AIRSHIP STORIES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2566, 29 July 1909, Page 5

AIRSHIP STORIES.

FROM OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND

[Per Prksb Association.] DUNEDIN, July 28. An Opolio resident claims to have seen an airship at Opoho, North-East Valley, at 2 o’clock this morning. He says he was awakened by a great noise.

INVERCARGILL, July 28. A mysterious, light in the sky was seen at Orepuki last night. It is described as like the headlight of an engine, but brighter. It was’ sometimes stationary, at other times it travelled fast, passing over the Princess Range. It was seen also at Wairio on Saturday night in the centre of a black body. Airship stories and theories continue. A correspondent writes to the “News” stating that on Saturday night he saw what appeared to be a; bright light that moved in the centre of a dai J k body. To-night about 200 -oople in the streets of Invercargill saw a moving light in the sky that drifted south and then disappeared. It may possibly have been a fire balloon.

OAMARU, July 28. On Monday night, between 6.30 and 9 o’clock, about half-a-dozen persons state that they saw in the direction of the Ka'kanui ranges a light apparentlyattached to an airshi" which moved along the ranges. At the latter hour it rose higher and disappeared over the lower hills in the direction of Dunedin. The. light was quite distinct, and was seen through binoculars.