to Captain William H. Rush, commandant of the Charleston navy yard, today and the latter issued the following statement on the report:
"Commanding officer of the Sixth Massachusetts national guard detailed to watch the Boston & Maine railroad bridge over the Piscataqua river reports that the sentry on watch at 11:20 p.m., last night, distinctly saw an aeroplane coming, to which he called the attention of the other sentries on the bridge[,] and four of them watched the aeroplane for five minutes, circling to the northward of the bridge. It made no attempt to come over the bridge, but the four are positive that they saw the aeroplane in the manner mentioned.
"The commandant thinks that there is something in this aeroplane business and thinks it must have a base in the mountains to the northward of Portsmouth. The sheriff of Rochester, N.H., has sworn in a squad of men and they are circling the mountains in the district. The commandant has taken it up with press associations and asked their co-operation in getting information."
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