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Tag: UFOs

Posted on March 30, 2011November 16, 2015 by adam

Bughouse Square on the UFO Crash at Roswell

In 1947, when the supposed UFO crash at Roswell was still an unfolding story, a couple of small town papers carried an article about the debate about the crash going on in “Bughouse Square,” Chicago’s “free speech park” in which soapbox orators and hecklers would gather every night when the whether was good.  The article Read More…

Posted on June 12, 2009November 16, 2015 by adam

The First Chicago UFO Picture: The Airship of 1897

In 1897, there was a rash of “airship” sightings throughout the midwest – the mysterious, cigar-shaped craft arrived in the Chicago area in April of that year, and was seen by so many people that one claimed “you aren’t ‘in it’ if you haven’t seen the airship!” Stories about it got more and more bizarre. Read More…


Adam Selzer is a tour guide and Atlas Obscura field agent with 10+ years experience in Chicago and New York. The author of more than 20 books, he is frequently seen on The History Channel, The Travel Channel, and more. Check out the new Cemetery Mixtape podcast!   Email

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