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3D model Narrated

“Palembang”

Stories2

Van Herwaarden's Sedapa in the Tree, Poeloe Rimau, Sumatra (1923)

October 1923 · Poeloe Rimau (Pulau Rimau), Palembang residency, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies

Indonesia

Cryptid · Creature · 32 sources

19Thinly documented

The Grottendieck stone-fall, Sumatra 1903

September 1903 · Oil-company camp in the Sumatran jungle, Dutch East Indies (probably the Palembang region)

Indonesia

Paranormal · Other · 15 sources

19Thinly documented

Names2

Sumatra Place · 5 stories
A large island of the Dutch East Indies, and the home ground of the orang pendek.
orang pendek Term · 5 stories
The name means "short person".

Documents3

Central Intelligence Bulletin- 1958/04/08 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1958-04-08· 12 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 9 …Hussein claims that his forces in Lubukdjambi on the Padang -Palembang road have given an excellent performance despite harassment from…
The Army Air Forces in World War II, Vol. 1 (archived PDF) Document

Air Force Historical Studies Office· 863 pages· 5 pages mention it
- p. 437 …Seven B- I 7’s, once more led by Combs, flew from Malang to Palembang on 14 January. Equipment for…
- p. 441 …On 2 2 January, one B-17 was destroyed when it overshot the field at Palembang; two days later, three…
The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (Nicap) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-12· 186 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 30 …NICAP). "I was on a mission from Ceylon, bombing Palembang, Sumatra. The date was August 10, 1944, time shortly after…