Originally published in Manitoba Pageant (Magazine),
Winter 1969, Volume 14, Number 2
(Manitoba Historical
Society, Winnipeg , Canada )
The Manitoba Historical Society presents a 19 December
1832 letter written by Thomas Simpson (at Red
River ):
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/pageant/14/ufo.shtml
According to the letter (to James Hargrave at York
Factory), the unknown, low flying object (elliptical shaped, emitted firey sparks,
flew with a velocity of a horse on the gallop) was observed by the bishop and
other credible witnesses in various parts of the settlement.
The unknown object flew fromLake
W i n n i p e g
to Lake M a n i t o b ah
(Manitoba ).
The unknown object flew from
(wikimedia.org image)