Originally posted by TopsyCret
No one's mentioned the Aurora incident from 1898

The Aurora incident is from 1897, not 1898. (The relevant crash/hoax was reported in the Dallas Morning News on 19th April 1897).
In case you are interested, this incident is Case 51 in my
"Top 100 UFO Cases -
Revealed!" article, which indicates the top UFO cases based on frequency of discussion in a sample of approximately 960 UFO books. The
relevant entry includes a few links, including to a thread on ATS which discusses this incident.
All the best,
Isaac