Pre-1940 UFO Sightings
Prior to the 1940s, UFO sightings are few. This research lists 437 UFOs, from the bizarre 593 BC biblical account of Ezekiel, to Roman reports dated 322, 213 and 170 BC. Then, even darker ages fell.Europe leads with 208 sightings listed, British Isles 83, France 41, Scandinavia 17, Italy 16, Spain & Portugal 11, Germany 10 etc. Not shown are 20 events in Asia, 35 in Australia / New Zealand ..
Numbers increase in Nov. 1886 and again in April 1897 as the Great Airship craze erupted in USA newspapers if nowhere else.
After 12 years of quiet, another Airship wave struck Britain in May of 1909 (21 events) then New Zealand in July 1909. Since New Zealand may have been influenced by British reports, its odd to find nothing from Canada or Australia.