Airshipcat:

	[On November 22, 1896] “... a curious object in the shape of a cigar is seen again ... in Chico ...” [mbd1]
	“On November 22 [, 1896], a 'flying cigar' appears above Chico ...” [ynd1]
	November 24, 1896 Chico (CA) Morning Chronicle-Herald “THAT WONDERFUL AIRSHIP. / Many Chico People say they Saw It Sunday Night.” [arc1]

[mbd1] "La Chronique des OVNI", book by Michel Bougard, Delarge publisher, France, 1977.
[ynd1] "OVNI et Extraterrestres dans l'Histoire", book by Yves Naud, Famot publisher, France, 1977.
[arc1] "The mystery airship log", list of newspaper articles, at members.bainbridge.net/~cflood/TheArchives/index.htm

Insufficient information.

Could be anything.

Type of report:	Second hand from local newspaper.
Number of witnesses:	Many.
Number of named witnesses:	0.
Witnesses occupations:	Not indicated.
Type of location:	Not indicated.
Coordinates:	Lat. 39.728N Long. -121.836W.
Coordinates precision:	5 kilometers.

Description of "UFO":	Not indicated.
Description of "manoeuvers":	Not indicated.
Reactions:	Not indicated.
Occupants:	None.
Occupants keywords:	N/A.
Communication:	N/A.
Language:	N/A.
Content:	N/A.

Daylight/nocturnal:	Nocturnal.
Weather:	Not indicated.
Observation devices:	None.

Strangeness:	None.
Reliability:	None.

Explanation(s) at the time:	Not indicated.

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