Michael Bourne, aka. THoTH, of Book of THoTH has written a nice front page article detailing some old UFO sightings in an attempt to show that the phenomenon extends far beyond the 1940's, as many people will have you believe. Taking his inspiration from an old book he recently found, he explores seven sightings from 1833 to 1904, including a "Huge Green Disc" from 1882 seen by a prominent astronomer of the day, "Missiles from Mars" in 1873, also seen by two astronomers, and "Impossible ‘Meteors’" in 1833 seen by astronomers and many others.

Hopefully, if I find a cure for writer's block, I'll write an article about older sightings...However, this is a must read for anyone who's interested in the UFO phenomenon and it's very well put together.