An automated compilation by Richard Geldreich, Jr. using public data from Dr. Jacques Vallée, Pea Research, George M. Eberhart, Richard H. Hall, Dr. Donald A. Johnson, Fred Keziah, Don Berliner, Larry Hatch, NICAP, Thomas R. Adams, George D. Fawcett, Chris Aubeck, Philip L. Rife, Richard Dolan, Jérôme Beau, Godelieve Van Overmeire, and an anonymous individual or group.
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I've split up the timeline into 4 parts, to reduce their sizes: distant past up to 1949, 1950-1959, 1960-1979, and 1980-present.
The majority of the events in this chronology are sighting related, however it's important to be aware that this is a timeline of UFO/UAP related events, not necessarily or exclusively UFO sightings. This is not exclusively a UFO sightings timeline or database.
Some sighting reports or events appear multiple times in this timeline because they appear in more than one data source. I view this as a useful feature.
Currently, the events are not sorted by time of day, only by date. Some sources have separate "time" fields, but most don't. This will be fixed once the event times are automatically extracted from the description fields.
A few events don't have firm dates, for example "Summer of 1947", or "Late July 1952". In these instances the compilation code uses fixed dates I selected for date sorting purposes. (See the code for the specific dates.)
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Date: 0's
Description: Greek and Roman records of UFO's
Type: ufo sightings
Reference: Keziah
Poster
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_1
Date: 4/34
Location: China
Description: A white, round object, accompanied by 10
small stars, flew overhead. The pattern suggests the stars might have
been in formation with the main object, making it an unusual possible
meteor event.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_23
Date: 4/4/34
Description: (Translated from French) In China, a
"shooting star" white in size of the Moon appears. Around it, about 10
small stars turn. (4 April)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_0
Date: 61
Location: China
Description: Han Emperor Mingti experienced a vision of
a golden figure enveloped in a halo of light, which various sources
described as either a dream or an apparition. This figure was
interpreted as a flying Apsara (Buddhist angel) or possibly the Buddha
himself. As a result of this vision, the Emperor sent envoys to India to
understand Buddhism better. The account does not specify any physical
aerial object associated with the vision.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_24
Date: 66
Location: ITALY, ROME
Description: (Translated from French) Under the reign
of Nero, Simon the Magician attempts a flight in the presence of the
Emperor. He kills himself. Saint Peter witnesses the experience and
prays for the magician to fail.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 14
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_0
Date: 5/21/70
Location: PALESTINE, Jerusalem
Description: (Translated from French) Flavius Josephus
described an incredible size demonic ghost. Before dawn, chariots and
armed soldiers appeared over the entire country.
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p. 38
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_1
Date: 5/21/70
Time: ~18:00
Location: PALESTINE
Description: Many observer(s). Chariots and regiments
circle towns in sky. Loud noises later.
Type: sighting
Reference: HAINES, Richard Ph.D: PROJECT DELTA; 1994,
LDA Press, PO Box 880, Los Altos, CA 94023 USA (Index 120)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_5
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, TCH: New technical details/clues, HST: Historical account, SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded
Extra Data: Country: "Israel", Credibility: "4", Duration: "60", HatchDesc: "PALESTINE:MANY OBS:CHARIOTS+REGIMENTS CIRCLE TOWNS in SKY:LOUD NOISES LATER", LatLong: "31.766668 35.233335", LatLongDMS: "31:46:00 N 35:14:00 E", Locale: "Pasture", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Unknown", Strangeness: "7"
Date: 5/21/70
Location: Jerusalem
Description: Historian Flavius Josephus documented a
remarkable sighting where, before sunset, chariots and armored troops
were observed in the sky, seemingly racing among the clouds and
encircling cities. This extraordinary event, although sounding like a
fable, was vouched for by multiple witnesses. The importance of
subsequent events added weight to these accounts, indicating that they
were not mere tales or exaggerations.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_25
Date: 80
Location: SCOTLAND, Caledonia
Description: (Translated from French) When Emperor
Agricola was in Caledonia, flames appeared above the forest, and on
clear days it was possible to make out a vessel in the sky.
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p. 38
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_2
Date: 80
Description: (Translated from French) In Caledonia, the
Roman Emperor Agricola and others observe, on a clear day, an aerial
vessel flying over the country (Present-day Scotland).
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_1
Date: Winter 80
Location: Caledon Wood, Scotland
Description: During the Roman Emperor Agricola's time
in Scotland, there were reports of mysterious flames illuminating the
skies over Caledon Wood for an entire winter night. On clear nights, a
fast-moving ship-like object was observed in the sky. Additionally,
there were accounts of unusual events in Athol, such as a rain of stones
and frogs, and nighttime visions of fiery battles in the sky. These
events, rich in anomalies, intertwine with tales from Geoffrey of
Monmouth's rendition of the King Arthur legend, where Arthur famously
defeated the Saxons at Caledon Wood.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_26
Date: 98
Description: (Translated from French) In Rome, a
flaming shield is seen above the city.
Reference: W.
Raymond Drake, Gods and Spacemen in Greece and Rome
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_2
Date: 180
Location: ROME ANTIQUE
Description: (Translated from French) Under the reign
of Emperor Commodus, "great prodigies happened at that time... one often
saw stars suspended in the air during the day..." [IN REALITY: it was
the Haley's comet...] (Between 180 and 192)
Reference: Yves Naud: "The E.T. and the UFO in History"
Famot 1977, Volume 2 p. 113
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_3
Date: 187
Location: Rome, Italy
Description: During the reign of Commodus, there were
peculiar daytime sightings of stars that appeared throughout the entire
day. According to Herodian, some of these stars seemed to elongate and
hover in the middle of the air. These sightings were interpreted as
unignited clouds being driven together, for they appeared illuminated at
night but vanished when viewed from a distance during daylight.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_27
Date: 189
Description: (Translated from French) (or 190) Under
the reign of the tyrant Commodus, a bright and large object was seen
crossing the sky in broad daylight.
Reference: Lampride, Life of Commodus
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_3
Date: 193
Description: (Translated from French) Publius Helvius
Pertinax (126-193), after a successful military career and a consul
post, was chosen by the conspirators who had just freed Rome from the
tyrannical Commodus to take his place. He was assassinated a few months
after his accession to the throne by the Praetorian Guard. In the last
three months of his brief reign, he had coins minted. One of these coins
was found in Syria and can be seen in the Federico Eusebio
Archaeological Museum in Alba, the Piedmont city where Publius Helvius
Pertinax was born. This coin has the remarkable peculiarity of showing
what could well be a mysterious flying object. In the Italian ufology
magazine Clypeus, numismatist Renato Gatto gave the following
description:
The Emperor Pertinax (...) had coins minted not
with any star (a decorative motif often used to immortalize great
events) but with a globe surmounted by antennas similar to those of our
first artificial satellites. Many experts, after examining these coins,
agreed to affirm that the object represented was neither the Sun, nor
the Moon, nor any other celestial body. This certainty is based on the
fact that the 4 "rays" of the globe in question are arranged in a
completely different way from that which characterizes the
representations of stars. The words Providentia deorum engraved
on one of the faces of the coin exalt the goodness of the gods. On the
other face, one sees a woman personifying Providentia, a minor
divinity who must have manifested herself at the time of the appearance
of the four-rayed globe that Rome wanted to commemorate.
Is it
rash to suggest that this antennaed globe could be one of those
mysterious flying objects called UFOs? By looking at the photographs of
the coin, one sees a woman stretching out her hands towards an enigmatic
object above her, a globe from which 4 rays emerge in asymmetrical
positions, while the usual representations of a known star are
symmetrical. But then, what is the mysterious event commemorated by the
coin? The Roman historian of the 5th century Lampridius speaks in his
Life of Commodus of a bright and quite large object that had
crossed the sky during the reign of the tyrant. The excellent Greek
historian Herodian (170-240), considered one of the most reliable of his
time and who held public offices in Rome, confirms in his Notes on
the History of the Empire after Marcus Aurelius (book 1) that stars
were seen suspended in the air in broad daylight at that time and
locates the appearance of the event in 189 or 190. It is therefore quite
possible that the coin of Emperor Pertinax wanted to account for its
appearance.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_4
Date: 1/195
Location: Rome, Italy
Description: Bright stars were observed surrounding the
sun during Julianus' Sacrifices of Entrance in front of the
senate-house. These anomalous stars were so vivid that soldiers
continually gazed at them, speculating an impending doom for the
emperor. Concurrently, three leaders, Severus, Niger, and Albinus, each
commanding vast legions, sought control of the region, potentially
symbolized by these three stars. The nature of these "bright stars"
remains unclear, though they were not simply a result of
refraction.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_28
Date: 200
Location: JAPAN, Notorita
Description: (Translated from French) There was in the
village of Notorita a man called Hashiro-Kima-Washi. He was a large
individual who had wings on his body so that he could fly and rise very
high in the sky. He refused to obey imperial orders and robbed
people.
Reference: Yves NAUD: "Les Ovnis et les E.T. dans
l'histoire, tome 1" - ed. Famot 1977, tome 2 p. 237
Reference: Book 1 of Nihongi
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_4
Date: 235
Location: CHINA
Description: (Translated from French) A red meteor
emitting pointed rays fell from the northwest to the southwest in the
Liang camp. The meteor moved three times back and forth above the camp,
each time with a greater magnitude when moving forward and when
withdrawing.
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p. 39
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_5
Date: 235
Description: (Translated from French) In China, Liang
went to war against the kingdom of Wei. While his troops were stationed
at Wei-nan, a meteor
red emitting "pointed rays" came from the sky towards the southwest of
his camp above which it moved 3 times back and forth, each time with a
greater magnitude forward than on its withdrawal. Soon, Liang died in
his camp. His troops then burned it and left. A little later, Liang's
generals began to fight each other. These events will not surprise
anyone because all Chinese thought that the passage or fall of a meteor
on an army invariably foreshadowed its defeat.
Reference: Edmond Biot, General Catalogue of
Shooting Stars in China for Twenty-Four Centuries
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_5
Date: 235
Location: Weinan, China
Description: The army of Emperor Hou Chu witnessed a
red object with pointed rays fly over them on three separate occasions.
Despite being documented in a compilation of "shooting stars and
meteors," the idea of a regular meteor passing multiple times over the
army is highly improbable.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_29
Date: 240
Location: Che-chiang Province, China
Description: Wang Shuh, while gathering medicinal herbs
on T'ien Tai Mountain, took a rest and saw a small blue boy, over a foot
long, in a brook. This boy rode on a red carp and both disappeared into
a cloud. After a subsequent thunderstorm, the boy and carp reappeared
and returned to the brook. The sighting, possessing attributes commonly
ascribed to "dragons" in Chinese literature, remains unexplained by
ordinary phenomena.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_30
Date: 251
Description: (Translated from French) Under the consuls
P. Posthumius Tubertus 2 and Agrippa Monenius Lanatus, in the year 251
of Rome, in the thickest of the night, lances of fire were seen in the
sky.
Reference: Julius Obsequiens < Costaglioga
1998
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_6
Date: 251
Description: (Translated from French) Sometimes a star
shoots out of the sky, or else they are fires, sometimes stationary and
still, sometimes rolling through space. We observe various kinds: we
have wheels, when a luminous edge surrounds a vast depression in the
sky, similar to a deep and circular cavity... When an enormous mass of
rounded fire moves through the sky or burns in place; chiasmas when a
corner of the sky opens up and through this sort of crevice reveals a
flame in the mysterious space.
Reference: Julius Obsequiens < Costaglioga
1998
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_7
Date: 251
Description: (Translated from French) There are those
brilliant meteors
that suddenly depart like shooting stars, others remain in place
emitting such a bright light that they dispel the darkness and bring
back the day until, having consumed what fed them, they become less
bright and like a diminishing flame gradually fading away. They often
appear in the clouds, better seen above them.
Reference: Julius Obsequiens < Costaglioga
1998
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_8
Date: 3/260
Location: China
Description: Amidst a political crisis, while "hostage
children" played together, a mysterious child, less than four feet tall,
joined them. The child, with light rays flashing from his eyes,
identified himself as the star-god Yunghuo (Mars) and delivered a
prophecy that "The Three Lords will return to Ssu-ma." After conveying
his message, he ascended to the heavens, leaving behind a trail
resembling flowing silk. This event remained unreported due to the
political turmoil, and years later the prophecy came to fruition as Hsiu
was overthrown and power shifted to Ssu-ma.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_31
Date: 300
Description: (Translated from French) In a small and
rocky valley closed off on all sides, he saw a snuffling dwarf with
horns on its head and forked extremities like those of goats. At this
sight, Antoine, like a good soldier, seized the shield of faith and the
helmet of hope: nevertheless, the creature offered him the fruit of the
palm tree to sustain him on his journey and as a kind of peace offering.
Antoine, seeing this, stopped and asked him who he was. The answer he
received was this: "I am a mortal being and one of the inhabitants of
the Desert whom the Gentiles abused by designating him in an erroneous
cult of various forms under the names of Fauns, Satyrs and Incubi. I am
sent to represent my people. We beg you to solicit for us the favor of
your Lord and ours, who, we have learned, once came to save the world,
and whose voice has penetrated the whole earth." As he uttered these
words, tears streamed down the old traveler's cheeks, witnesses of his
deep emotion, and which he shed in the fullness of his joy. He rejoiced
in the glory of Christ and the destruction of Satan, and marveled at
being able to understand the language of the satyr during all this time,
and, striking the ground with his staff, he said: "Woe to you,
Alexandria, who, instead of God, have worshiped monsters! Woe to you,
city of prostitutes, in which the demons of the whole world rush
together. What have you to say now? Beasts that speak of Christ, and you
who, instead of God, worship monsters..." He had not finished speaking
when - as if it had wings - the wild creature fled far away. Let no one
have any scruple in believing this incident; its truth is affirmed by
what happened when Constantine was on the throne, an affair of which the
whole world was witness. For a man of this kind was brought alive to
Alexandria and shown to the people as a wonderful spectacle. Later, to
prevent his corpse from rotting in the heat, it was preserved in salt
and taken to Antioch so that the Emperor could see it.
Reference: Saint Jerome, The Life of Saint Antoine
the First Hermit, Chapter 8
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_9
Date: 1/314
Location: CHINA
Description: (Translated from French) .. the sun fell
to the ground and three other suns rose together above the horizon. And
another day, the sun quickly lowered to the ground and three other suns
flew side by side, after rising in the west, heading east.
Reference: SHI BO: "China and the Extraterrestrials"
ed. Mercure de France, 1983, p. 47
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_6
Date: 1/314
Location: China
Description: The Sun appeared to descend to the ground
while three additional suns simultaneously rose from the western horizon
and moved together towards the East. This description suggests a rare
and unordinary phenomenon, but with limited information provided, a
complete interpretation would require access to the original text.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_32
Date: 1/317
Location: CHINA
Description: (Translated from French) Three suns shone
at the same time in the sky tinted with multicolored colors. The suns
were surrounded by an aureole and suspended at ten meters above the
ground. The center of the suns had a greenish color.
Reference: SHI BO: "China and the Extraterrestrials"
ed. Mercure de France, 1983, p.47
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_7
Date: 334
Location: Antioch, Turkey
Description: A star-like object appeared in the eastern
sky during daylight hours, emitting a significant amount of smoke,
similar to that from a furnace, from the third to the fifth hour. Given
its extended duration, it cannot be classified as a comet, and it
persisted longer than typical meteors.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_33
Date: 350
Location: Emesa, Syria
Description: Eusebios experienced an unexpected urge to
travel to a hill with an ancient temple of Athena near Emesa at
midnight. There, he witnessed a fireball descend, accompanied by a lion
that quickly vanished. Approaching the cooled globe, Eusebios found the
baitylos, a sacred meteorite. When he questioned the stone about its
deity, it claimed to belong to "Gennaios, the Noble One." The baitylos,
described as a whitish, occasionally purple-hued globe, displayed
letters painted in cinnabar, a bright red pigment esteemed in antiquity.
This baitylos's characteristics challenge common understanding of
meteorites.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_34
Date: 5/7/351
Location: Jerusalem
Description: As Cyril took over the leadership of the
church of Jerusalem, a radiant and concentrated cross appeared in the
skies. Measuring about fifteen stadia from Calvary to the Mount of
Olives, this luminous cross was notably brighter than the sun and
remained visible for several days. Its remarkable appearance caused
widespread fear among the observers, as documented by Hermias Sozomen in
his Ecclesiastical History.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_35
Date: 393
Location: Rome, Italy
Description: A new and distinctive star, initially
observed at midnight towards the east, was reportedly brighter than
most, rivaling the luminosity of Venus. Surrounding this star, smaller
star-like points clustered like bees around their queen. Later, its
shape morphed, resembling a double-bladed sword. The celestial object
moved distinctively across the sky, eventually settling in the Big
Dipper and fading away after a forty-day journey. While it resembles
descriptions of a comet, no corroborative record of such a cometary
observation exists for this period.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_36
Date: 394
Location: TURKEY, Antioch
Description: (Translated from French) "...one night,
there appeared something resembling a woman dressed and moving high in
the sky. It had colossal dimensions and an aspect so horrible that the
witnesses who contemplated it were terrified. It went back and forth in
the sky, above the streets of the city. It constantly emitted a sound
similar to the whistling of a whip and the air reverberated with it.
This sound was like that usually made by a tamer when he excites wild
beasts to enrage them before presenting them to the spectators of an
amphitheater..."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des Ovni" -
Delarge 1977 - p. 54
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_8
Date: 396
Location: Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey
Description: At nightfall, a fiery cloud appeared from
the East, initially small, but as it neared the city, it expanded and
ominously loomed over Constantinople. The fearful populace sought refuge
in the Church, and upon the cloud's eventual dispersal, rumors spread
that the city would be destroyed the following Sabbath. This led to a
mass evacuation, including the Emperor. With the city ultimately
remaining unscathed, St. Augustine pondered whether this event was a
manifestation of God's wrath or mercy.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_37
Date: 436
Location: BYZANCE
Description: (Translated from French) The author cites
J. Obsequens: "Earthquakes follow one another at a frightening rate....
Suddenly, and in the midst of all the spectators, a child was taken up
by an unknown force high enough in the sky that it was lost to sight;
after which, having descended as he had ascended, he declared to the
Patriarch Procus, to the Emperor himself and to the assembled multitude
that he had just attended a great concert of angels praising
God..."
Reference: Yves Naud: "ETs and UFOs in History" Famot
1977, Volume 2 pp. 110-111
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID: Overmeire_9
Date: 438
Location: Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey
Description: In the aftermath of a devastating
earthquake, as pestilence and famine spread and the city's walls and
towers lay in ruins, the residents gathered in the countryside praying
for their city's salvation. Amidst these dire circumstances, a
miraculous event took place: a child was abruptly lifted into the air,
disappearing from sight. Upon returning, he recounted to Patriarch
Proclus, the Emperor, and the masses that he had witnessed a celestial
chorus of angels singing praises. This astonishing event was widely seen
by the city's inhabitants and was later commemorated annually in
ecclesiastical annals and Greek church readings.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_38
Date: 457
Description: (Translated from French) Above Great
Britain and northern France, a flamboyant thing in the shape of a globe
is seen in the sky. Its size is immense and from this ball of fire two
beams come out, one that goes further than France, and the other that
goes towards Ireland, and ends in fire, like beams.
Reference: Conrad Wolffart, known as Lycosthenes,
professor at the University of Basel, Switzerland, since 1539
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_10
Date: 460
Location: JAPAN, mont Katsuraki
Description: (Translated from French) 4th spring, 2nd
month. The emperor took part in a bow hunt on Mount Katsuraki. Suddenly
a tall man appeared, who in face and appearance, resembled the emperor.
"From what place do you come?" asked the emperor. "I am the god of
visible men. First tell me your royal name and then I will inform you of
mine." The emperor answered: "We are the Waka-taka-no-Mikoto." The tall
man said: "Your servant is the god Hito-Koto-Mushi. The god who chases
away with one word the good and with one word the bad. He joined the
emperor until the setting of the sun, when the hunt ended. The god
accompanied the emperor to the waters of Kume".
Reference: Yves NAUD: "Les Ovni et les E.T. dans
l'histoire, tome 1" - Famot 1977, tome 2 p. 237, 238
Reference: Nihongi
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_10
Date: 497
Location: British Isles
Description: Possibly 473 AD. A massive and bright
globe was observed in the sky. From this globe emanated a second fiery
ball which projected two distinct rays. One ray stretched out towards
Gaul, while the other aimed towards the Irish Sea, subsequently
splitting into seven smaller beams. The exact date of this event remains
contested, with some sources pointing to 473 and others, like Roger of
Wendover, suggesting 497.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_39
Date: 500
Description: (Translated from French) Probable
settlement of Easter Island by navigators from the Society Islands or
the Marquesas Islands, via the Gambier Islands.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_11
Date: 507
Location: Poitiers, France
Description: As King Clovis sought to overcome the
Visigoths and claim their French territories, he embarked on a night
march directed by a bright meteor, likened to the biblical column of
fire that guided the Israelites. This fiery signal, possibly coordinated
with the cathedral of Poitiers, illuminated his path, leading him to
victory against the Visigoths, subsequently culminating in the death of
their king, Alaric II. Following this triumph, Clovis relocated the
Frankish capital to Paris.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_40
Date: 540
Location: Rome, Italy
Description: A small spark was observed descending from
the sky to Earth. Upon nearing the Earth, it expanded, resembling an orb
akin to the Moon and took on a disc-like shape. This celestial event was
perceived as an omen, predicting significant societal unrest and grave
misfortunes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_41
Date: 540
Location: Monte Cassino, Italy
Description: At dawn, Saint Benedict of Nursia
witnessed an intense light that evolved into a fiery globe, illuminating
the night brighter than day. As he gazed upon this brilliance, he
perceived the entire world condensing under a single sunbeam and saw the
soul of Germanus, Bishop of Capua, ascend to heaven within a flaming
sphere accompanied by angels. Calling upon Servandus the Deacon as a
witness, only a waning remnant of the light was visible to the latter.
Upon investigation, it was discovered that Bishop Germanus had passed
away at the exact moment of Saint Benedict's vision, suggesting a
potential connection between the event and the Bishop's departure.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_42
Date: 549
Location: CHINA
Description: (Translated from French) During the Thai
Tsing period, under Emperor Won-Ti of the Liang Dynasty, General
Heou-King besieged the city of King Thai. The inhabitants of the city
used kites to send out calls for help to the nearby villages.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout Université 1967, p. 14
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_11
Date: 575
Location: IRELAND
Description: (Translated from French) When St.
Columcille convened the synod of Drum Ceatt (or Drom Ecart), he asked
Aedh Mac Ainmuire to release Scandlann Mor, which was refused. During
the same night, a pillar of fire was seen above the city. It headed
towards the prison where Scandlann Mor was held, stopped and emitted a
beam of light that penetrated the cell. The chains that held the
prisoner then detached and he heard a voice calling him. An angel came
to free him. Following this, Aedh Mac Ainmuire, greatly impressed,
recognized the divine mission of which St. Columcille was
invested.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des Ovni" -
Delarge 1977 - p. 55
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_12
Date: 577
Description: (Translated from French) A fireball as big
as the Moon
traverses the sky towards the West, accompanied by a loud noise and
winding through the air.
Reference: Abel Rémusat, Le journal de la physique
et de la chimie, 1819
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_12
Date: 584
Description: (Translated from French) Appeared in the
sky bright rays of light that seemed to cross and collide.
Reference: Saint Gregory, Bishop of Tours, Historia
Francorum --- "History of the Franks"
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_13
Date: 585
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) "In September,
some saw signs, that is to say these rays or domes that one is
accustomed to seeing and which seemed to run with speed in the
sky".
Reference: Henry DURRANT: "The Black Book of UFOs" -
Laffont 1970, p. 56
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_13
Date: 9/585
Description: (Translated from French) Some people saw
signs, namely rays or domes as one usually sees... flying in the sky.
(September)
Reference: Saint Gregory, Bishop of Tours, Historia
Francorum --- History of the Franks
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_14
Date: 587
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) "We saw for two
nights in a row, in the middle of the sky, a kind of very bright cloud
that had the shape of a hood."
Reference: Henry DURRANT: "The Black Book of UFOs" -
Laffont 1970, p. 56
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_14
Date: 11/596
Location: Nara prefecture, West Japan
Description: An object resembling a canopy or lotus
flower was observed descending and hovering above the Houryuji temple.
While suspended, it underwent various color and shape
transformations.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_43
Date: 6/9/597
Location: Ireland
Description: During a nighttime fishing session,
multiple witnesses, including the narrator Adomnan, observed the sky
suddenly illuminating. An immense pillar of fire ascended from the east,
brightening the entire heavens as if it were midday. This extraordinary
luminous column was seen not only by the group of Adomnan but also by
various other fishermen scattered along the river. The intense light was
then followed by profound darkness, resembling sunset.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_44
Date: 637
Description: (Translated from French) In Japan, a large
star moved from east to west, and there was a sound that resembled
thunder. People of that time said that it was the crash of the star
falling. But the Buddhist priest Bin said: "It is not the star that
falls, it is the Celestial Dog whose bark is like thunder" (...) The
Celestial Dog is a winged creature with a human form, with an incredibly
long nose; it frequents mountains and secluded places.
Reference: Nihon-shoki, cited by W. Raymond
Drake
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_15
Date: 4/7/640
Description: (Translated from French) In China, an
astre is observed entering the Moon.
(Or 642. The seventh day of the second month of spring.) (April 7)
Reference: Nihon-shoki, cited by W. Raymond
Drake
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_16
Date: 4/7/642
Description: (Translated from French) In China, an
astre is observed entering the Moon. (Or 640. The seventh day of the
second month of spring.) (April 7)
Reference: Nihon-shoki, cited by W. Raymond
Drake
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_17
Date: 5/655
Location: Katuragi Mountain near Nara, W. Japan
Description: A figure resembling a Chinese man was
observed riding a dragon in the sky. The details surrounding this event
are sparse and its credibility is uncertain. It's mentioned in hopes of
encouraging further exploration of ancient Asian sources for more
information on this peculiar sighting.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_45
Date: 661
Location: JAPAN
Description: (Translated from French) For the year 661,
Japanese chronicles cite an intriguing event: "Autumn, first day of the
eighth month. The imperial prince, after coming to bow over the mortal
remains of the deceased empress, returned to the Ihase palace. That
night, at the top of Mount Asakura, there was a spirit wearing a large
hat, who observed the funeral proceedings. All the people present gave
loud cries of astonishment."
Reference: Richard D. NOLANE: Autrefois les
Extraterrestres - Mythes et réalités" Presses de la Cité Poche 1993
p.184
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_15
Date: Autumn 661
Description: (Translated from French) First day of the
8th month. In China, the imperial prince, after coming to bow to the
mortal remains of the deceased empress, returns to the Ihase palace.
That night, at the top of Mount Asakura, there is a Spirit wearing a
large hat who watches the funeral proceedings. Everyone present gives
loud cries of astonishment. (Autumn)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_18
Date: 664
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Barking
Description: (Translated from French) .. while some
nuns were praying in a cemetery near the convent of Berecingum
(Barking), a large light descended from the sky, encircled them, then
circled the monastery before disappearing high into the sky.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 - p.58
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_16
Date: 664
Location: Kent, England
Description: During the night, an unusual pillar of
light illuminated the hall of King Ecgbert I's palace, startling many of
his household. The brightness led to widespread astonishment and cries,
prompting the king to rise from his bed. As he left the house, he
observed a brilliantly burning globe of white flame, which seemed to
have originated from the aforementioned luminous pillar.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_46
Date: 6/6/666
Description: version: Last updated 9/16/2023 (rg)
Type: version
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_0
Date: 9/6/670
Location: Nara Prefecture, Western Japan
Description: A mysterious cloud resembling an umbrella
manifested in the sky, accompanied by an unusual noise. While meteors
can produce sounds, they are not typically described as "umbrella-shaped
clouds." Due to the limited information available, the event remains
unidentified and requires further research for a more comprehensive
understanding.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_47
Date: 675
Location: Berecingum Convent, near London,
England
Description: While nuns at Berecingum (Barking) convent
were praying at the tombs after matins, a brilliant light, described as
a "great sheet," suddenly descended upon them, causing great amazement.
This luminosity, brighter than the midday sun, subsequently moved to the
south side of the monastery, where it lingered for a while before
ascending back to the heavens. The event's nature left the witnesses
convinced that the light symbolized a heavenly signal related to the
souls' eternal journey. The described behavior of the light does not
align with typical meteor activity.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_48
Date: 10/1/679
Location: JAPAN, Osaka
Description: (Translated from French) "... a material
similar to cotton five to six feet long fell on Ninawa [former name of
Osaka].
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 - p.58
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_17
Date: 11/3/680
Description: (Translated from French) In China, a
brightness is seen in the east from Dog Hour (8 PM) to Rat Hour
(midnight). (November 3, 8 PM-12 AM)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_19
Date: 682
Location: Japan
Description: (Translated from French) On the third day
of the eighth month of the year 682 a great star crossed the sky from
east to west above Tsukushi. The term great star seems to exclude a
meteor or comet. Eight days later: "Something appeared that had the
shape of a Buddhist baptismal flag, flame-colored. It hovered in the
void, headed north and was seen in all provinces. Some said it plunged
into the sea off Koshi." (Richard D. NOLANE: "Once Upon a Time Aliens -
Myths and Realities" Presses de la Cité Poche 1993 p.184, 185) On the
twelfth day there was a strong earthquake. The next day the
vice-governor of Tsukushi reported that he had seen a three-legged bird.
On the seventeenth day there was another earthquake. At dawn an arc of
the sky was seen in the middle of the sky at the height of the sun.
[note from vog: there is nothing supernatural or extraterrestrial about
this. This rather rare phenomenon of a complete circular rainbow around
the sun, I was able to contemplate in the 60s when I lived in
Africa.]
Reference: Yves NAUD: "UFOs and ETs in History" - FAMOT
1977, VOLUME 2 p. 240, 241
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_18
Date: 8/3/682
Description: (Translated from French) In China, a great
star traverses the sky from East to West above Tsukushi. (August
3)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_20
Date: 8/11/682
Description: (Translated from French) something
appeared that had the shape of a Buddhist baptismal flag, flame-colored.
It hovered in the void, headed north and was seen from all provinces.
Some said it plunged into the sea off Koshi. (August 11)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_21
Date: 11/21/684
Location: Japan
Description: At dusk, observers reported witnessing
seven stars that appeared to "drift together" towards the north-east
before disappearing below the horizon. Due to the limited details
provided, it's challenging to determine the exact nature or origin of
these so-called "drifting stars."
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_49
Date: Autumn 692
Location: JAPAN
Description: (Translated from French) On the
twenty-eighth month, under the reign of Tokama-no-ara-hito-hime, in the
night, the planets Mars and Jupiter were seen to approach each other and
then move away four times in succession, shining and then fading
alternately. (692, Autumn)
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 - p.58
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_19
Date: Autumn 692
Description: (Translated from French) In China, one can
see in the night the planets Mars and Jupiter
approach each other and then move away 4 times in succession, shining
and fading alternately. (Autumn)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_22
Date: 5/698
Location: Ireland
Description: Observers reported seeing three "shields"
in the sky, moving from the east to the west on the night of the
Ascension of the Lord. The shields displayed distinct colors: one snowy,
the second fiery, and the third bloody. These celestial phenomena were
interpreted as omens, thought to presage upcoming misfortunes. Later
that year, herds of cows across Ireland and other parts of Europe faced
near devastation.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_50
Date: 729
Location: FRANCE, Meaux
Description: (Translated from French) ".. the monk
Wilfred saw two large comets circling around the Sun..."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 - p.58
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_20
Date: 6/741
Location: Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey
Description: During the reign of Constantine,
Copronymus, three columns of fire were observed in the sky in June and
then again in September. A similar phenomenon was noted in 735 AD,
described as a half-moon-shaped object in the northern part of the sky.
This object gradually moved to the southern quadrant before returning
northward and eventually disappearing below the horizon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_51
Date: 746
Location: GREAT BRITAIN
Description: (Translated from French) ".. dragons were
seen several times in the sky, as well as aerial vessels with men on
board". (746-748)
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 - p.58
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_21
Date: 749
Location: Ulster, Ireland
Description: Aerial ships accompanied by their crews
were observed in the sky above Cluain Moccu, as documented in the 15th
century Annals of Ulster.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_52
Date: 760
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) Under the reign
of Pepin the Short (715-768), very singular phenomena were publicly
shown in France. The air was full of human figures, the sky reflected
mirages of palaces, gardens, agitated waters, ships with sails in the
wind and armies lined up for battle. The atmosphere was like a great
dream. (...) Dreams and wakefulness were confused and several people
thought they had been taken away by aerial beings; all that was heard
was talk of trips to the land of the sylphs .... madness seized the best
minds and finally the Church had to intervene".
Reference: Yves Naud: "ETs and UFOs in History" Famot
1977, Volume 2 p. 122-123
Reference: Eliphas Levi in "History of Magic"
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_22
Date: 760
Location: France
Description: During Pepin le Bref's reign, the skies
over France reportedly exhibited numerous unusual phenomena, including
human figures, ships with sails, and warring armies. Several individuals
even claimed they were abducted by beings from the air. However, the
original source of this information remains elusive and might have been
influenced by the Comte De Gabalis written in 1670 by Abbe N. de
Montfaucon de Villars.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_53
Date: 773
Location: GREAT BRITAIN
Description: (Translated from French) "... a red cross
appeared after sunset above England.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 - p.58
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_23
Date: 776
Location: GERMANY, Sigisburg
Description: (Translated from French) "...and on the
same day, as they were preparing a new assault against the Christians
living in the castle, the glory of God manifested itself above the
church, inside the fortress. Those who were on guard outside in the
square said they saw the resemblance of two large shields of reddish
color, flaming and in motion above the church itself..."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "The Chronicle of UFOs" -
Delarge 1977 p.58-59
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_24
Date: 776
Description: (Translated from French) The Annales
Laurissenses testify to an astonishing observation during the Saxon
siege of the Frankish fortress of Sigisburg: Saxon warriors who were
preparing the siege of a castle where Franks were sheltered, were put to
flight at the sight of two "flaming shields" descending from the sky and
moving above the chapel.
Reference: Paul Misraki, Des Signes dans le
Ciel
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_23
Date: 776
Location: Syburg Castle, Germany
Description: During a rebellion against Charlemagne,
the Saxons besieged Syburg Castle. As they were about to storm the
castle, they reportedly witnessed two flaming, shield-like objects
hovering above the church. This sight instilled panic among the Saxons,
causing them to retreat in chaos. In their terrified state, many
inadvertently harmed or killed their fellow soldiers while
fleeing.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_54
Date: 789
Description: (Translated from French) A law prohibiting
contact with the peoples of the clouds is promulgated by Charlemagne
(747-814) in Aachen.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_24
Date: 793
Location: GREAT BRITAIN
Description: (Translated from French) Above the former
kingdom of Northumbria: .." very powerful and terrifying the
inhabitants... they were lights like never seen before, like flashes,
and red dragons were also seen flying in the air..."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p. 61
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_25
Date: 1/793
Description: (Translated from French) At the monastery
of St Cuthbert (Lindisfarne), the monks witnessed remarkable phenomena:
terrible portents appeared in Northumbria, greatly afflicting its
inhabitants. These were exceptional lightning bolts [sky-bourne
portents], and fire dragons seen flying in the air and Fire dragons
in the sky terrified the unfortunate nation of the English. Shortly
after the observation, the monastery was attacked and razed by invading
Vikings. The dragons observed were seen as an ill omen. (January)
Reference: Roger de Wendover
Reference: Anglo Saxon Chronicles
Reference: Mysterious Britain
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_25
Date: 796
Location: GREAT BRITAIN
Description: (Translated from French) According to the
"Flores Historiarum" of the Benedictine Roger de Wendover, small globes
were seen spinning around the sun.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD, Inforespace n° 22, p.
36
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_26
Date: 800's
Location: BYZANTIUM
Description: (Translated from French) The Byzantines,
relaying the Chinese and Arabs whose recipe was then transmitted to all
of Europe, shot off rockets. They were called "Rocchetto" in Italy, a
name which the French translated as "Fusee", the Germans as "Rakete",
and the English as "Rocket". It became the absolute weapon in the Middle
Ages and Charles VII made abundant use of it in the reconquest of the
Kingdom. (800's)
Reference: L'Astronautique", Pierre Rousseau, ed.
Hachette 1965, p. 8
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_27
Date: 807
Description: (Translated from French) Charlemagne's
court astronomers reported that a small planet, the size of Mercury,
interposed itself between the Sun
and the Earth
for 8 days. This planet appeared in the Sun's
disk as a black spot. There were also 4 eclipses: 3 of Moon,
1 of Sun.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_26
Date: 810
Location: GERMANY, Saxony
Description: (Translated from French) Charles himself
was the victim of a significant accident during his last expedition in
Saxony against the Danish king Godefrid. One day, when he had left the
camp and set out before sunrise, he suddenly saw a dazzling torch
miraculously descend from a serene sky and traverse the air from right
to left. And as one wondered what this phenomenon portended, the horse
he was riding suddenly lowered its head and fell, precipitating him to
the ground with such violence that the fibula of his cloak broke and the
belt of his sword was torn off. When his servants, witnesses of the
accident, rushed to raise him up, they found him without weapons,
without a cloak, and a javelin was picked up at least twenty feet away
which had escaped from his hands at the moment of his fall."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "The Chronicle of UFOs" -
Delarge 1977 p. 61
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_28
Date: 811
Location: Near Aachen on Via Aquisgrana, Germany
Description: Emperor Charlemagne witnessed a large
flaming globe moving across the sky from east to west during a campaign
against the Danes in Saxony. As he observed the unusual celestial event,
he was thrown off his horse, which might have been startled by the
spectacle. The emperor's fall was so forceful that his cloak buckle
broke and his sword belt shattered. Additionally, a javelin he held was
thrown about twenty feet away from where he landed.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_55
Date: 812
Locations: Lyon, France; Magonia; Mahón, the port of
the island of Menorca, Spain
Description: Agobard, the archbishop of
Lyon, France, writes De Grandine et Tonitruis (“On Hail and Thunder”),
in which he condemns pagan folk beliefs, such as the notion of a
“certain region called Magonia, from which ships, navigating on clouds,
set sail to transport back to this same region the fruits of the earth
ruined by hail and destroyed by the storm.” He cites an episode in which
some foolish peasants capture “three men and one woman who they said had
fallen from these ships.” Brought out in front of an enraged mob,
Agobard intervenes and prevents their lynching, persuading the crowd
that the charges are false and absurd. Some ufologists interpret this as
a visitation from an alternate reality or an abduction case, while
Jean-Louis Brodu observes that in the 9th century the atmosphere was
likened to an ocean in which aerial ships could navigate from point to
point on the earth. Miceal Ross argues that Magonia is a corruption of
Magonianus, relating to the city of Mahón, the port of the island of
Menorca, Spain.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Jean-Louis Brodu, “Magonia: A
Re-Evaluation,” Fortean Studies 2 (1995): 198–215; Miceal Ross, “Anchors
in a Three-Decker
World,” Folklore 109 \(1998\): 63–75; Vallée, Magonia, pp.
23–24; Clark III 1213–1214; Vallée and Aubeck, Wonders in the Sky,
Tarcher, 2009, pp.
70–73; Pierre Chambert-Protat, “Florus de Lyon et les
Extra- terrestres,”
Florus de Lyon, November 4, 2014; Pierre Lagrange, “Agobard,
la Magonie et les ovnis,” Actualité, no. 440 (October 2017):
28–29; Wikipedia, “Magonia
(mythology)” Source: EberhartUFOI,
ID: Eberhart_0
Date: 813
Location: Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Description: A hermit named Pelayo heard music and
witnessed a unique shining star above Mount Libredon, an ancient Celtic
sacred site. This celestial sighting led to the naming of the location
as "Campus Stellae," meaning "field of the star," which evolved into
"Compostela." After an investigation initiated by Bishop Teodomiro, the
tomb of the Apostle was discovered. King Alphonse II designated Saint
James as the patron of his empire and constructed a chapel on the site,
which eventually became the renowned Santiago de Compostela Cathedral,
attracting numerous pilgrims.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_56
Date: 814
Location: CHINA
Description: (Translated from French) A star like a
half braid of straw rose from the ground and its light illuminated the
ground. A number of small stars came out of it.
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p.40
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_29
Date: 814
Description: (Translated from French) Death of
Charlemagne.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_27
Date: 814
Description: (Translated from French) Many lunar and
solar eclipses are observed.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_28
Date: 814
Location: China
Description: A bright object ascended and illuminated
the terrain below. Numerous smaller "stars" were observed emerging from
this luminous entity.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_57
Date: 815
Location: Lyons, France
Description: Saint Agobard, the Archbishop of Lyons,
wrote extensively against the superstitions of his time. Among these was
the popular belief in a region called "MAGONIA" from where ships would
fly and sail upon clouds. These ships allegedly transported goods that
had been damaged by storms or hail, after a transaction with
'Tempestaires'. In one notable event, four individuals, three men and a
woman, were believed to have fallen from such a ship and were brought
forth to be stoned. Saint Agobard intervened and saved their lives,
expressing skepticism about the reality of these supposed ships and the
beliefs associated with them.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_58
Date: 817
Location: China
Description: A luminous globe was observed directly
overhead, accompanied by a trailing tail. It moved at a slow pace
towards the West, beneath the moon. Witnesses reported hearing sounds
reminiscent of birds during the event. The sighting is notable due to
the globe's unhurried movement, which is atypical for meteors, and the
associated auditory phenomena.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_59
Date: 827
Location: SPAIN
Description: (Translated from French) Eginard further
reports that during the expedition to Spain of Pépin Ir, second son of
Louis the Pious, strange things happened: ".. in truth this disaster was
preceded by terrible apparitions of things in the air. During the night
they were sometimes pale lights, sometimes bright and red fires like
blood".
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p. 61
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_30
Date: 827
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Description: Eginard reports "terrible things in the
sky" emitting pale or red lights during the night, coinciding with
Pepin's war campaign. The nature of these lights, distinct from meteors,
adds to the challenge of interpretation.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_60
Date: 840
Location: FRANCE, Lyon
Description: (Translated from French) (Before 840.)
Agobard (779-840) had conducted an investigation and discovered that
missing people claimed upon their return to have visited a country they
called Magonia. Being a Christian and a rationalist, he refused to
believe it and had even stoned three men and one woman in his presence
who claimed to have gone to Magonia in an aerial ship. (Jacques BERGIER:
"Les E.T. dans l'histoire" - J'AI LU 1970 - p 146) (note from vog: this
seems, to say the least, a rocambolesque interpretation of what was
really happening with Agobard...) One day, aerial saucers arrived in
Lyon from which three men and one woman were seen descending. The whole
city gathered around them, shouting that they were magicians sent by
Grimaldus, Duke of Berreventum, the enemy of Charlemagne, to destroy the
French crops. In vain, the four innocents defended themselves by saying
that they were their own and had been carried away a short time before
by extraordinary men who had shown them wonders never heard of before,
and they had desired to make their own account of what they had seen.
The raging populace paid no attention to their defense and was about to
throw them into the fire, when the brave Agobard, Bishop of Lyon,
alerted by the noise, arrived running and after having heard the
accusations of the people and the defense of the accused, declared
gravely that both were in error... the men and the woman were released.
[note from vog: which also does not seem to be the correct
interpretation: Agobard was neither wise nor balanced, he was a kind of
fanatic towards unbelievers and heretics, and those "returning from an
aerial vessel", what else were they?]
Reference: Yves Naud: "Les E.T. et les OVNI dans
l'histoire" Famot 1977, volume 2 p. 126
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_31
Date: 840
Location: China
Description: Witness accounts describe the appearance
of two "sacred lamps" during the early night. The first lamp, initially
the size of a begging bowl, grew to that of a small house, atop a ridge
east of the terrace across the valley. The crowd, deeply moved, chanted
the name of His Holiness as the second lamp emerged, initially
resembling a rain straw hat and gradually expanding. The two lights,
shining ardently and spaced approximately 100 steps apart, faded and
became invisible around midnight.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_61
Date: 1/840?
Location: LYON, FRANCE
Description: Mob Lynches 3 figures from 'cloudship'.
They admitted flying.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO'S IN SPACE - Anatomy of
a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index
7)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_6
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "France", Credibility: "4", Duration: "20", HatchDesc: "LYON,FRANCE:MOB LYNCHES 3 FIGURES FROM 'CLOUDSHIP':they admitted flying", LatLong: "45.750002 4.866667", LatLongDMS: "45:45:00 N 04:52:00 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Rhône", Strangeness: "10"
Date: 3/842
Description: (Translated from French) Multicolored
armies are seen marching in the sky... these observations of infernal
armies are nocturnal, and sometimes accompanied the siege of Jerusalem.
(March)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_29
Date: 12/1/848
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) Lances were seen
in the sky. Thirty days later, terrifying lances were again seen in the
north and east of the sky.
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p.40
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_32
Date: 877
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) Charles II, the
Bald (823 - 877) was one day taken away by a being of dazzling
whiteness, armed with a weapon throwing an extraordinary light, like
that of a comet. During the journey, the stranger protected the king
from certain wild animals by enveloping him in a brightness that so
offended these dangerous beasts that they could not reach him. (877
(before...))
Reference: Michel BOUGARD, Inforespace n° 21, p.
48
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_33
Date: 11/879
Location: CHINA
Description: (Translated from French) There was one day
two suns that fought ardently. And another day of the same month, two
suns rose together and fought in the sky, merging into one single star
in the eyes of all spectators.
Reference: SHI BO: "China and the Extraterrestrials"
ed. Mercure de France, 1983, p.47
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_34
Date: 11/879
Location: China
Description: An anomalous sighting records the
energetic clash of two "suns" in the sky, reminiscent of a battle. On a
separate day within the same month, two suns engaged in combat before
eventually merging into one. This phenomenon bears resemblance to a
similar event described in a Japanese account noted in case 69.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_62
Date: 4/25/880
Location: Montserrat-Santa Cova, Spain
Description: Approximate date. Seven young children
from Monistrol in Barcelona witness an enigmatic light descending from
the sky and moving towards a small grotto on Montserrat mountain,
accompanied by a soft melody. A week later, a group of priests led by
the Bishop of Manresa also observes the phenomenon. For four consecutive
Saturdays, the light reappears in the sky and descends towards the
mountain grotto. Investigating further, seven men follow the light's
indication to Santa Cova area, where they discover an image of a black
virgin emitting a magical light and pleasant aroma. Attempts to relocate
the sculpture to Manresa prove futile due to its increasing weight,
leading to the establishment of a hermitage named after St. Mary at the
original site.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_63
Date: 9/3/881
Location: Japan
Description: Unusual celestial activity is documented
as two stars manifest in the sky, engaging in peculiar maneuvers that
involve merging and separating. This observation mirrors a similar
pattern detailed in case 67 from China, suggesting a shared phenomenon
across regions.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_64
Date: 3/900
Location: China
Description: The New Book of the Tang documents two
significant celestial phenomena. In the year of Guang Hua, a large,
yellow, star-like object, roughly 500 meters square, is observed flying
southwest with a pointed head and cylindrical rear. Another account
describes a "star-like object," five times larger than the previous one,
flying northwest. As it descended to around thirty meters above the
ground, witnesses noted red-orange flames emitted from its upper part.
The object exhibited snake-like movements and was accompanied by sudden
appearances and disappearances of numerous small stars.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_65
Date: 905
Location: CHINA
Description: (Translated from French) On the third moon
and the day I-Cheou at midnight, a great ball of fire appeared at the
zenith. It was the size of five bushels. It headed towards the
northwest. At a distance of one hundred feet it stopped. Above it, a
multitude of small stars were seen, like sparks of a yellowish red. Its
tail was fifty feet long and resembled a snake. All the small stars were
in motion. Soon after, the ball went out and was replaced by a greenish
vapor, like tufts of bamboo, which extended to the zenith and whose
color was fading.
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p.41
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_35
Date: 905
Location: China
Description: A notable sighting involves the appearance
of a sizable fiery globe in the sky's zenith, which proceeded to move
towards the northwest. This globe halted about 100 feet away while
numerous small stars circulated above it. The phenomenon left behind a
greenish vapor, adding to the intrigue of the event.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_66
Date: 919
Location: HUNGARY
Description: (Translated from French) ..."a flaming
torch and brilliant spheres like stars moved here and there in the sky
of Hungary.
Reference: Ion HOBANA/Julien WEVERBERGH: "UFOs in the
USSR and in the East Countries" - trad. Laffont 1976 - p. 245
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_36
Date: 919
Description: (Translated from French) An object like a
flaming torch is observed in the sky, with spheres flying above Hungary,
emitting a light brighter than the stars.
Reference: Ribera El gran enigma, p. 356
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_30
Date: 919
Location: Hungary
Description: Witnesses report the sighting of luminous
spherical objects resembling stars, accompanied by a bright torch-like
presence. These bright spheres exhibit erratic movements, moving back
and forth across the sky, captivating the attention of observers.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_67
Date: 5/12/922
Location: Bulgaria
Description: During an ambassadorial mission led by
Susan ar-Rassi in Almush's country, a peculiar sky phenomenon occurred.
As described by the mission's secretary, Ahmad ibn-Fadlan, the sky's
horizon turned red, accompanied by loud sounds and commotion during the
usual prayer hour before sunset. A red cloud was observed, bearing
figures resembling men and horses. These figures wielded weapons and
engaged in combat with another group, also visible within the cloud. A
black armed group appeared alongside the red one. The event continued
for some time, and both ibn-Fadlan and ar-Rassi described the
occurrence, noting two red clouds. Ambassador ar-Rassi's account added
that the phenomenon started an hour before sunset, lasting until
approximately 1:00 A.M. King Almush attributed the event to "Jinni,"
believed by his forefathers to be responsible for such sightings.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_68
Date: 927
Location: FRANCE, Verdun.
Description: (Translated from French) In the "Annals"
of Flodoard, a French chronicler, it can be read that in 927 in Verdun
and throughout the east of France armies were seen marching in the
sky.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p. 61-62
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_37
Date: 927
Description: (Translated from French) The city of
Verdun, like all of Eastern France, sees armies of fire appear in the
sky. A similar phenomenon appeared at various times.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_31
Date: 3/927 (approximate)
Location: VERDUN, FR
Description: 'Fiery armies' pass in sky here and all E.
France according to Scribe Flodoard.
Type: sighting
Reference: FIGEUT, Michel & RUCHON, Jean-Louis:
OVNI - Le Premier Dossier..; Alain LeFeuvre, Paris 1979. (Index
32)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_7
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "France", Credibility: "7", Duration: "15", HatchDesc: "VERDUN,FR:'FIERY ARMIES' PASS IN SKY HERE +ALL E.FRANCE per Scribe FLODOARD", LatLong: "49.150002 5.350000", LatLongDMS: "49:09:00 N 05:21:00 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Meuse", Strangeness: "3"
Date: 3/927
Location: Reims, France
Description: An unusual sighting is documented in
Reims, where an "army of fire" appeared in the sky on a Sunday morning
in March. This sighting was followed by an outbreak of pestilence, as
noted by Flodoard. The description lacks a clear correlation to known
optical or atmospheric phenomena, contributing to the mystery of the
event.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_69
Date: 10/14/934
Location: CHINA
Description: (Translated from French) At the beginning
of the night, a star was seen, as big as five bushels, heading towards
the southwest. It had a long tail of about 10 degrees. Its color was
red. It instantly changed shape, taking the form of a dragon before
becoming two spades that were getting closer. A small star moving east
was seen at the same time.
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p.41
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_38
Date: 940
Location: GERMANY
Description: (Translated from French) Armies ravaged
the sky.
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p.41
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_39
Date: 940
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) On a seen beams
of light in the sky on a Sunday night.
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p.41
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_40
Date: 944
Location: Trans-Rhenan Germany
Description: Reports indicate the sighting of burning
iron globes in the sky, with some causing damage to farms and houses as
they flew. However, in certain areas, these iron globes were thwarted by
countermeasures involving crucifixes, episcopal blessings, and holy
water, successfully repelling the anomalous objects.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_70
Date: 950
Location: IRELAND, Cloera
Description: (Translated from French) (Approx. date.)
On a Sunday when people were at mass, a miracle happened in the town of
Cloera. There is a church in the town dedicated to the memory of Saint
Kinarus. A metal anchor with a rope attached to it fell from the sky and
one of its pointed legs got stuck in the wooden arch that tops the
church. People rushed outside and saw in the sky a ship with men on
board floating at the other end of the anchor rope, then they saw a man
jump overboard and descend the rope as if to go and unhook the anchor.
It seemed as if he was swimming in the water. People rushed to grab him
but the bishop forbade them to hold him for fear of killing him. The
man, once released, quickly climbed back up the rope to rejoin the ship.
The crew cut the rope and the ship, rising, disappeared. But the anchor
remained in the church as a testimony to this singular event (in
"Speculum Regali" manuscript "Konungs Skuggsa") (Frank Edwards: "Les
S.V. affaire sérieuse" - trad. Laffont 1967 - p. 17- other authors place
this event around 1215) ANOTHER VERSION: A ship sailed in the air,
everyone saw it. One of the crew of the ship threw a javelin to catch a
fish, which people also saw swimming in the air. The javelin missed its
target and fell to the ground. The unfortunate fisherman plunged out of
the ship and swam to retrieve his weapon. But among the terrestrial
spectators, a man had already taken the javelin. The aerial fisherman
failed to take it back from him and then said: "But let it go, for I
shall drown". The man let go and the fisherman swam back up to the ship,
where he climbed aboard.
Reference: © 1997 Jeroen Slurf and Jeroen
Kümeling.
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_41
Date: 950
Description: (Translated from French) In the town of
Cloera (old Ireland), on a Sunday when the population was attending
religious service, a metal anchor with a long rope attached to it fell
from the sky and one of its pointed legs got stuck in the wooden arch
above the church door. The congregation immediately rushed outside and
saw a man jumping from some kind of stationary ship in the sky and
descending down the rope to free the anchor. He moved like a submarine
diver. People rushed to apprehend him, but the bishop ordered that he be
released. The stranger then quickly ascended back to the ship which rose
and disappeared, after cutting the rope. The anchor remained in the
church as a testimony to this event.
Reference: Speculum Regali, according to Frank
Edwards
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_32
Date: 7/29/966
Location: MEDITERRANEE
Description: (Translated from French) At sea a cylinder
was observed in a vertical position
Reference: Michel BOUGARD, Inforespace n° 22 p.
36
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_42
Date: 9/9/967
Location: Japan
Description: Witnesses observe a formation of numerous
objects arranged in a triangular pattern, flying beneath rain clouds
with an east-west trajectory. The distinct triangular formation and the
presence of rain clouds challenge a meteoric interpretation of the
event, if the description is considered reliable.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_71
Date: 970
Location: CHINA
Description: (Translated from French) As for its
applications (that of powder) as a propulsion agent, they are placed
around 970, at the time of Tai-Sou, founder of the Song Dynasty. At the
time, arrows were used with a bamboo tube filled with powder attached;
the charge was set on fire just before releasing the bowstring, and the
range of the arrow was thus considerably increased.
Reference: "Conquest of Space" - Thomas de Galiana, ed.
Larousse Poche, 1967, p. 49
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_43
Date: 11/2/979
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) Throughout the
night, beams were noticed in the middle of the sky.
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p.41
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_44
Date: 989
Location: Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey
Description: A phenomenon resembling a "comet" is
observed in the western sky after sunset. Unlike a typical comet, this
object rises in the evening and exhibits erratic behavior, constantly
changing its position and displaying sudden, rapid movements. The bright
rays it emits are visible from a significant distance. The unsettling
movements of this celestial anomaly evoke awe and fear among witnesses,
leading them to interpret the event as an ominous sign. The occurrence
coincides with a powerful earthquake that destroys the towers of
Byzantium, aligning with the foreboding expectations associated with the
phenomenon. While the description seems inconsistent with a typical
comet, the possibility of confusion exists, as another comet was visible
around the same time according to historical records.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_72
Date: 7/29/989 (approximate)
Location: JAPAN
Description: (Translated from French) ...three round
and shiny objects flew over Japan. (989, July 29 (August 3?))
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p. 62- Inforespace n° 22 p. 36
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_45
Date: 8/3/989
Location: JAPAN
Description: (Translated from French) The three objects
shone in an unusual way and came together at the same point in their
trajectory.
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p.41
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_46
Date: 8/3/989
Description: (Translated from French) In Japan, during
a period of great social unrest, 3 round objects of an unusual
brilliance were observed. Shortly afterwards, they come together to form
only one. (August 3)
Reference: Vallee 1969
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_33
Date: 8/3/989
Location: JAPAN / LOCATION UNKNOWN
Description: Unusually bright saucers fly. Then join
together. Time unknown.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: PASSPORT TO MAGONIA; H.
Regnery, Chicago HC 1969 & Contemporary Books,Chicago 1993. 372pp.
(Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_8
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Japan", Credibility: "5", Duration: "15", HatchDesc: "JAPAN/LOC UNK:UNUSUALLY BRIGHT SCRS FLY:THEN JOIN TOGETHER:TIME UNKNOWN. ", LatLong: "35.666668 139.833340", LatLongDMS: "35:40:00 N 139:50:00 E", Locale: "Mountains", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Honshu Island", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 8/3/989
Location: Japan
Description: A remarkable event unfolds as three bright
objects in the sky undergo an extraordinary transformation, becoming
luminous in an unusual manner. These three objects converge and meet at
a singular point along their trajectories, creating a unique and
intriguing celestial spectacle.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_73
Date: 998
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Description: King Stephen (Istvan), the crowned King of
Hungary from 997 to 1038, is reported to have experienced frequent
aerial episodes. Documented by his biographer, Chartruiz, Bishop of
Hungary, these events sometimes occurred spiritually and at other times
physically. One instance, as recounted in Chartruis' Life of St.
Stephen, describes the king being elevated into the air by the hands of
angels while he was engaged in prayer within his tent.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_74
Date: 999
Location: Abbey of Saint-Leger, Cote d'Or, France
Description: Rodulphus Glaber, a monk and chronicler,
recounts a personal encounter with a disturbing apparition at the Abbey.
During the night, before Matines, he witnessed a grotesque humanoid
figure with peculiar features appear at the foot of his bed. The
creature had a frail neck, black eyes, a wrinkled forehead, pointed
ears, and other unsettling characteristics. The figure forcefully shook
his bed and uttered the words, "You will not stay here any longer."
Terrified, Glaber woke up and continued to see the figure, gnashing its
teeth and repeating the same phrase. Disturbed by the encounter, he
hurried to the monastery, confessing his sins and seeking solace at the
altar of Saint Benedict.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_75
Date: 4/25/1001
Location: Foggia, Italy
Description: The Count of Aviemore, seeking shelter in
a rustic hut after a day of hunting, is roused from his sleep by
frightened servants and friends. They report strange flashes and urge
the hunters to flee, fearing a forest fire. Instead of joining them, the
Count decides to investigate the phenomenon. Approaching the source of
the flashes, he discovers a peculiar light and a luminous lady amidst
the flashes, whom he identifies as the Virgin Mary. Witnessing the same
vision, a farmer named Nicholas hears a request from the apparition for
a place of worship to be established. The construction of a chapel at
the site leads to the emergence of a pilgrimage center, eventually
evolving into a monastery under the Verginiani and later the
Cistercians. The basilica's recognition comes from Pope Paul VI on 31
May 1978.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_76
Date: 1010
Location: Ostium, Italy
Description: Peter Damian, the Cardinal-Bishop of
Ostium, documents an incident involving the abduction of a five-year-old
nobleman's son. The child was taken from a monastery to a locked mill
during the night, only to be found there the next morning. The boy
recounted being carried by strangers to a grand feast and then placed
into the mill through its roof. This early account highlights the theme
of interactions between human witnesses and beings from another realm,
which would later evolve into beliefs about fairies, elementals, and
otherworldly creatures. The description of great feasts and abductees
being offered food resonates with fairy folklore, while the act of being
pulled through the roof finds parallels in modern UFO abduction
accounts.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_77
Date: 7/7/1015
Location: Kyoto, Western Japan
Description: The Director General of Saemonfu, part of
the Royal Guard, recounts an event where he observed two stars
converging at night. As they approached within approximately 10 meters
of each other, small stars emerged from each of the larger stars and
swiftly moved towards the opposite big star, only to return to their
respective originating stars. Subsequently, the two primary stars
swiftly departed, followed by the appearance of clouds that covered the
sky. This extraordinary occurrence of celestial interaction, though
noted in ancient times, had become a rarity, leaving a lasting
impression on the witness due to its uncommon nature.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_78
Date: 8/23/1015
Location: JAPAN
Description: (Translated from French) Two spherical
luminous objects were observed in Japan while they released two
stars.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p. 66
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_47
Date: 8/23/1015
Location: JAPAN / LOCATION UNKNOWN
Description: 2 spheres hover. 2 small objects exit.. 1
smokes. No further details. / Belgian UFO Society (SOBEPS) IFS#23
p35.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO'S IN SPACE - Anatomy of
a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index
9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_9
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Japan", Credibility: "6", Duration: "15", HatchDesc: "JAPAN/LOC UNK:2 SPHERES HVR:2 SML OBJs EXIT..1 smokes:NFD:/SOBEPS IFS#23 p35", LatLong: "35.633335 139.800007", LatLongDMS: "35:38:00 N 139:48:00 E", Locale: "Mountains", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Honshu Island", Strangeness: "4"
Date: Fall 1023
Location: France
Description: In the southern sky within the Sign of the
Lion, a remarkable sight unfolds as two stars engage in a prolonged
celestial ballet. Throughout the autumn season, the larger and more
luminous star approaches from the east, while the smaller one approaches
from the west. The smaller star exhibits furious and fearful movements,
aggressively charging towards the larger star. However, the larger
star's radiant mane serves as a defensive barrier, repelling the smaller
star and forcing it to retreat far towards the east. This intricate and
dynamic display of celestial interaction captivates observers during the
autumn months.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_79
Date: 8/1027
Location: EGYPT, Cairo
Description: (Translated from French) ..in the month of
Redjeb, many stars passed over Cairo and the Nile Delta. They flew with
great noise and emitting a bright light.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p. 66
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_48
Date: 1034 (approximate)
Location: EUROPE
Description: (Translated from French) A strange
ovoid-shaped object of fire color crossed the sky of Europe. It went
from south to east and changed direction before disappearing to the
west. This fact was reported by the German humanist Hartmann Schaeden in
an incunable written in 1493. On this document, which would now be in
the possession of the Verdun museum, one can apparently see a
representation of the UFO. A kind of cylinder or cigar surrounded by
flames, flying over a verdant countryside. (1034 (or 1043?))
Reference: like a comet???
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p. 66
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_49
Date: 1034
Description: (Translated from French) Fireball sailing
from South to East and then to West. An illumination shows a kind of
cigar surrounded by flames flying over green valleys. Incunable (printed
book or phamplet) from 1493 from the library of Saint Atry.
Reference: Wartmann Schaeden < archives de Verdun
< discovered by the canon Boulleaux, LDLN 329 < Costaglioga
1998
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_34
Date: 1/1034?
Location: NEAR VERDUN, FR
Description: Fiery ovoid going quickly southeast turns
going quickly west. / Verdun Museum / Belgian UFO Society (SOBEPS)
IFS#23 p35.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO'S IN SPACE - Anatomy of
a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index
9)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_10
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "France", Credibility: "6", Duration: "15", HatchDesc: "nr VERDUN,FR:FIERY OVOID >>SE TURNS >>W:/VERDUN MUSEUM /SOBEPS IFS#23 p35", LatLong: "49.083336 5.333334", LatLongDMS: "49:05:00 N 05:20:00 E", Locale: "Farmlands", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Meuse", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 1036
Location: Taichang, China
Description: In an intriguing event, a cloud reportedly
descends from the sky, carrying a female entity identified as the
goddess Zigu. The cloud enters the bedroom of Wang's daughter, and Zigu
engages with the girl. The goddess possesses the ability to write and is
described as remarkably attractive. Standing on a cloud that hovers
beneath her feet, Zigu demonstrates effortless and swift movement. She
offers the daughter an opportunity to travel with her, and when the girl
agrees, clouds form in the courtyard to lift her. However, Zigu
instructs the girl to remove her dusty shoes before ascending, and once
done, the girl rises on the clouds, which carry her into the sky.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_80
Date: 1045
Location: England
Description: During the reign of Emperor Henry III in
Rome, an event is documented involving the abduction of a purported
"witch" by a devil. The witch was reportedly drawn behind the devil on
his horse with a frightful cry, then lifted into the air and carried
away. The cries of the old woman were heard for several hours over a
distance of nearly four miles in the country. This account aligns with a
recurring theme of stories involving witches being transported through
paranormal or non-human means, often associated with demonic
entities.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_81
Date: 1050
Location: Vinland (Newfoundland)
Description: The Greenlanders Saga recounts an
encounter involving Gudrid, who sat beside her son's cradle when a
shadow fell across the doorway and a woman in a black dress entered. The
woman had light-brown hair, large eyes, and introduced herself as
Gudrid. As the two Gudrids conversed, a loud crack was heard, and the
visiting woman vanished from sight. Simultaneously, a skirmish took
place between a Skraling and a house carle of Karlsefne's, resulting in
the Skraling's death. This incident, although debated as a possible
ghost story rather than a UFO case, bears similarities to the
contemporary motif of "Woman-in-black" encounters, aligning with
narratives of modern alien visitations.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_82
Date: 1054
Description: (Translated from French) Chinese
astronomers observe the supernova that will give birth to the Crab
Nebula, in the constellation of Taurus.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_35
Date: 4/14/1054
Location: Rome, Italy
Description: On the day of Pope Leo IX's departure, a
remarkable celestial event occurs around midday. Documented in the
Tractatus de Ecclesia S. Petri Aldeburgensi, a bright and extraordinary
circle appears in the sky, radiating brightness for about half an hour.
This phenomenon is observed not only in Rome but also worldwide,
symbolically believed to signify the Pope's worthiness of a heavenly
crown. Although later suggested as a supernova, the Crab Nebula's
recorded sighting by Chinese astronomers three months later brings into
question the initial interpretation. The Flemish chronicler's
description highlights the appearance of a bright disk-like shape,
emphasizing the object's intense brightness and duration, while the
document separates the observation from any specific belief
system.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_83
Date: 1059
Location: Fanliang, China
Description: In the midst of Emperor Jia You's reign, a
remarkable sighting is documented by Chinese scholar Sheng Gua. A
massive luminous pearl is observed under gloomy skies, making
appearances over a ten-year period. This radiant object travels from the
marshes of Tianchang district through Bishe Lake to eventually vanish
into Xinkai Lake. The pearl's radiance is so intense that it illuminates
the surroundings, and it even enlarges significantly at one point,
emitting a white and silvery center that is almost blinding. The pearl's
luminosity reaches faraway trees, casting shadows on the ground and
lighting up the distant sky. Captivated by these appearances, the
inhabitants construct a "Pearl Pavilion" in the town of Fanliang, where
people from various places gather by boat, hoping for a glimpse of this
enigmatic phenomenon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_84
Date: 1067
Location: At sea, in the English Channel
Description: (Translated from French) "...coming from
Normandy, several members of a crew perished at sea in the English
Channel... A fire shone and burned superbly in the air. It came close to
the ground and illuminated it for some time. Then, it departed, rose
very high and then shot into the waters. In many places it burned woods
and crops. In Northumberland this fire was seen twice in the
year..
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p. 66
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_50
Date: 1067
Location: Northumbria, England
Description: Numerous individuals witnessed an
inexplicable fiery sign in the sky that resembled fire, burning fiercely
and illuminating the surroundings. The phenomenon drew close to the
earth, providing a brief but intense illumination, then began to revolve
and ascend high into the sky, eventually descending into the depths of
the sea. Its presence caused the burning of woods and plains in various
areas. This enigmatic event occurred in the Northumbrian region and
recurred twice within a single year, leaving observers puzzled about its
meaning and significance.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_85
Date: 12/1071
Location: Zhengjiang, China
Description: Renowned scholar Su Dongpo witnessed an
extraordinary event as a large light emerged from the Yangtse River. The
sight of this phenomenon caused a disturbance among mountain birds, as
they were frightened by the unusual occurrence.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_86
Date: 7/1085
Location: Estella, Navarra, Spain
Description: In Estella, Navarra, a remarkable event
unfolded as a significant star and the Holy Virgin were witnessed by a
group of shepherds on a mountain. The presence of the Virgin and the
extraordinary star led to the establishment of a sanctuary in the area,
attracting a multitude of pilgrims. King Sancho Ramirez played a role in
the construction of the sanctuary, solidifying its significance. A
plaque within the chapel commemorates the event, stating that the star
descended from the sky to Estella for its observation and
protection.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_87
Date: 1092
Location: Drutsk and Polotsk, Ukraine
Description: The year 1092 marked the first recorded
instance of the Devil's Hunt phenomenon in folklore. In Drutsk, a
massive sign resembling a large circle emerged in the sky, and shortly
afterward, similar signs manifested in Polotsk. Mysterious sounds
resembling the galloping of men on horseback were heard, causing fear
and devastation. People in Polotsk were terrified by the nighttime
noises of what were believed to be demons running through the streets,
causing harm to anyone who ventured outside. Later, these entities
appeared on horseback during the day, with only the hooves of their
horses being visible. These events were associated with a period of dry
weather, forest fires, and deaths, leading to the interpretation of
demonic activity.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_88
Date: 7/1096
Location: JAPAN
Description: (Translated from French) "...ten lights
arranged in a straight line flew over the Japanese territory..." (1096,
July-August)
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p. 66
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_51
Date: 7/1096
Location: Japan
Description: In an unspecified location, ten flying
objects were observed coming together to form a necklace-like
arrangement in the sky towards the northwest. Unfortunately, due to the
lack of an original quote or detailed information, further analysis of
this event is limited.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_89
Date: 1098
Location: GERMANY, Worms
Description: (Translated from French) "Cavalry forces
in the sky near Worms"
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "The Chronicle of UFOs" -
Delarge 1977 p. 67
Reference: Meland 2, no. 5
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_52
Date: 9/15/1098
Location: Antioch, Turkey
Description: During the First Crusade, historical
accounts from Raymond d'Aguiliers and Alfred of Aachen describe a
remarkable celestial event. A large star appeared over the city of
Antioch in the night sky, which eventually split into three parts and
descended onto the camp of the Turks. The star's fiery and luminous
appearance captivated the Christian guards on duty, forming a dense
group resembling a scintillating globe. The phenomenon continued to
evolve, eventually shaping itself into a crown-like formation above the
city before breaking into a new pattern and path.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_90
Date: 1100's
Location: TURKEY, CONSTANTINOPLE
Description: (Translated from French) Under Emperor
Emmanuel Comnene, a Saracen, Georges of Trebizoade (or of Trabson) tries
to fly in Constantinople, in the presence of the Sultan of Turkey. He
kills himself. (1100's)
Reference: "La conquête de l'air, chronologie..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - éd. Marabout Université 1967, p. 14
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_53
Date: 1100
Location: Germany
Description: An account speaks of prodigious signs in
the sun, the sky, and on the earth that ignited fervor for an upcoming
Crusade. A priest named Suigger reported witnessing two knights engaged
in an aerial battle, where one carried a large cross and ultimately
triumphed. People in the fields claimed to have seen an airborne image
of a city, with diverse troops converging on it from various directions.
Many individuals displayed a divine imprint of the cross on their
clothing, foreheads, or bodies, believing this marked their destined
service to God.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_91
Date: 1104
Location: Great Britain or SWITZERLAND?
Description: (Translated from French) "Torches of fire,
burning streaks and flying lights were often seen in the sky at that
time. There were some that looked like swarms of butterflies or small
glowing worms of a strange kind. They flew in the sky and hid the light
of the Sun as if it were clouds." (Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé"
- Marabout 1977 - p.46: Great Britain) Wolfart notes that in
Switzerland, in 1104, "torches...etc."
Reference: "Dossiers OVNI", ed. Marshall Cavendish,
Paris 1998, Hors série, p.3
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catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_54
Date: 1104
Description: (Translated from French) In Switzerland,
"fiery torches, streaks of fire, and flying fire were often seen in the
sky that year. And there were close to the stars, like swarms of
butterflies and small strange fiery worms. They flew in the sky and
darkened the sky as clouds would have done".
Reference: Wolffart
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_36
Date: 2/11/1110
Location: Pechorsky Monastery, Russia
Description: A fiery omen took place at the Pechorsky
monastery, where a pillar of fire reaching from the ground to the sky
appeared. Lightning illuminated the earth, and thunder resounded in the
first hour of the night. Initially, the fiery pillar hovered over the
monastery dining room, obscuring the cross, and later moved to the
church, then to Feodosiev's tomb. Eventually, it ascended to the top of
the church, facing eastward, before vanishing. This phenomenon was
believed to be an angelic apparition, consistent with angels often
appearing as fiery columns or flames.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_92
Date: 1113
Description: (Translated from French) In England, a
group of clerics from Laon travel from town to town in Wessex (southwest
England), carrying with them the relics of the Virgin Mary, which allow
them to perform miraculous healings. Arriving at the coastal town of
Christchurch, in Hampshire, they are astonished to see a dragon emerge
from the sea, breathing fire from its nostrils.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_37
Date: 1123
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, London
Description: (Translated from French) In Geoffrey of
Monmouth's chronicle there is mention of observations in London of
"ships at anchor between the clouds".
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "The Chronicle of UFOs" -
Delarge 1977 p.67
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_55
Date: 1125
Location: GERMANY
Description: (Translated from French) For three nights,
starting at midnight, a man of fire was said to have run from one birch
tree to another. Georg Miltenburger, who lived near a hop field near
Railbach, Freienstein district, explained that the figure had first
appeared on Sunday night, between 11:00 PM and midnight, quite far from
him: he was nevertheless able to count all the figure's ribs. Many other
people saw him on the crest of the hills as he ran in all directions. He
spat fire from his nose and mouth. (Michel BOUGARD, Inforespace n° 23,
p. 35) That year, one night, a man of fire haunted the mountain like an
apparition; it was just midnight. The man went from one birch tree to
another, setting them on fire, the guard declared that he looked like a
bright fire. He did the same thing for three nights, and that was
it.
Reference: Jean FERGUSON: "Les Humanoïdes..." ed.
Leméac, Ottawa, 1977, p.17, citing Raymond Drake
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catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_56
Date: 1130
Location: CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Prague.
Description: (Translated from French) "Two flaming
flying dragons" passed over Prague. (1130 and 1142)
Reference: Henry DURRANT: "The Black Book of UFOs" -
Laffont 1970 -p. 56
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_57
Date: 1130
Location: Bohemia, Czechoslovakia
Description: A recorded sighting describes a flying
sign or "monster" resembling a flying serpent that appeared in the skies
over Bohemia. This sighting is documented by two distinct historians.
It's worth considering the possibility that this sighting could have
been attributed to a natural phenomenon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_93
Date: 1133
Location: ENGLAND, Christchurch, Hampshire
Description: (Translated from French) A group of
clerics from Laon were travelling from town to town in Wessex, carrying
with them the relics of the Virgin Mary, which allowed them to perform
miraculous healings. Upon arriving in the town of Christchurch in
Hampshire, they were astonished to see a dragon emerge from the sea
"breathing fire from its nostrils".
Reference: "UFO Files", ed. Marshall Cavendish, Paris
1998, Special Issue, p. 3, 4
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_58
Date: 8/12/1133
Location: Japan
Description: A large silvery object reportedly
descended close to the ground in a close encounter. However, due to the
lack of an actual quote, the details of this case are uncertain and
should be taken with reservations.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_94
Date: 1138
Location: GERMANY (unspecified)
Description: (Translated from French) A dwarf was
captured in the cellar of a German monastery. He was completely black
and spoke no language. He was released to see what he would do. He
returned to the cellar where he was found, lifted a stone and entered a
tunnel that no one was able to follow him into. The tunnel was sealed
with a cross and that was the end of it.
Reference: Jacques BERGIER: "Les E.T. dans l'Histoire"
- J'AI LU - 1970 - p. 166, 167
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_59
Date: 1142
Location: Bohemia, Czechoslovakia
Description: A sighting of a flying phenomenon
resembling a "flying dragon" occurred over Bohemia, similar to a
previous case from 1130. The nature of these reports suggests possible
natural phenomena or misinterpretations.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_95
Date: 1155
Location: Rome, Italy
Description: During the coronation of Federico
Barbarossa by Pope Eugene III, three lights and a cross formed by stars
were observed in the sky. This event took place during a significant
historical moment and was marked by the appearance of these celestial
phenomena.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_96
Date: 1160
Location: GREAT BRITAIN
Description: (Translated from French) Olivier de
Malmesbury wants to reenact Icarus' flight; he jumps from the top of a
tower; he glides for a distance of 120 steps and breaks his legs upon
landing.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout Université 1967, p. 14
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_60
Date: 1161
Location: Thann, Alsace, France
Description: In the village of Thann, three lights or
luminous objects were witnessed in the sky by the Lord of Engelburg.
This event occurred in conjunction with the theft of a relic from the
body of Saint Ubald by a servant, who hid it in a walking stick planted
next to a pine tree. The three aerial lights were observed hovering over
the tree, and the next day, the servant found his stick immobilized. The
phenomenon left a lasting impression, leading to the construction of a
chapel to commemorate the event. To this day, the "cremation des trois
sapins" celebration occurs annually in Thann, involving the burning of
three fir-trees to honor the foundation legend.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_97
Date: 12/25/1167
Location: England
Description: On Christmas Day, two "fiery stars" were
observed in the western sky. According to Nicholas Trivetus' account in
the Annales, one of the stars was large, and the other was small.
Initially appearing as one unit, they later separated distinctly and
remained visible for an extended period. The sighting, witnessed during
the watch night (vigilia) of the Lord's Nativity, holds historical
significance, although the exact location in England where this event
took place remains uncertain.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_98
Date: 1169
Location: China
Description: During a thunderstorm in the fifth year of
the K'ien Tao era (now known as Qiandao), two dragons were witnessed
engaged in a battle in the sky. As they departed, pearls resembling
carriage wheels fell from the sky and landed on the ground. This event
is recorded in the history of the Song Dynasty and highlights a
remarkable celestial occurrence involving dragon-like creatures and the
unusual appearance of pearls.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_99
Date: 3/9/1170
Location: ENGLAND, St Ostwyth (Sussex)
Description: (Translated from French) 12th century
chronicler Ralph Niger recounts that an "incredibly large dragon" was
observed, leaving the Earth to fly into the air. The air was set ablaze
by its action and a house was burned to ashes, along with its
outbuildings.
Reference: "UFO Files", ed. Marshall Cavendish, Paris
1998, Special Issue, p. 4
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_61
Date: 3/9/1170
Description: (Translated from French) At St Ostwyth, in
Sussex (South East England), an incredibly large dragon was observed,
leaving the Earth to fly into the air. The air was set ablaze by its
action and a house was burned to ashes along with its outbuildings.
(March 9)
Reference: Ralph Niger, 12th century chronicler
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_38
Date: 1171
Location: Teruel, Aragon, Spain
Description: During the Reconquest of Spain, King
Alfonso II and his soldiers witnessed a perplexing event. While
advancing towards Teruel, they observed a wandering bull accompanied by
a luminous, star-like object in the sky. According to local tradition,
this celestial phenomenon was interpreted as a sign, prompting the
warriors to disregard the king's orders. Guided by their dreams and the
enigmatic display, they established a new town by capturing the fortress
of Teruel, an event that continues to be depicted on the town's emblem
featuring a bull and a star. This blending of historical events and
legendary symbolism underscores the significance of celestial
occurrences in shaping historical narratives.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_100
Date: 6/18/1178
Location: Canterbury, England
Description: Gervase of Canterbury documented a
remarkable celestial event around an hour after sunset. Observers
witnessed the upper horn of the bright new moon suddenly splitting into
two, with a flaming torch erupting from the division point. The moon
appeared to writhe and throb, emitting fire, hot coals, and sparks, a
phenomenon that recurred multiple times and turned the moon blackish
along its length. While some theories linked this event to the lunar
crater Giordano Bruno's formation, later calculations challenged this
explanation due to the potential catastrophic effects it would have had
on Earth. The precise nature of the phenomenon witnessed by Gervase's
contemporaries remains a mystery, raising questions about its true
origin and implications.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_101
Date: 10/27/1180
Location: JAPAN
Description: (Translated from French) Some chronicles
report that on that day, a bright object similar to a clay pot took off
in the middle of the night from a mountain in Kyushu and headed
northeast towards Mount Fukuhara. The object suddenly changed course,
flew south and disappeared leaving a luminous trail.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "The Chronicle of UFOs" -
Delarge 1977 p.68
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_62
Date: 10/27/1180
Description: (Translated from French) In Japan, an
unusual, luminous object, similar to a clay bowl, flew from a mountain
in the Kii province at midnight towards the Fukuhara mountain in the
Northeast. After some time, the object changed direction, went South and
was lost from sight, leaving behind a luminous trail. (October 27th,
0:00)
Reference: as reported by ancient Japanese
documents
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_39
Date: 10/27/1180 (approximate)
Location: KII SANCHI, NARA, JAPAN
Description: Glowing 'pot' flies and maneuvers between
mountains. Going quickly south. / Belgian UFO Society (SOBEPS)
IFS#23.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: DIMENSIONS, A Casebook of
Alien Contact Ballentine, NY 1989. PB (Index 10)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_11
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Japan", Credibility: "5", Duration: "8", HatchDesc: "KII SANCHI,NARA,JAPAN:GLOWING 'POT' FLIES+MNVRS BTWN Mtns:>>S:/SOBEPS IFS#23", LatLong: "34.000002 135.672229", LatLongDMS: "34:00:00 N 135:40:20 E", Locale: "Mountains", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Honshu Island", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 10/27/1180
Location: Kii Sanchi, Nara, Japan
Description: Witnesses reported observing a luminous
"earthenware vessel," potentially resembling a saucer, maneuvering in
the sky between Kyushu's mountains. The object altered its trajectory,
moving northeast towards Mount Fukuhara, then sharply changing course to
the south before disappearing, leaving behind a glowing trail. The
description hints at a possible unidentified flying object encounter
during this historical event.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_102
Date: 1182
Location: Friesland, Holland
Description: According to the chronicler Winsemius, a
peculiar sighting occurred involving the appearance of four suns in the
sky along with a group of armed men. Additionally, there were reports of
a rain of blood. This historical account describes an anomalous
atmospheric phenomenon that intrigued witnesses during that time.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_103
Date: 1185
Location: Mount Nyoigadake, Japan
Description: Fishermen reported witnessing an unusual
event where red beams appeared behind the mountain, followed by the
sighting of a luminous wheel-like object flying across the sky and
eventually entering the sea. This mysterious phenomenon caught the
attention of the witnesses and remains an intriguing account of a
pre-industrial anomalous sighting.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_104
Date: 8/9/1186
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Dunstable (county of
Betford)
Description: (Translated from French) Benedict of
Peterborough in his "Gesta Regis Henrici Secundum" reports that at the
ninth hour of the day (around 2 pm) the sky suddenly opened and both the
laity and the clergy of the abbey saw a very long and astonishingly
large cross. The apparition lasted until midnight.
Walther of
Hemingford, chronicler and canon of Gisburn, also reports the event in
his "Chronica" but places it in 1189, specifying that the cross was
bright and white like silk. William of Newburgh, on the other hand, also
places the event in 1189 but in Dunstaple this time, on the road to
London and adds "one hour after noon the Emblem of the Lord and the
shape of a crucified man were seen". But this is not the end of these
mysterious crosses. The archives of the Dunstable abbey obviously report
the majestic passage of an immense cross, high in the sky, from east to
west, but this time the observation was made in 1217.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.68-69
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_63
Date: 8/9/1186
Time: 14:00
Location: DUNSTABLE, BEDFORDS
Description: Many observer(s) amazed. 'Sky opens up'.
Huge cross hovers till midnight.
Type: sighting
Reference: INFORESPACE Journal. SOBEPS Group, Belgium;
bimonthly (Index 23)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_12
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "8", Duration: "88", HatchDesc: "DUNSTABLE,BEDFORDs:MANY OBS AMAZED:'SKY OPENS UP':HUGE CROSS HVRS TILL MIDNITE", LatLong: "51.883336 -0.450000", LatLongDMS: "51:53:00 N 00:27:00 W", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "England", Strangeness: "7"
Date: 8/9/1189
Location: Dunstaple, Bedfordshire, England
Description: In the afternoon, numerous astonished
observers witnessed a remarkable event as the sky seemed to "open up,"
revealing a large cross and the image of a crucified man, resembling
church depictions of Christ. This awe-inspiring vision lingered in the
clear atmosphere, captivating those who looked up. The cross eventually
separated from the crucified figure, leaving a gap between them before
vanishing entirely. Chronicler William of Newburgh documented this
prodigious occurrence, alongside other accounts like those by writers
Thomas Wykes, Wilhelmus Parvus, and Walther of Hermingford, in their
historical and philosophical writings.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_105
Date: 6/7/1193
Location: London, England
Description: On the 7th of June, around 6 o'clock, a
dense black cloud emerged in the sky despite the clear sunshine. Within
the heart of the cloud, an aperture formed, from which a brilliant white
ball of light emerged. This luminous sphere remained suspended like a
hovering orb beneath the dark cloud, positioned over the Thames River
near the Bishop of Norwich's Palace.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_106
Date: Late 12/1200
Location: Yorkshire, England
Description: During the third year of King John's
reign, an extraordinary phenomenon occurred in Yorkshire. Five moons
were reported to have appeared in the sky, arranged in formation - one
each in the East, West, North, and South, with the fifth moon positioned
amidst the others. This central moon was surrounded by numerous blazing
stars, and it encircled the other moons five or six times over the
course of about an hour before disappearing shortly thereafter.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_107
Date: 1211
Description: (Translated from French) He arrived in the
town of Cloera (Ireland), on a Sunday, while everyone was at Mass,
something wonderful. There is in this town a church dedicated to Saint
Kinarus. It happened that an anchor was thrown from the sky, attached to
a rope, and one of the beaks caught in the arch above the church door.
People ran out of the church and saw in the sky a ship with men on
board, which floated in front of the anchor cable, and they saw a man
climb over the railing and jump to the anchor as if to free it. It
seemed he was swimming in the water. People rushed to try to seize him
but the bishop forbade them to catch the man because, he said, it could
kill him. The man was left free and hurried to the ship; the crew cut
the rope and the ship set sail until it was out of sight. It is said
that the anchor was kept in the church. This story has been located in
many other places the same year including Gravesend in Kent (England) or
Bristol (Somerset). Other sources suggest that the Cloera story dates
from 965 and appeared in the Speculum Regale.
Reference: Irish story telling the two incidents of
Drake and Wilkin
Reference: Mysterious Britain
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_40
Date: 1212
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) A young boy,
Etienne de Cloyes, heard voices urging him to gather fifty thousand
children to set up the pathetic Children's Crusade. They left to fight
against the infidels and all disappeared. The explanation given is that
they were taken as slaves. [note from vog: Keel seems to be blaming
other forces for the disappearance of the children...]
Reference: Excerpt from John Keel's book; found in
"Coscon Files" Internet, 5.1.1997
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_66
Date: 1218
Location: GERMANY, Cologne and Munster
Description: (Translated from French) In 1218 both in
Cologne and Munster and in Leyde, a formation of three crosses was seen
crossing the sky.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.68-69
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_67
Date: 1218
Location: NETHERLANDS, Friesland
Description: (Translated from French) A blue cross was
even seen above Friesland at the same time.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.68-69
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_68
Date: 11/30/1222
Description: (Translated from French) In London
(England), "dragons" are observed above the city. After the observation,
violent storms cause significant flooding. (November 30)
Reference: Mysterious Britain
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_41
Date: 9/1224
Location: ITALY, Alverne
Description: (Translated from French) Brother Leon,
companion of Francis of Assisi, saw a ball of fire descend on Mount
Alverne. The same night Leon found Francis in ecstasy talking aloud to
an invisible interlocutor. (September 1224)
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p. 48
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_69
Date: 9/14/1224
Location: Mount Alverne, Italy
Description: Brother Leo's account describes a mystical
event atop Mount Alverne. As St. Francis of Assisi engaged in
conversation with an unseen entity, Brother Leo observed a suspended
ball of light above him. During this interaction, voices exchanged
questions and answers. St. Francis, in a humble manner, repeated
inquiries about his identity and that of the divine. St. Francis
extended his hand into his bosom thrice, reaching toward the light,
which eventually vanished along with the conversation. This incident
serves as a unique link between atmospheric lights, luminous
ground-level orbs, and the concept of ethereal communication.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_108
Date: 1232
Location: CHINA, Pien King, (Honan)
Description: (Translated from French) Ogdai, son of
Genghis Khan, was marching south when he came upon the walls of Pien
King. There, he had the greatest surprise of his life. The defenders
possessed two secret weapons. One was a real thunder that shook the
skies, in Chinese: "chin-tien-loui", the other, worse, flying fire
arrows, not simple arrows dipped in flaming pitch but authentic rockets
that their wand allowed them to shoot from a bow. The thunder of the
firecrackers and the flashes of the rockets spread terror among Ogdai's
horde.
Reference: "Assault on Space" Georges H. Gallet, ed. of
Modern Thought, p. 18, 19
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_70
Date: 5/3/1232
Location: Caravaca, Spain
Description: Luminous occurrences accompanied the
descent of a double-armed cross, believed to have been brought down by
an entity resembling an angel. This event, steeped in religious
significance, has endured as a legend, recounted by various authors. The
13th-century Franciscan Juan Gil (Egidio) de Zamora's account holds
particular authority. He narrates that two angels conveyed the cross
into the church. Presently, the fate of the original artifact is
uncertain; the cross on display in Caravaca's sanctuary is a replica, as
the original was likely stolen in 1934, potentially by a cult.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_109
Date: 9/24/1235
Location: JAPAN
Description: (Translated from French) While General
Yosistsume was camping with his army, lights appeared here and there in
the sky, swirling towards the southwest and leaving trails. The
phenomenon lasted until the next morning and at the request of the
general, an investigation was immediately launched to shed light on the
mystery. The explanation came quickly: according to the scientists
consulted, it was a rather rare natural phenomenon, namely "it was the
wind that made the stars move".
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.69
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_71
Date: 9/24/1235
Description: (Translated from French) In Japan, General
Yoritsume camps with his army. Suddenly, his sentinels observe a curious
phenomenon: mysterious sources of light come and go, swirl to the
southwest, describing loops, and this until morning. General Yoritsume
orders that a thorough scientific examination be carried out, and his
collaborators get to work. It takes them little time to draw up their
report: the phenomenon is quite natural. It is only the wind that moves
the stars. (September 24)
Reference: Yusuke J. Matsumura, from Yokohama
Reference: Vallee 1969
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_42
Date: 9/24/1235
Time: ~22:00
Location: JAPAN / LOCATION UNKNOWN
Description: Night lights and fireballs overhead all
night. 'Wind making stars sway' / Belgian UFO Society (SOBEPS)
IFS#23.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: DIMENSIONS, A Casebook of
Alien Contact Ballentine, NY 1989. PB (Index 11)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_13
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HST: Historical account, MIL: Military investigation, COV: Indication of coverup
Extra Data: Country: "Japan", Credibility: "8", Duration: "88", HatchDesc: "JAPAN/LOC UNK:NLTS+FBLS OVHD ALL NITE:'WIND MAKING STARS SWAY'/SOBEPS IFS#23", LatLong: "37.016668 140.000007", LatLongDMS: "37:01:00 N 140:00:00 E", Locale: "Residential", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Honshu Island", Strangeness: "5"
Date: 10/2/1235
Time: 20:00
Location: Japan
Description: At around 8 P.M. under clear skies,
Suketoshi Abe, a fortune teller and advisor to Shogun Yoritsune
Fujiwara, informed the palace of peculiar luminous phenomena observed in
the southwest. These enigmatic lights were witnessed swaying and
encircling in the sky throughout the night. In response, Yoritsune
initiated an inquiry, engaging his astrology consultants skilled in
astronomy. These experts dismissed the phenomenon as mere star movement
caused by the wind, even suggesting that Abe should apologize. Yasutoki
Houjo, a high-ranking government official, rejected this
assertion.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_110
Date: 1237
Location: El Puig, Valencia
Description: Over the course of four consecutive
Saturdays, a sequence of seven unexplained lights manifested in the
night sky. The lights appeared to descend from above, entering the earth
at a specific location. As recounted in Tirso de Molina's Historia de la
Orden de la Merced, these luminous stars descended atop the summit near
the El Puig fortress. Guards stationed there reported the phenomenon to
Pedro Nolasco and the mayor. Intrigued by the possible significance,
they investigated the site and unearthed a hidden treasure: a bell and a
sculpted image of the Virgin Mary. Grateful for these gifts, Nolasco
later constructed an altar at the site, attributing the findings to
angelic intervention or divine providence.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_111
Date: 7/24/1239
Description: (Translated from French) As the Sun set, a
great star appeared over Hereford and Worcester (towns in the west of
England, close to the Welsh border), rising in the south and giving off
a great light. It had the shape of a large head, the front part was
sparkling and the back part was emitting smoke and flashes. And, it
turned towards the north... not quickly, nor fast indeed, but precisely
as if it wanted to ascend to a place in the sky. (July 24)
Reference: Matthew of Paris, British chronicler,
Historia Anglorum - "History of the English"
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_43
Date: 7/24/1239
Location: France
Description: During the evening twilight, in clear and
serene skies, an extraordinary event unfolded. A large star-like object
emerged, resembling a torch, ascending from the south. Alongside it, a
substantial light emanated at a higher altitude. The object altered its
course, shifting toward the north in the higher regions of the sky. The
peculiar pattern of movement, distinct from natural occurrences,
suggests that this phenomenon was not a conventional star but rather an
anomalous sighting.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_112
Date: 1252
Location: Padua, Italy
Description: Recorded in the Cronaca di Rolandino da
Padova, an intriguing event is recounted by a witness. A massive
star-like object, similar to a comet but without a tail, appeared as a
remarkable and portentous phenomenon. Its size approached that of the
moon, and it exhibited swifter movement than the moon, resembling the
speed of falling stars. Lasting for an hour, the object disappeared
after its observation. The description distinguishes it from comets or
meteors, suggesting it was an exceptional and distinct occurrence.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_113
Date: 10/14/1253
Location: England
Description: Nicholas of Findern relayed an
extraordinary account to Burton Abbey. As vespers approached and the sky
remained clear, a significant luminous star emerged from a dark cloud,
accompanied by two smaller stars nearby. An intense celestial conflict
unfolded, resembling a battle, with the smaller stars repeatedly
engaging the larger one. This skirmish caused the prominent star to
diminish in size, while sparks of fire emanated from the celestial
combatants. This puzzling spectacle continued for a substantial
duration, leaving onlookers both amazed and fearful. In their confusion
and ignorance of its significance, the observers eventually fled the
scene.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_114
Date: 1254
Location: FRANCE, Paris.
Description: (Translated from French) At midnight,
something like a large vessel, high in the serene sky, visible for a
long time until it slowly disappeared.
Reference: Henry DURRANT: "The Black Book of UFOs" -
Laffont 1970, p. 59
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_73
Date: 1/1/1254
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, St Albans (Middlesex)
Description: (Translated from French) In the night,
monks from the Saint Albans abbey saw in the sky a kind of large vessel
of elegant shape and well rigged and of a wonderful color.
Reference: Henry DURRANT: "The Black Book of UFOs" -
Laffont 1970, p. 56
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_72
Date: 1/1/1254
Description: (Translated from French) In
Hertfordshire/Middlesex (England), monks from the abbey of Saint-Alban
saw around midnight, a kind of large vessel of elegant shape, well
rigged and of a wonderful colour, in a serene sky and in fine weather,
the stars shone clearly and the moon was in its 8th day of its month;
the monks contemplated it for a long time before it disappeared. (1st
January, 0h)
Reference: an English chronicler
Reference: Wilding-White 1977
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_44
Date: 1/1/1254
Time: 23:50
Location: ST. ALBANS ABBEY, HERTFS
Description: Date exact. Many observer(s). Large
elegant ship. Paris also. / IFS#23.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO'S IN SPACE - Anatomy of
a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index
11)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_14
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "3", Duration: "30", HatchDesc: "ST ALBANS ABBEY,HERTFs:DATE EXACT:MANY OBS:LRG ELEGANT SHIP:PARIS ALSO:/IFS#23", LatLong: "51.733336 -0.333333", LatLongDMS: "51:44:00 N 00:20:00 W", Locale: "Farmlands", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "England", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 1258
Location: GERMANY, Cologne
Description: (Translated from French) The use of a
firework rocket is already reported in 1258 in the city chronicle.
Reference: "A l'Assaut de l'Espace" Georges H. Gallet,
ed. of la Pensée Moderne, p. 26
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_74
Date: 1260
Location: ITALY
Description: (Translated from French) Rockets were used
in 1260 in Italy to fight against pirates.
Reference: "The Rockets of the Future" - Hans K;
Kaiser, ed. Amiot-Dumont 1954, p. 12
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_75
Date: 1265
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) Albert the Great
mentions rockets in 1265 in his work "De Mirabilis Mundi". In the
following centuries, the rocket gradually gained a place in the warfare
technique of the European peoples. (1265,)
Reference: "The Rockets, Vehicles of the Future" - Hans
K; Kaiser, ed. Amiot-Dumont 1954, p. 12
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_76
Date: 12/6/1269
Location: POLAND, Krakow
Description: (Translated from French) Martin Cromer in
his chronicles reports that at dusk a strange light, whose shape
resembled a cross, brightly illuminated the city of Krakow and its
surroundings, like a powerful projector.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "The Chronicle of UFOs" -
Delarge 1977 p.70
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_77
Date: 12/6/1269
Description: (Translated from French) At dusk, a
strange cross-shaped brightness shone high in the sky and illuminated
the city of Krakow. (December 6)
Reference: Martin Cromer, History of Poland
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_45
Date: 12/6/1269
Time: ~18:00
Location: KRAKOW, POLAND
Description: Many observer(s). Cross-shape lights town
like a strong projector. / Cromer.
Type: sighting
Reference: INFORESPACE Journal. SOBEPS Group, Belgium;
bimonthly (Index 23)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_15
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines
Extra Data: Country: "Poland", Credibility: "7", Duration: "2", HatchDesc: "KRAKOW,POLAND:MANY OBS:CROSS-SHAPE LITES TOWN LIKE A STRONG PROJECTOR:/CROMER", LatLong: "50.100002 20.016668", LatLongDMS: "50:06:00 N 20:01:00 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Krakow", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 1270
Location: GERMANY, Nuremberg
Description: (Translated from French) The first image
of a firework display near Nuremberg dates back to 1270. (1270,)
Reference: "A l'Assaut de l'Espace" Georges H. Gallet,
ed. de la Pensée Moderne, p. 26
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_78
Date: 9/12/1271
Description: (Translated from French) In Japan, Priest
Nichiren is about to be beheaded at Tatsunokuchi, Kamakura, when an
object flying in the sky resembling a full Moon,
bright and shining, appears. The authorities are taken by panic and the
execution does not take place. (September 12)
Reference: Vallee 1969
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_46
Date: 9/12/1271
Time: ~12:00
Location: JAPAN / LOCATION UNKNOWN
Description: Sudden 'extra moon'. Panic stops execution
of priest / r186 #23.
Type: sighting
Reference: EMENEGGER, Robert: UFO'S PAST PRESENT &
FUTURE; Ballentine Books 1974. (Index 6)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_16
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Japan", Credibility: "5", Duration: "15", HatchDesc: "JAPAN/LOC UNK:SUDDEN 'EXTRA MOON':PANIC STOPS EXECUTION OF PRIEST./r186 #23", LatLong: "37.000002 140.000007", LatLongDMS: "37:00:00 N 140:00:00 E", Locale: "Farmlands", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Honshu Island", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 9/12/1271
Time: 12:00
Location: Japan
Description: At the stroke of midnight, Nichiren
Shonin, one of Japan's prominent saints, was being led to the beach for
execution. However, a momentous intervention occurred just before his
impending fate. A radiant sphere, comparable in size to the moon, soared
across the sky, illuminating the surroundings. The extraordinary sight
struck fear into the hearts of the authorities, leading them to
reconsider their decision to execute Shonin. Instead, they opted to
exile him to Sado Island. Despite his exile, Shonin's teachings endured,
and a branch of his doctrines, the Sokka-Gakkei, now boasts a
substantial global following.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_115
Date: 1273
Location: Naples, Italy
Description: During an illness that occurred around the
year before his death, St. Thomas Aquinas returned to Naples for a brief
stay. According to his biography, while he was there, two monks observed
an unusual event. A substantial light, likened to a large star, entered
the room through a window. This luminous entity briefly rested on the
head of the ailing man before vanishing in the same manner it had
appeared. While the connection with ufology is debated, researchers
exploring abduction phenomena have shown heightened interest in such
narratives.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_116
Date: 6/3/1277
Location: CHINA, Baoding (Hebei)
Description: (Translated from French) Extract from Liou
Ying: I get up at dawn and through the window, I see a very bright star
crossing the Milky Way. Now I see three bright objects appear in the
southern sky, two of which fly away and suddenly disappear from my
sight. The one that remains has five unequal lights under it and on its
upper part I notice something dome-shaped. The unknown object begins to
zigzag, like a dead leaf. At the same time something burning falls from
the sky. Soon after the sun rises but its brightness is dulled by the
bright object moving quickly in the direction of the north. In the
western sky, a green cloud is suddenly agitated by another unknown
object, oval, flat, which descends quickly. This object is more than
three meters long, it is surrounded by burning flames, it rises shortly
after its descent. .
Reference: SHI BO: "China and the Extraterrestrials"
ed. Mercure de FRANCE, 1983, p.37
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_79
Date: 6/3/1277
Location: China
Description: Liou Ying, a Yuan Dynasty poet, detailed
an extraordinary dawn event in a poem titled "Event Seen at Dawn." The
poet described witnessing a remarkably bright star crossing the Milky
Way, followed by the appearance of three luminous objects in the
southern sky. Two of these objects vanished, while the remaining one
displayed five exceptional lights underneath and a dome-like structure
above. The enigmatic object exhibited zigzag movement akin to a falling
leaf, and a fiery object descended from the sky. As the sun rose, its
radiance was obscured by the swift-moving luminous object heading north.
A green cloud in the western sky was disturbed by another oval-shaped,
flame-surrounded object that rapidly descended and ascended. Liou Ying
documented this surreal occurrence, seeking explanation for the
mesmerizing spectacle.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_117
Date: 1284
Location: Saint Rufiino, Parma, Italy
Description: The Chronicon Parmesan, authored by the
Franciscan monk Salimbene de Adam, recounted a remarkable occurrence. On
6 August 1284, the naval battle of Meloria between Genoa and Pisa took
place. However, in the town of Saint Rufiino, within Parma's diocese,
some women engaged in washing linen at night observed an extraordinary
event. Two sizable stars were seen approaching each other in the sky,
then moving apart, only to collide again repeatedly, chasing one
another. This celestial phenomenon appeared to foreshadow and announce
the forthcoming battle and its tragic outcome between the Genoese and
Pisan forces.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_118
Date: End of 1200's
Location: USSR - Siberia
Description: (Translated from French) (Note: this was
in chron3, and marked "End of 13th century".) In Siberia there were
black men who flew on silver plates, leaving long trails of fire behind
them. (End of 1200's)
Reference: Peter KOLOSIMO: "Shadows on the Stars" -
Albin Michel 1970, p. 315
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_64
Date: End of 1200's
Location: USSR, Russia, Don region
Description: (Translated from French) (Note: this was
in chron3, and marked "End of 13th century".) The inhabitants of a large
village were one day surprised to find, 2 km from their home, a metal
ball 3 meters in diameter. The whole population came to admire this
strange object, wondering what it could be and where it came from. It
certainly had not arrived by road, as there were no traces of wheels on
the road or in the fields. If it had fallen from the sky, or been
vomited from hell, one should have seen a hole or something. But there
was nothing abnormal. The surface of the gray ball was as smooth as a
marble. Not so smooth, however, as circles, very regular, as if drawn by
a compass, and of various sizes, were engraved on it. The villagers
tried to push the thing, to make it roll on itself. Useless efforts: it
did not move a millimeter. (...) When Pouchkine arrived, a Cossack of
very bad reputation but, despite all his faults, very courageous, the
villagers immediately informed him of the presence of the mysterious
object. (...) Drawing his saber, he rushed on horseback on it, swearing
and defying it to resist him. (...) ... the spectators are ready to go
home. But they start screaming in fear: a circle of the ball has split,
revealing an eye, a round cyclops eye that stares fixedly at its
assailant, who, in turn, laughs and continues to strike, striking so
hard that his sabre breaks (...) The peasants flee. Some hide behind the
trees. And what do they see? They see Pouchkine and his mount becoming
transparent before disappearing completely into the air. Yet they still
hear his curses (...) Two days after this great fight, rider and horse,
staggering like people who have drunk too much, made their entrance on
the square (...) He started to shout that he was going to set fire to
the wood and that the horrible thing would roast with everything around
it. So everyone ran after him to witness the spectacle, but only
witnessed his sad disappointment: the ball was no longer there. (End of
1200's)
Reference: Peter KOLOSIMO: "Shadows on the Stars" -
Albin Michel 1970, p. 315, 316
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_65
Date: 1290
Description: (Translated from French) Drawing by Gigi
depicting the observation of Byland Abbey, see images/1290.jpg.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_47
Date: 8/3/1290
Location: GREAT BRITAIN: Yorkshire
Description: (Translated from French) Abbot Henry,
prior of the Abbey of Byland, in the refectory, surrounded by his monks,
saw "with great terror" a huge silver disc pass slowly above them.
Reference: Henry DURRANT: "The Black Book of UFOs" -
Laffont 1970, pp.56-57
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_80
Date: 8/3/1294
Location: Japan
Description: Amidst a parade, an intriguing event
unfolded. A red shining object emerged, seemingly originating from a
shrine. Resembling the Moon, this object traversed the sky in a
northerly direction. While the precise location remains unspecified,
this sighting of a luminous and enigmatic object during a public event
offers a glimpse into historical anomalous occurrences.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_119
Date: 5/1295
Location: Hing, China
Description: In the fifth month of the year yih-wei, an
unusual event transpired. A phenomenon characterized by a powerful wind
riding on the water occurred, reaching considerable heights.
Subsequently, more than ten fireballs, resembling houses in size,
descended from the sky. These fireballs were described as dragons. In
response to their descent, two dragons swiftly ascended to the sky,
driven away by sacred fire sent by Heaven, supposedly to prevent
potential calamity. Cheu Mih, the 14th-century chronicler, noted another
incident involving a dragonfall, during which a dragon fell and was
subsequently burned by terrestrial fire, indicating the dragons'
aversion to fire.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_120
Date: 9/8/1296
Location: Loreto, Italy
Description: In the period before dawn, an
extraordinary event unfolded in the skies over Loreto. Repeatedly,
enigmatic globes of light manifested, displaying a peculiar behavior of
descending, stopping, and suddenly vanishing. This phenomenon was
observed by a hermit named Paul Selva, who later documented his
experiences in a letter addressed to Charles II in June 1297. These
luminous manifestations took on an elliptical shape. Mantovano, a writer
who sourced information from records dating back to 1300, described the
phenomenon as a brilliantly bright comet-like object, measuring twelve
feet in length and six in width. However, the object's characteristics
clearly distinguished it from a conventional comet.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_121
Date: 12/24/1299
Location: Tier (Treves), Germany
Description: The Chronicle of the Archbishops of Trier,
known as the Gesta Trevirensium Archiepiscoporum, documents an
intriguing celestial occurrence. Employing the term "cometa," which
could signify various luminous sky objects rather than solely a comet as
defined today, the chronicle describes an unusual phenomenon. Just past
midnight, during misty and frosty conditions, a comet-like object
emerged in the sky, resembling the size of the moon and radiating a
fiery red hue. This object persisted for an hour before vanishing.
Subsequently, two more comets manifested in quick succession, positioned
near each other and resembling the earlier one in size and color. These
too swiftly disappeared. A third appearance followed after a brief
interval, mirroring its predecessors in size and color, and similarly
vanished promptly. The peculiar behavior of these objects deviates from
conventional celestial patterns.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_122
Date: 1300's
Location: ITALY, VENICE
Description: (Translated from French) J. B. Dante (de
Perouse) carried out several flat flight experiments. In Venice, at the
end of one of them, he fell on the roof of St. Mark's Church and broke
his thigh. (1300's)
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 14
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_81
Date: 1300's
Location: PORTUGAL, Fundao
Description: (Translated from French) A little girl
disappeared for three days. She was eventually found and she then told
that she had been taken by a "white lady" who had offered her water to
drink in a "bell". (1300's)
Reference: Masinaigan at aol.com
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_82
Date: 1320
Location: Saint Leonard, Durham, England
Description: Following the passing of the Abbott of
Saint Gregory monastery, a remarkable occurrence unfolded. An
unidentified object, described as "a great light," illuminated the sky
above his burial site in Saint Leonard. This luminous phenomenon
initially hovered at a higher altitude before descending, moving away,
and ultimately vanishing. The event's symbolic significance and
interpretation leave room for debate regarding its potential connection
to ufology or other mysterious phenomena.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_123
Date: 11/4/1322
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Uxbridge (Middlesex)
Description: (Translated from French) Robert of
Reading, a Benedictine at St. Peter's Westminster, informs us that "in
the early hours of the night a pillar of fire of the size of a small
boat, of pale color, was seen in the sky. It rose to the south, crossed
the sky with a slow and majestic movement and departed to the north. At
the front of the pillar, a bright red flame burned, throwing out great
rays of light. Its speed increased and it disappeared into space...
Several witnesses saw as if a collision and heard as if the crash of a
terrible battle."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.71
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_83
Date: 11/4/1322
Time: ~19:00
Location: UXBRIDGE, ENGL
Description: Big pillar / fire. Rises going south.
Fireball / front shoots beams. Turns going north and away.
Type: sighting
Reference: INFORESPACE Journal. SOBEPS Group, Belgium;
bimonthly (Index 23)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_17
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "6", Duration: "9", HatchDesc: "UXBRIDGE,ENGL:BIG PILLAR/FIRE:RISES > S:FBL/FRONT SHOOTS BEAMS:TURNS>N+AWAY", LatLong: "51.533336 -0.450000", LatLongDMS: "51:32:00 N 00:27:00 W", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "England", Strangeness: "5"
Date: 11/4/1322
Location: Uxbridge, England
Description: During the first hour of the night, a
remarkable celestial event occurred over Uxbridge. A pillar of fire,
resembling a small boat in size, appeared in the sky with a pale and
livid hue. This column of light ascended from the south, traversed the
heavens with deliberate and solemn movement, and proceeded northward. A
fervent red flame emerged from the front of the pillar, accompanied by
intense beams of light. The object's speed increased as it flew through
the air, leading to reported collisions and the sounds of impactful
crashes in the distance. The object's slow and deliberate motion
contradicts characteristics of comets or meteors, raising questions
about its nature.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_124
Date: 1347
Location: Florence, Italy
Description: Approximate date. During the period of the
Black Plague between 1347 and 1350, strange cigar-shaped objects are
reported to have been observed crossing the sky at a leisurely pace,
sometimes flying at low altitudes and emitting a disconcerting mist.
Writer Gianfranco degli Esposti suggests a connection between these
objects and the outbreak of the Black Plague, noting that the epidemic
emerged soon after these unusual sightings. In Florence, a vast mass of
vapors emerged from the northern sky, subsequently spreading across the
land. Additionally, many animals reportedly fell from the sky in the
East during the same year, releasing decaying carcasses that contributed
to foul air and the rapid spread of the deadly disease. The Black Plague
claimed a significant number of lives, particularly in Florence where it
caused the death of 60,000 people.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_125
Date: 7/18/1349
Location: JAPAN
Description: (Translated from French) Observation of
two objects performing acrobatic exercises while emitting flashes.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.71
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_84
Date: 7/20/1349
Location: Japan
Description: In an unspecified location, two luminous
objects materialized in the sky, emerging respectively from the
southeast and northwest. These objects engaged in a dramatic and
forceful collision, seemingly performing intricate maneuvers, including
acrobatic movements, while emitting flashes of light. The nature of this
unusual event, characterized by the appearance and interaction of these
shining objects, remains enigmatic and intriguing.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_126
Date: 12/1352
Location: GREAT BRITAIN
Description: (Translated from French) A kind of
powerful beam of light sweeping the sky in the north of England.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.71
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_85
Date: 2/5/1355
Location: Suzhou (Pingjiang), Jiangsu province,
China
Description: A puzzling event occurred, marked by a
significant noise originating from the sky. This phenomenon was
accompanied by the sighting of a large, black cloud illuminated by
flames and lights. The cloud was peculiarly laden with what appeared to
be troops. This anomalous occurrence also resulted in substantial
physical destruction. The enigmatic nature of these events raises
questions about their origin and purpose.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_127
Date: Summer 1355
Location: ENGLAND, Leicester
Description: (Translated from French) According to the
"Chronicon Monachi Leycestrensis" by Henry Knigton, during the summer of
1355 "a red banner and a blue one appeared in the sky of Leicester and
were also observed in many places in England. They seemed to sometimes
approach each other as if to clash. Finally the red banner won over the
blue one and threw it to the ground, which everyone saw". (1355,
Summer)
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.71-72
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_86
Date: Summer 1360
Location: England and France
Description: During this season, in desolate regions of
both England and France, a peculiar phenomenon unfolded. Two towers
suddenly materialized in the sky, visible to many. From these towers
emerged two distinct armies. One of these armies bore a warlike emblem
on their headgear, while the other was clad in black. A subsequent
encounter saw the warrior forces triumphing over the black-clad
contingent, before returning to their respective tower. The entire
spectacle then disappeared, leaving behind a baffling and unexplained
event of armies and towers in the sky.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_128
Date: 1361
Location: JAPAN
Description: (Translated from French) A flying object
in the shape of a drum and measuring twenty feet in diameter had emerged
from a Japanese island and had flown over the entire west of
Japan.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.72
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_87
Date: 1361
Description: (Translated from French) An object flying
described as drum-shaped, measuring about 6 m in diameter emerged from
an island located west of Japan.
Reference: Vallée 1969
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_48
Date: 1361
Location: Yamaguchi Prefecture, Western Japan
Description: An intriguing account describes an
incident where a drum-shaped object, measuring around six meters in
diameter, emerged from the sea. This enigmatic object took flight,
passing overhead in a westerly direction. While an exact reference to
this event has not been identified, its widespread mention across
databases and websites has contributed to its inclusion within anomalous
sighting records. The peculiar nature of a drum-like object emerging
from the sea and taking flight raises questions about the event's origin
and meaning.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_129
Date: 1/1361?
Location: OFF WEST JAPAN
Description: Date unknown. 6M "drum shaped object"
emerges from sea and flies away. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: PASSPORT TO MAGONIA; H.
Regnery, Chicago HC 1969 & Contemporary Books,Chicago 1993. 372pp.
(Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_18
Attributes: SEA: Observer(s) at sea, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues, HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Japan", Credibility: "5", Duration: "15", Elev: "0", HatchDesc: "OFF W JAPAN:DATE UNK:6M "DRUM SHAPED OBJ" EMERGES FROM SEA+FLIES AWAY:NFD", LatLong: "37.000002 134.833340", LatLongDMS: "37:00:00 N 134:50:00 E", Locale: "Offshore", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "SEA", Strangeness: "7"
Date: 1368
Location: CHINE
Description: (Translated from French) During the reign
of Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, Commander Qiu Jingsi deployed his
troops along the Yellow River. One afternoon, in a "Platane" village, a
huge luminous object fell into the river, flames were shooting out of
the waves up to the camps installed on the water's edge, several
warriors were injured. (between 1368 and 1399)
Reference: SHI BO: "La Chine et les extraterrestres"
ed. Mercure de FRANCE, 1983, p. 41
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_88
Date: 2/1382
Location: Paris, France
Description: In the lead-up to the Maillets uprising,
an extraordinary event unfolded. Over a span of eight days, a fiery and
flashing globe of light was observed. This luminous phenomenon exhibited
a unique behavior, moving from door to door above the city of Paris.
Notably, this roaming globe did not coincide with any wind agitation,
lightning, or thunderous noise. Despite its dazzling presence, the
weather remained consistently calm and serene throughout this remarkable
occurrence.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_130
Date: 1384
Location: Caravaca, Spain
Description: In 1384, an unusual occurrence involving
aerial lights took place. As the Caravaca cross was being transported
from the village of Caravaca in Murcia to Lorca y Totan, two lights in
the sky were observed accompanying the cross-bearers throughout the
journey. These lights persisted until the cross was in its intended
location, suggesting a connection between the lights and the holy relic.
The Caravaca cross itself was surrounded by various legends and stories
of miraculous events, including teleportation and instances of
attracting luminous phenomena.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_131
Date: 7/15/1385
Location: London and Dover, England
Description: A remarkable event occurred simultaneously
in both London and Dover. Following sunset, a peculiar phenomenon
manifested in the southern skies, resembling a head-shaped fire. This
fiery shape extended towards the northern part of the heavens and then
proceeded to divide itself into three distinct parts. These segments of
light exhibited movement akin to a bird in flight. Eventually, the three
parts merged back into one, and the entire spectacle vanished suddenly.
The nature and behavior of these lights remain mysterious and
unexplained.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_132
Date: 10/14/1387
Time: 06:00
Location: DERBYSHIRE AND LEICS COS, ENGL
Description: Fiery wheel / barrel spins. Strong rays.
Cloud dumps 'blood'.
Type: sighting
Reference: INFORESPACE Journal. SOBEPS Group, Belgium;
bimonthly (Index 23)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_19
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO's/occupants/observers, HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "8", Duration: "53", Elev: "150", HatchDesc: "DERBYs+LEICs cos,ENGL:FIERY WHEEL/BARREL SPINS:STRONG RAYS:CLOUD DUMPS 'BLOOD'", LatLong: "53.000003 -1.500000", LatLongDMS: "53:00:00 N 01:30:00 W", Locale: "Farmlands", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "England", Strangeness: "8"
Date: 10/14/1387
Location: Leicester and Derbyshire, England
Description: A remarkable phenomenon akin to fire was
observed in multiple locations across the kingdom of England. This
appearance displayed varying forms, shifting from one to another, over
the course of several months, particularly in November and December. The
diverse forms included a burning revolving wheel, a round barrel
emitting flames from above, and a long fiery beam. This phenomenon
persisted through a substantial part of the winter, with heightened
activity notably observed in the counties of Leicester and Northants.
The true nature of this event, marked by its fire-like shapes, remains
enigmatic.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_133
Date: 1/8/1388
Location: SICILY: Ragusa
Description: (Translated from French) ... passage of
several very bright objects aligned above the convent of the Franciscan
Friars of Ragusa.
Reference: Henry DURRANT: "The Black Book of UFOs" -
Laffont 1970, p. 59
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_89
Date: 1/8/1388
Time: ~23:00
Location: RAGUSA, ITALY
Description: Several friars. Luminous bodies fly single
file / 1 hour. / Belgian UFO Society (SOBEPS) r186#23.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO'S IN SPACE - Anatomy of
a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index
18)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_20
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)
Extra Data: Country: "Italy", Credibility: "6", Duration: "60", Elev: "502", HatchDesc: "RAGUSA,ITALY:SVRL FRIARS:LUM.BODIES FLY SINGLE FILE/1 HOUR:/SOBEPS r186#23", LatLong: "36.966668 14.683334", LatLongDMS: "36:58:00 N 14:41:00 E", Locale: "Mountains", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Ragusa", Strangeness: "4"
Date: 11/1388
Description: (Translated from French) A fire in the
sky, like a spinning wheel and blazing, or a circular barrel of flames,
emitting fire from above, and others in the form of long burning rays,
were observed for much of the winter in Leicester County, and also in
Northampton County. (November-December)
Reference: Henry Knighton, Continuation of the
Chronicle of Leicester
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_49
Date: 4/1389
Location: ENGLAND, Leicester
Description: (Translated from French) The same source
(Continuation of the Chronicle of Leicester, by Henry Knighton) reports
that the following year (1389) in the city of Leicester "a flying dragon
was seen in several places, during April".
Reference: "UFO Files", ed. Marshall Cavendish, Paris
1998, Special Issue, p. 5
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_90
Date: 4/1389
Description: (Translated from French) In Leicester one
lived in many places, in April, a flying dragon. (April)
Reference: Henry Knighton, Continuation of the
Chronicle of Leicester
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_50
Date: 1390
Location: Bologna, Italy
Description: A peculiar incident is reported involving
an observer of the Asinelli Tower. The guardian of the tower reportedly
witnessed a rotating "ball of fire" hovering above the roofs.
Intriguingly, within this fiery object, the faces of some devils were
discerned, seemingly attempting to peer outside. The nature and origin
of this phenomenon, characterized by the presence of unknown creatures
and a fiery vehicle, remain shrouded in mystery, offering a glimpse into
the enigmatic anomalies witnessed during that time.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_134
Date: 1/26/1390
Location: Messina, Sicily, Italy
Description: An intriguing event occurred in Messina
during the night hours. An unusual sight was witnessed as a light
descended from the sky above the Cross, positioned atop the dome of the
Monastery of the Fathers of St. Salvadore. This phenomenon left the
monks in astonishment, though the exact duration of the sighting was
uncertain. The light, observed for around half an hour, eventually
ascended back into the heavens. Given the prolonged duration and
distinct behavior, this event stands out as uncommon and distinct from
typical meteor phenomena.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_135
Date: 9/2/1394
Location: ITALY, Forli
Description: (Translated from French) "At the beginning
of the month of September, many asud (name given to celestial objects by
Professor Marzocchi) appeared in the sky and shooting stars." "On the
second day of the month of September, at the second hour of the night, a
great asud appeared to men who were on the public square of Forli and to
others gathered in other places. It crossed the sky very slowly and
stayed in the sky for the time of two Pater Noster and was as long as a
step. When it disappeared, the men who were on the square reported that
it sent out a smell of burning wood. We have also heard other people who
assured that the said asud in fire was travelling through the air in its
own way. But then it remained still for a little while in the sky and
after that time it gradually disappeared leaving in its place like a
cloud and the rest of the vapours had taken the shape of snakes, a thing
quite admirable".
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.72
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_91
Date: 9/2/1394
Description: (Translated from French) A strange object
flew over Forli (Italy) multiple times: At the beginning of the month of
September, many "asud" [name given to celestial objects, notes Professor
Marzocchi] appeared in the sky and shooting stars. The flying object was
observed by many witnesses: The same year, on the 2nd day of the month
of September, at the 2nd hour of the night, a large asud appeared to men
who were on the public square of Forli and to others in other places
assembled; it crossed the sky very slowly and stayed in the sky for the
time of 2 Pater Noster, and it was large in length of one step
and when it disappeared -the men who were on the square reported it - it
sent out a smell of burning wood and we heard other people who assured
that said asud of iron was traversing the air in its own way; but then
it remained motionless for a time in space and after that time, it
gradually disappeared leaving in its place like a cloud and the remains
of vapor had taken the form of snakes, a thing quite admirable.
(September 2, 2am)
Reference: Cronica Albertina, manuscript, years
1393-1394 < Professor Marzocchi < Michel
Bougard, La chronique des OVNI, Delarge 1977, p.72
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_51
Date: 9/2/1394
Location: Forli, Italy
Description: During the second hour of the night,
observers in Forli witnessed an immense celestial object, referred to as
an "asub," moving slowly across the sky. The event lasted for
approximately the time it would take to say two "Paternoster" prayers.
Witnesses reported a distinct smell resembling burning wood, and some
accounts even mentioned the object remaining stationary in the sky for a
period of time. The unusual characteristics of the sighting and its
duration make it unlikely to be a conventional astronomical or
meteorological occurrence.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_137
Date: Winter 1394
Location: England
Description: Historical accounts, including Raphael
Holinshed's chronicle, report a strange phenomenon in various parts of
England. During the night, a fiery apparition resembling a wheel or
barrel of fire was seen by many. This enigmatic object exhibited
peculiar behavior, often accompanying individuals and remaining
stationary when they did. The descriptions vary, depicting the object as
a turning wheel, a round barrel emitting flames at its head, or even a
long burning lance. The nature of this phenomenon, with its persistent
presence and distinctive attributes, contrasts with typical meteoric
occurrences.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_136
Date: 1395
Location: FRANCE, Languedoc
Description: (Translated from French) According to Jean
Juvenal des Ursins, the following text can be read: In the country of
Languedoc, a large star and five small ones were seen in the sky. It
seemed as if they were attacking and wanted to fight the large one and
followed it for half an hour. And voices were heard in the sky like
cries. And afterwards a man was seen who seemed to be made of copper,
holding a lance in his hand, and throwing fire, who seized the large
star and struck it. And nothing more was ever seen. In some parts of
Guyenne, voices and the clanking of armor and people fighting were
heard. These things gave people great fear and terror, and not without
cause. And because these things happened before the battle of Hungary,
some said that this was its meaning.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.73
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_92
Date: 1395
Location: Languedoc, France
Description: Witnesses reported a peculiar aerial event
where a large star and five smaller ones were observed in the sky. The
smaller stars appeared to engage in a sort of combat with the larger
one, chasing it for about half an hour. An audible voice was also heard
from the sky. During the event, a figure resembling a man made of copper
was seen, wielding a spear and emitting fire. This figure apparently
grabbed the large star, struck it, and following this interaction, the
phenomenon ceased. The strange and detailed nature of the account makes
it unlikely to be a typical astronomical occurrence.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_138
Date: 1400's
Location: GERMANY
Description: (Translated from French) Jean Muller of
Koenigsberg, called Regiomontanus (born in 1436) would have made a
flight of an iron eagle before Emperor Frederic IV. (1400's)
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 14
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_93
Date: 9/16/1408
Location: Rome, Italy
Description: Three "stars" were observed flying over
Rome in a formation. Antonio Di Pietro, a Vatican canon, documented the
incident in his Diarium Romanum (Diary of Rome), noting that the event
occurred after sunset. One large, beautiful star appeared to originate
from the sky of Tarrione, moving towards Castel Sant' Angel, accompanied
by two smaller, bright stars. The spectacle left observers greatly
surprised. While the phenomenon could be interpreted as an
unconventional meteor train, the simultaneous appearance of multiple
bright objects flying in formation adds an unusual element to the
account.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_139
Date: 10/25/1415
Location: FRANCE, Agincourt
Description: (Translated from French) On that day the
Battle of Agincourt in the Pas de Calais took place, which saw the
victory of the English troops of Henry V over those of the French, who
were superior in number. On that day the English archers were considered
the real winners, but most of them later claimed that they had been
helped by "fiery beings who moved through the air at great speed and who
launched fire rockets at the enemy". [note from vog: the use of rockets
in armies was general... without the intervention of celestial or aerial
beings!]
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.73
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_94
Date: 10/25/1415
Time: 12:00?
Location: AGINCOURT, FR
Description: Fast fireballs strike with a disabling
beam French troops. Henry V wins historic battle.
Type: sighting
Reference: INFORESPACE Journal. SOBEPS Group, Belgium;
bimonthly (Index 23)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_21
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, HST: Historical account, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations
Extra Data: Country: "France", Credibility: "6", Duration: "30", HatchDesc: "AGINCOURT,FR:FAST FBLS ZAP FRENCH TROOPS:HENRY V WINS HISTORIC BATTLE", LatLong: "50.455558 2.127778", LatLongDMS: "50:27:20 N 02:07:40 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Pas-de-Calais", Strangeness: "4"
Date: 1420
Location: GERMANY, Eichstätt
Description: (Translated from French) Konrad Keyser
leaves us with a description of a rod-shaped rocket.
Reference: "The Rockets Vehicles of the Future" - Hans
K; Kaiser, ed. Amiot-Dumont 1954, p. 12
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_95
Date: 7/1420
Location: Castle Godego, Treviso, Italy
Description: Hungarian merchant Peter Tagliamento was
leading cattle to Bassano del Grappa when he lost his way in a dense
area near Castel di Godego. Amid shadows and silence, he prayed for help
and was suddenly greeted by a brilliant light. In this light, he saw a
beautiful young woman who guided him to the road and requested the
construction of a chapel at the site. She left a cross in the ground as
evidence of her visit. Though met with skepticism at first, the cross's
discovery convinced the community of Godego to build the chapel,
becoming a focal point for solemn processions.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_140
Date: 1422
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) Charles VII was
born in 1402 and reigned from 1422 to 1461. To reconquer the kingdom he
used countless rockets on the battlefield. It was only later that
cannonballs were judged to be more effective. (1422 to 1461)
Reference: "Astronautics" Pierre Rousseau, Hachette
1965, p. 9
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_96
Date: 1425
Description: (Translated from French) When I was about
13 years old, I had a voice from God to help me govern myself. The first
time, I was very scared. And the voice came around noon, in the summer,
in my father's garden. I had not fasted the day before. I heard the
voice on the right side of the church, and rarely did I hear it without
clarity. (...) This clarity is on the same side where I hear the voice,
and there is usually a great clarity there (...) - Master Beaupère: How
was this voice? - Jeanne: It seemed to me that it was a worthy voice,
and I believe that this voice was sent by God. When I had heard this
voice 3 times, I knew that it was the voice of an angel. This voice has
always kept me well, and I understood this voice well. - Master
Beaupère: What teaching did this voice give you for the salvation of
your soul? - Jeanne: It taught me to conduct myself well, to attend
church (...). The voice told me to come to France, and I could no longer
stay where I was (...) It told me 2 or 3 times a week that I had to
leave and come to France... and I could no longer stay where I was...
Jeanne identifies the voices as those of Saint Michael, Saint Catherine
and Saint Margaret.
Reference: Procès de Jeanne d'Arc, Jeudi 22
Février
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_52
Date: 1428
Location: FRANCE, Orléans
Description: (Translated from French) Joan of Arc uses
rockets at the Siege of Orleans.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 14
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_98
Date: 3/3/1428
Location: ITALY, Forli
Description: (Translated from French) The sky of Forli
was again traversed by strange things. Here is what the city archives
tell us about it: "On the third day of March, at half past one in the
night for many and many people worthy of faith in all things, was seen
in the city of Forli, above the Friars Minor, a very high flame in the
shape of a tower and was seen a column that seemed of fire that rose in
the air. The people of Forli saw them: many were monks and also those of
the plains." "On the same day of March 3, a lamp of fire was seen in the
air in Forli that lasted from one hour until three o'clock in the
night".
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "The chronicle of UFOs" -
Delarge 1977 p.74
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_97
Date: 3/3/1428
Description: (Translated from French) A fire lamp in
the air from one to three in the morning. (March 3, 1 AM)
Reference: Domenico Capranica, Bishop of Fermo
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_53
Date: 3/3/1428
Time: 01:30
Location: Forli, Italy
Description: Around 1:30 A.M., a fiery lamp resembling
a tower-shaped flame was observed in the sky for approximately two
hours. The city archives also document the sighting of a very high flame
resembling a column of fire ascending into the air.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_141
Date: 6/10/1430
Location: SPAIN, Jaén
Description: (Translated from French) Between 11pm and
midnight, one of the most impressive supernatural performances in human
history was orchestrated in the city of Jaén. A diverse angelic militia,
strong from 400 to 1000 anthropomorphic silhouettes, was materialized,
slowly advancing towards the St Ildefonse church, from the first belt of
streets outside the city to the main street of Les Cantarerias, along
the cemetery to the parish. It was like one of those Catholic
processions organized at that time, with crucifixes carried in arms,
followed by a score of clerics marching in double file and praying aloud
in an incomprehensible jargon for the inhabitants of the city. Then
there was a kind of matron, a mature woman carrying a baby of a few
months, she was raised above the other characters, and curiously at the
time nobody identified her with the Holy Virgin. This character was
escorted by a follower who held an open book in front of her. A cortege
of 300 boys and girls followed. All this theater gradually faded away in
the air, disappearing as incomprehensibly as it had appeared. All this
is recorded by a notarial deed bearing all the names of the witnesses on
parchment on June 13, 1430 before the provost Villalpando.
Reference: Article by Ignacio Darnaude Rojas Marcos in
the magazine "Investigacion" No. 23 of Nov. Dec. 1997
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_99
Date: 1/5/1433
Location: NICE, FR
Description: St. Boniface Manuscript v2p397. Luminous
globe appears / sky / several hours. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: LDLN CONTACT LECTEURS: by Series and #.
May'68 -JAN'72 (Entire set of 18 issues) LDLN local chapters &
individual members' UFO reports. (Index 14)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_22
Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "France", Credibility: "8", Duration: "44", Elev: "10", HatchDesc: "NICE,FR:St.BONIFACE MANUSCRIPT.v2p397:LUMn.GLOBE APPEARS/SKY/SVRL HRS:NFD", LatLong: "43.716669 7.250000", LatLongDMS: "43:43:00 N 07:15:00 E", Locale: "Coastlands", LocationLink: "Google Maps", RelAlt: "99", State/Prov: "Alpes Maritimes", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 1/5/1433
Location: Nice, France
Description: A luminous globe appeared in the sky and
remained visible for several hours. This phenomenon was reported by Abbe
Joseph Bonifacy, who noted the presence of the luminous globe in the air
on that specific date.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_142
Date: 6/1444
Location: Bibbiena, Arezzo, Italy
Description: Witnesses reported sightings of
unexplained golden globes of light over a period of three months. These
lights were observed both inside and outside a church. Don Massimo, a
Benedictine monk, documented the sightings and described the globes as
thick as a printing press. Lorenzo Piovano of Bibbiena also witnessed
the lights, which emitted a remarkable sweetness. While some individuals
did not see the lights, they did notice the distinctive scent described
by witnesses.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_143
Date: 1449
Location: FRANCE, Pont-Audemer
Description: (Translated from French) It was with
rockets that Dunois set fire to Pont-Audemer in 1449 before scaling its
walls.
Reference: "A l'Assaut de l'Espace" Georges H. Gallet,
éd. de la Pensée Moderne, p. 21
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_100
Date: 5/29/1453
Location: Constantinople
Description: During the siege by the Turks, a
phenomenon of descending fire from the sky was witnessed every night
over the city. Initially interpreted as a sign of God's wrath and
impending destruction, the Christians later perceived it as a sign of
divine support due to their early success against the Turks. The
phenomenon's behavior changed on the night before the Turks were
planning to lift the siege – the heavenly sign appeared to be far away,
scattered quickly, and then vanished, leading the sultan and his court
to experience joy.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_144
Date: Late 12/1456
Location: Piacenza, Italy
Description: The Annali Piacentini by Antonio da
Ripalta records the appearance of four remarkable stars that moved from
east to west in a configuration almost resembling a cross.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_145
Date: 1/2/1458
Description: (Translated from French) In Japan, a
bright object in the sky resembling a full Moon
is seen. This is followed by strange signs in the sky and on the ground.
People remain baffled. (2 January)
Reference: Vallee 1969
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_54
Date: 3/7/1458
Location: JAPAN, Kyoto
Description: (Translated from French) Five stars
appeared in the sky. They formed a circle around the Moon and changed
color three times before suddenly disappearing.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.74
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_101
Date: 3/7/1458
Description: (Translated from French) In Japan, 5 stars
appear, forming a circle around the Moon.
They change color 3 times and suddenly disappear. The leaders, deeply
troubled, believe that this sign is a harbinger of great turmoil
throughout the country. All the inhabitants of Kyoto expect disasters to
follow and the emperor himself is upset. (March 7)
Reference: Vallee 1969
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_55
Date: 3/7/1458
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Description: Five "stars" were observed circling the
moon, undergoing three color changes before suddenly disappearing.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_146
Date: 3/17/1458 (approximate)
Location: JAPAN / LOCATION UNKNOWN
Description: 5 'stars' appear. Circle the moon. Change
colors 3 times.. vanish.
Type: sighting
Reference: EMENEGGER, Robert: UFO'S PAST PRESENT &
FUTURE; Ballentine Books 1974. (Index 6)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_23
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Japan", Credibility: "5", Duration: "15", HatchDesc: "JAPAN/LOC UNK:5 'STARS' APPEAR:CIRCLE THE MOON:CHANGE COLORS 3 TIMES..VANISH.", LatLong: "35.850002 139.666673", LatLongDMS: "35:51:00 N 139:40:00 E", Locale: "Farmlands", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Honshu Island", Strangeness: "5"
Date: 10/1461
Location: Metz, France
Description: Between Saint Remy's day (October 1st) and
All Saints' Day (November 1st), numerous large and marvelous firebrands
were observed in the air, lasting for about 7.5 minutes each time and
seen twice. Some witnesses also reported seeing what appeared to be a
battle with accompanying noise. While the meteor showers Draconids and
Orionids could have caused the visual phenomenon, the reported noise and
uproar suggest a more complex event.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_147
Date: 11/1/1461
Location: FRANCE, Arras
Description: (Translated from French) On this day of
Our Lord, on All Saints' Day, November 1, there appeared in the sky an
object shining like a bar of iron, long and wide like half the Moon. It
remained motionless for fifteen minutes. Then, suddenly, the strange
object began to rise in a spiral, then it turned and whirled like an
unwound watch spring and afterwards it disappeared into the sky (Henry
DURRANT: "The Black Book of UFOs" - Laffont 1970, p. 60). That night
(All Saints' Night 1461), indeed, he (Sir Jean Du Clercq, advisor to the
Duke of Burgundy) witnessed, along with a crowd of stunned Arrageois, a
very strange phenomenon. He saw, motionless in the sky of Arras, "like a
kind of iron bar, quite long and thick like half a half-moon". The sky
was clear and the apparition was perfectly visible. It lasted well a
quarter of an hour. Then the "thing" began to "corkscrew, twist and
twirl like a watch spring in the sky and disappear"... The emotion was
great in Arras and people will talk for a long time about this
extraordinary event to which nobody can give an explanation!
Reference: Phil..., Mail-list: OVNI-SCIENCES,
1999
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_102
Date: 11/1/1461
Description: (Translated from French) Gregory of Tours.
On the night of All Saints 1461, something burning like a bar of iron,
long and thick as half the Moon,
was seen for a short quarter of an hour. It was clearly visible and
suddenly this strange thing twisted and turned like a watch spring and
went back up to the sky. (November 1st)
Reference: Jacques Duclarcq, advisor to Philip the
Good, Duke of Burgundy, Memoirs of a Bourgeois of Arras, reported by
Jacques Bassard, av. President Wilson, member of the French Astronomy
Society, BSAF, 1954
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_56
Date: 11/1/1461
Description: (Translated from French) Bright great bar
of fire, which spread a great splendor above Florence. Circles of fire
in the sky of Bolzano.
Reference: Benvenuto Cellini, Memoirs, ch. 84
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_57
Date: 11/1/1461
Location: ARRAS, FRANCE
Description: Fiery rod hovers / 15 minute(s). Suddenly
spirals and twists upward and gone! / IFS#23.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO'S IN SPACE - Anatomy of
a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index
11)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_24
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "France", Credibility: "4", Duration: "15", HatchDesc: "ARRAS,FRANCE:FIERY ROD HVRS/15min:SUDDENLY SPIRALS+TWISTS UPWARD+GONE!:/IFS#23", LatLong: "50.300002 2.766667", LatLongDMS: "50:18:00 N 02:46:00 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Pas-de-Calais", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 11/1/1461
Description: A fiery rod or cylinder hovered for 15
minutes over the town of Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France. It suddenly
spiraled and twisted upward and was gone.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Data-Net Report, May 1970; Jacques Vallee,
Anatomy of a Phenomenon, p. 7
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_7362
Date: 11/1/1461
Location: Arras, France
Description: On All Saints Day, an unusual object
resembling burning steel was witnessed in the sky. It was as large as
half the moon and remained stationary for fifteen minutes before
starting to spiral upwards, then rolling and spinning like a loose watch
spring. The object eventually disappeared into the sky.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_148
Date: 1463
Description: (Translated from French) Engraving of
The Flaming Celestial Object observed. See
images/1463.jpg.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_58
Date: 2/19/1465
Location: Italy
Description: 19-21 February 1465. In the morning at
daybreak, several signs were observed in the sky, including a remarkable
event on the 19th. A large, flaming ship-like object appeared in the
northern sky, and this sighting was repeated on the following days,
though not at the same time. These unusual aerial phenomena captured the
attention of observers during that period.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_149
Date: 3/8/1468
Location: JAPAN, Nara
Description: (Translated from French) A dark object,
making the sound of a wheel, flew away from Mount Kasuga in the middle
of the night and flew westward, towards Osaka Bay.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.74-75
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_103
Date: 3/8/1468
Description: (Translated from French) In Japan, a dark
object making the sound of a wheel flew away at midnight from Mount
Kasuga and headed west. The combination of the sound and the dark hue of
the flying object is difficult to explain in common terms. (March
8)
Reference: Vallée 1969
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_59
Date: 3/8/1468 (approximate)
Location: MT. KASUGA, JAPAN
Description: Dark object makes 'wheel-like sound'.
Flies going quickly west from mountain. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: EMENEGGER, Robert: UFO'S PAST PRESENT &
FUTURE; Ballentine Books 1974. (Index 7)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_25
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded
Extra Data: Country: "Japan", Credibility: "6", Duration: "1", HatchDesc: "Mt.KASUGA,JAPAN:DARK OBJ MAKES 'WHEEL-LIKE SOUND':FLIES >>W from MOUNTAIN:NFD", LatLong: "35.800002 139.633340", LatLongDMS: "35:48:00 N 139:38:00 E", Locale: "Mountains", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Honshu Island", Strangeness: "4"
Date: 3/8/1468
Location: Mount Kasuga, Japan
Description: During the nighttime hours, a dark object
was observed taking off from Mount Kasuga and flying towards the bay of
Osaka. It emitted a sound resembling a spinning wheel as it moved. The
estimated size of the object was 9 by 6 feet.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_150
Date: 9/27/1477
Location: Japan
Description: A luminous object was observed traversing
the sky, followed by the descent of an unfamiliar cotton-like substance
over a span of six hours. The exact nature and origin of the object and
substance remained unidentified.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_151
Date: 1478
Location: Milan, Italy
Description: During a battle, two unexplained flying
objects are witnessed. An accompanying engraving in Lycosthenes' edition
depicts the scene, although it's uncertain whether the image was
specifically created for the book or reused from other sources.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_152
Date: 1479
Location: Arabia
Description: A pointed object resembling a "comet" is
observed in the sky. An engraving accompanies the account, but there are
doubts about its authenticity and origin, as it looks similar to
drawings of multi-stage rockets developed around the same period. The
illustration's source and accuracy remain uncertain.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_153
Date: 10/18/1482
Location: Albisola, Savona Province, Italy
Description: During a territorial dispute between the
villages of Albisola and Stella, a dazzling white cloud appeared in a
clear sky. The cloud emitted intense light, seemingly collecting all
sunlight, and a clear, sweet voice repeated the word "peace" three
times. This sudden phenomenon halted the ongoing battle as fighters were
stunned and astonished by the event, leading them to abandon their
weapons.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_154
Date: 8/1487
Location: Forli, Italy
Description: Early in the morning, a large star-like
object appeared in the sky, resembling a flying butterfly. Witnesses,
including peasants with loaded carts heading to Forli, observed this
phenomenon as it moved from the mountains towards Ravenna. The object
was also described as resembling a floating cartwheel. The event lasted
only a short time, intriguing those who saw it and sparking discussions
among the witnesses about its nature.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_155
Date: 1491
Location: Vladimir, Russia
Description: A remarkable event occurred in the city of
Vladimir, where witnesses reported seeing a frightful and awe-inspiring
apparition in the sky. The event involved the appearance of a figure
resembling the Saint Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky rising in the air
above a stone church and the abbot's residence. This figure was seen on
a white horse, surrounded by a bright, white cloud or thin smoke. The
spectacle left the observers frightened, prompting the ringing of bells
throughout the city. The event was interpreted as a sign of divine
wrath, urging people towards repentance.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_156
Date: 8/13/1491
Location: ITALY, Milan
Description: (Translated from French) Facius Cardan saw
appear at 8pm, 7 men dressed in silky garments resembling Greek togas.
They wore bright shoes and had bright breastplates. Two of them,
appearing more noble than the others, were dressed identically. One was
tall and ruddy-faced and had two companions, the other smaller and
fairer-skinned had three. They were said to be 40 years old but looked
only 30. They said they were men made of air, subject to birth and death
but could live up to 300 years. When questioned about the immortality of
the soul they said nothing survives of the individual that is personal
to them. They said God creates the world little by little, so that if he
were to stop doing it, even for an instant, the world would
perish.
Reference: Jacques VALLEE: "Chronicles of E.T.
Appearances" - DENOEL 1972 - coll. J'AI LU, p. 26, 27
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_104
Date: 8/13/1491
Time: 20:00
Location: MILANO, ITL
Description: Fazio Cardano. 7 small humanoids (or
Greys). "Live 300 years.. can't say much / special laws..".
Type: sighting
Reference: Book: BERGIER, Jacques: E.T. VISITATIONS,
PREHISTORIC TIMES to the PRESENT; J'ai Ju, France 1970 & H. Regnery,
Chicago 1973, Signet, NY 1974. (Milan, 1491 pg 85. Esterhazy, pg
163)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_26
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, CNT: Contactee related, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NFO: No craft seen, OID: Humanoid: Small alien or "Grey", TCH: New technical details/clues, HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Italy", Credibility: "4", Duration: "180", Elev: "122", HatchDesc: "MILANO,ITL:FAZIO CARDANO:7 OIDS:"LIVE 300 YRS..CANT SAY MUCH/SPECIAL LAWS.."", LatLong: "45.466669 9.200000", LatLongDMS: "45:28:00 N 09:12:00 E", Locale: "Metropolis", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Milano", Strangeness: "9"
Date: 8/13/1491
Location: Milan, Italy
Description: Philosopher Facius Cardan had an encounter
with seven enigmatic figures in his study. According to his son Jerome,
who recorded the event, these beings appeared dressed in silken garments
similar to Greek togas, with radiant breastplates and unique
undergarments of crimson color. Two of them, seemingly of higher status,
were dressed distinctively. These figures claimed to be composed of air
and subject to birth and death, though their lifespans exceeded those of
humans, potentially reaching three hundred years. During their
interaction, they discussed various philosophical topics, including the
nature of the universe and the mortality of the soul. The encounter
lasted for more than three hours and left Cardan with profound insights
and intriguing perspectives.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_157
Date: 10/11/1492
Location: Guanahany, Bahamas
Description: Christopher Columbus and a crew member
observed a small light two hours before midnight. Columbus initially saw
the light on the quarter-deck, but it appeared so diminutive that he
hesitated to confirm it as land. He called upon Pero Gutierrez and
Rodrigo Sanchez of Segovia to witness the light, but only Gutierrez
could see it from his vantage point. The light seemed to move like a
flickering candle, prompting speculation that it might indicate the
presence of land. Columbus was convinced that land was nearby and urged
his crew to keep a vigilant watch for it. He offered a reward, including
a silken jacket, to the first person who spotted land, in addition to
the King and Queen's promised annuity.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_158
Date: Mid 10/1492
Location: AMERICA (New World)
Description: (Translated from French) "Two hours before
midnight" Columbus indeed distinguished a light. He called Pero
Guttierez and asked him to look: "It was in fact like a kind of light,
like a chain of wax, which rose and fell, gradually approaching the
ground". (1492, mid-October)
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "The Chronicle of UFOs" -
Delarge 1977 p.77-78
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_105
Date: 11/16/1492
Description: (Translated from French) At Ensisheim
(Alsace), 1st well-observed fall of meteorites, and of which there are
still samples. (November 16)
Reference: Etienne
1998
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_60
Date: 1493
Description: (Translated from French) Birth of
Paracelsus.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_61
Date: 8/13/1493
Description: (Translated from French) Meeting of Facius
Cardan. (August 13)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_62
Date: 1494
Location: Apulia, Italy
Description: During the arrival of King Charles VIII in
Naples, three suns were reportedly observed in the night sky amidst a
cloud-covered backdrop. The phenomenon was accompanied by intense
lightning and unsettling thunder, creating an awe-inspiring
spectacle.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_159
Date: 9/20/1498
Location: Japan
Description: An unidentified bright object resembling
an umbrella was sighted crossing the sky accompanied by a rumbling
sound.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_160
Date: 1499
Location: South Atlantic, off Africa
Description: During Pedro Alvares Cabral's expedition,
a luminous object was observed in the southern sky for 8 minutes as they
sailed around Africa. The object's appearance was followed by a
hurricane that caused significant damage to the expedition. While six
ships were lost, the remaining seven continued their journey to the
Americas, eventually bringing back valuable spices and news of the
discovery of Brazil and Madagascar.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_161
Date: 1501
Location: Between Urbino and Gubbio, central
Italy
Description: In 1501, a phenomenon described as a
"horrible appearance in the stormy sky" was witnessed between Urbino and
Gubbio. This event was reported by the Florentine physician Antonio
Benivieni, who noted that it caused many abortions. The description of
this event as a "monstrous" occurrence is reminiscent of historical UFO
sightings, suggesting a possible connection to unidentified flying
objects.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_162
Date: 9/29/1504
Location: Tirano, Val Poschiavo, Italy
Description: Mario Omodei experienced a remarkable
event in his garden at dawn. He was surrounded by a bright light, heard
a voice calling his name, and was lifted from the ground. He found
himself transported to a location owned by Alojsio Quadrio, where he
encountered an even more dazzling vision that he interpreted as the
Virgin Mary. This luminous apparition, resembling a 14-year old girl,
instructed him to build a temple dedicated to her. The temple was
eventually completed in 1513 and consecrated in 1528, following this
extraordinary encounter.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_163
Date: 1509
Location: MEXICO
Description: (Translated from French) One morning in
1509 the guardians of the temple of Telzatlipoca informed the emperor
Moctezuma that in the middle of the previous night, they had been able
to observe a smoke that was thickening and that was so white and bright,
that it was like being in broad daylight.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.77-78
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_106
Date: 3/19/1509
Location: Villefranche-du-Rouergue
Description: A man named Collongis encountered an
extraordinary event while attempting to free a stuck cart in a river.
After praying, he witnessed a being surrounded by blinding light,
accompanied by twelve other figures that he interpreted as the Virgin
Mary and the Apostles. These figures walked on thirteen stones used for
crossing the river and then disappeared to the West. Miraculously, as
they vanished, Collongis found that his cart had been freed from the
mud. This event led to the establishment of the Chapel of the Thirteen
Stones on July 1, 1510, following an investigation by the bishop of
Rodez.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_164
Date: 1513
Location: Rome, Italy
Description: The renowned sculptor Michelangelo
Buonarroti reported sighting a triangular light with three distinct
tails of varying colors. This remarkable event, witnessed on a calm
night, led Michelangelo to paint an image of the phenomenon.
Unfortunately, the painting has not survived over time. According to the
account in Benedictine chronicler Benedetto Lushino's book "Vulnera
Diligentis," the triangular sign resembled a star with a silvery tail, a
red tail, and a fiery and bifurcated third tail.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_165
Date: 11/8/1517
Location: ROMANIA
Description: (Translated from French) According to the
Romanian chronicle "Leptopisetul Moldovenesc", a great sign appeared in
the sky, shining like a human figure, towards the west. It stayed up
there for a long time before hiding itself again in the air. (Michel
BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" - Delarge 1977 p.78) On November 8th ”A
great blue sign shining like a face of a man” appeard in the western sky
over Moldavia. It remained quite a long time, at the same place, after
which it ”hid itself” in the sky again. (November 8th, 1517)
Reference: cf. Letopisetul Moldovcenesc
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_107
Date: 11/8/1517
Description: (Translated from French) A large, bright
blue sign like the face of a man appears in the western sky above
Moldavia. It stays there for a long time, after which it disappears
again into the sky. (November 8)
Reference: Letopisetul Moldovcenesc
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_63
Date: 11/8/1517
Location: Moldavia, Romania
Description: A significant event occurred when a
prominent blue sign resembling a human face appeared in the sky. The
17th-century Moldavian chronicler Grigore Ureche documented this
occurrence, describing the face-like object shining brightly in the sky.
After a period of remaining motionless, the object eventually concealed
itself once more within the sky.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_166
Date: 4/1518
Location: Yucatan, Mexico
Description: Spanish conquistador Juan de Grijalva
reported a remarkable event where a star-like object appeared above
their ship in the evening. The object exhibited movement and emitted
continuous rays of light as it moved toward a nearby town or village,
leaving a visible trail in the air that endured for three hours. This
extraordinary sighting, accompanied by other clear signs, led the crew
to interpret it as a divine message, signaling the divine will for them
to settle in the village of Coatzalcoalco.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_167
Date: 1520
Location: GERMANY: Erfurt
Description: (Translated from French) Under the reign
of Emperor Carlos V of Prussia (Charles Quint), two bright Suns were
seen at the same time in Erfurt; a burning ray suddenly landed and then
departed into the sky where it took a circular shape. (Henry DURRANT:
"The Black Book of UFOs" - Laffont 1970, p. 61) "A wonderful burning ray
of great dimensions suddenly appeared in the sky. It fell to the ground
and destroyed several places. Then it turned around, circled and rose
into the sky where it remained in the form of a circle"
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "The Chronicle of UFOs" -
Delarge 1977 p.78
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_108
Date: 1520
Location: Hereford, England
Description: An anomalous event involving thermal
effects occurred in which a massive beam of fire was witnessed in the
sky. As it descended towards the Earth, its intense heat caused damage
to various objects. Subsequently, the fiery beam ascended back into the
sky, transforming its appearance into that of a circular ring of fire.
This unusual sighting, documented by Lycosthenes in his Prodigiorum ac
Ostentorum Chronicon, left an impression of both wonder and
mystery.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_168
Date: 1/1520?
Location: ERFURT, PRUSSIA
Description: Round glow. Rotating beam scorches ground.
Also 2 fiery spheres. / r8 p??
Type: sighting
Reference: WILKINS, Harold T.: FLYING SAUCERS
UNCENSORED; Citadel 1955 & Pyramid Books, NY PB 1967. (Index
178)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_27
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, DRT: Dirt/soil traces/marks/footprints etc., VEG: Plants affected or sampled/crop circles, TCH: New technical details/clues, HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Germany", Credibility: "4", Duration: "15", HatchDesc: "ERFURT,PRUSSIA:ROUND GLOW:ROTATING BEAM SCORCHES GND:+2 FIERY SPHERES:/r8 p??", LatLong: "50.983336 11.066667", LatLongDMS: "50:59:00 N 11:04:00 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "THR", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 1521
Location: Cuenca, Spain
Description: Dr. Eugenio Torralba had a remarkable
encounter with an entity named "Zekiel" who imparted secrets and
knowledge to him. This being allegedly flew Torralba to Rome, leading to
his fame and medical success. Cervantes even mentioned Torralba in Don
Quijote for his extraordinary journey. However, Torralba's association
with Zekiel attracted the attention of the Inquisition, which accused
him of heretical practices. Torralba was arrested in 1528, subjected to
torture, and imprisoned. Despite his release and the condition to avoid
contact with Zekiel, the episode remained a mixture of blessing and
curse in his life.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_169
Date: 1523
Location: CHINA, Yugiu (Jiangsu)
Description: (Translated from French) ...a teacher
named Lü Yu lived in the village of Yugiu. One day, when it was raining
non-stop, this teacher noticed two ships sailing on the fluffy clouds in
front of his house. On these two ships measuring more than ten arms, men
two arms long were busy, each wearing a red hat and multicolored
clothes. They all held a pole in their hand. The ships moved very
quickly. At Lü Yu's house that day there were a dozen scholars who,
alerted by Lü Yu, came out of the house and stood next to him to observe
the phenomenon. Then, the men in multicolored clothes passed their hand
over the mouths of the scholars: their mouths immediately became black
and none of the scholars could speak anymore. At that moment, they saw a
man, escorted like a mandarin, dressed like a retired scholar, emerge on
one of the ships, accompanied by a bonze. Long after, the ships flew
away, as if pushed by the clouds, and fell a kilometer away in a
cemetery. The ships gone, the scholars felt their mouths become normal
again. But five days later, Lü Yu died for unknown reasons.
Reference: SHI BO: "China and the Extraterrestrials"
ed. Mercure de FRANCE, 1983, p.42
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_109
Date: 1523
Location: Changsu, Jiangsu Province, China
Description: A fascinating account is documented in the
Chinese book "Stories in a Summerhouse of Flowers" by Qiu Fuzuo. The
story tells of a teacher named Lii Yu who witnessed two large ships
flying over the clouds during incessant rain. These ships carried two
tall men, each twelve feet tall, dressed in multicolored clothes and
holding poles. The men's actions left observers speechless, and they
even turned the scholars' mouths black with a gesture. A figure
resembling an old scholar emerged on one of the ships, escorted by a
bonze, and the ships eventually departed, leaving a lasting impression
on those who witnessed the event.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_170
Date: 8/1523
Location: CHINA, Guiling (Guangxi)
Description: (Translated from French) The townspeople
saw in the sky each night a star measuring more than ten arms. It always
remained suspended in the sky, surrounded by white vapor. It was
rectangular, like a saber, and moved slowly from north to south. (August
1523 to October)
Reference: SHI BO: "China and the Extraterrestrials"
ed. Mercure de FRANCE, 1983, p.44
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_110
Date: 1526
Location: Rome, Italy
Description: Inquisitor Paulus Grillandus recounted a
tale of demonic transportation involving a countryman in Rome. The man's
wife participated in a witch gathering and later transported him through
two he-goats. At the gathering, he witnessed famous individuals pledging
allegiance to the Devil, engaging in dances and banquets. When he
accidentally uttered the word "God" and requested salt, everything
vanished. He found himself naked near Benevento, far from Rome, and
eventually returned home. This account illustrates the complex beliefs
surrounding supernatural experiences and the differing perspectives of
medieval demonologists, from skeptics attributing such events to mental
illusions to "true believers" embracing the supernatural. Some
contemporary researchers speculate that similar phenomena might occur in
altered states of consciousness rather than the physical world.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_171
Date: 1528
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) Ambroise Paré:
"This comet was so horrible and so terrifying that some people died of
fear; the others fell ill. It appeared to be of excessive length and was
of a blood-red color; at the top of it, one could see the figure of a
bent arm, holding a great sword in its hand, as if it wanted to strike.
At the tip, there were three stars. On both sides of the rays of this
comet, one could see a great number of axes, knives, swords colored with
blood, among which there were a great number of hideous human bundles,
with beards and bristling hair.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.79-80
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_111
Date: 1528
Location: NETHERLANDS, Utrecht
Description: (Translated from French) During the siege
of Utrecht "a cruel and strange observation was made in the sky, which
terrified the citizens and made the enemies believe they were going to
occupy the city. It was yellow in color and passed over the city, high
in the sky, and was frightening to behold".
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.79
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_112
Date: 1528
Description: (Translated from French) During the siege
of the city of Utrecht (Netherlands), a strange and cruel sign was seen
in the sky --- the shape of a Burgundian cross, just above the city, of
a yellow color and horrible to behold.
Reference: Wolffart
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_64
Date: 1528
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
Description: A yellow object with a cross-like
appearance was observed in the sky during the siege of Utrecht. This
phenomenon created panic among the town's inhabitants while the
attackers interpreted it as a positive omen for their impending success.
The sky sign, resembling a cross of a yellowish color, had a terrible
aspect and was associated with the symbol of Burgundy. This event
illustrates how celestial occurrences could influence the emotions and
beliefs of people during historical conflicts, shaping their perceptions
and expectations.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_172
Date: 10/9/1528
Location: Westrie, Northern Germany
Description: A terrifying and unusual sighting was
recorded by Pierre Boaistuau in his Histoires Prodigieuses. Ambroise
Paré described a blood-red 'comet' that emerged from the east and was
visible for about an hour and fifteen minutes, disappearing towards
midday. This object caused panic and illness among the populace, leading
to deaths due to fear. The 'comet' had a distinctive appearance with an
arm holding a great sword pointing downwards, accompanied by stars and a
multitude of axes, blades, and repulsive human faces.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_173
Date: 1529
Location: ROMANIA
Description: (Translated from French) In the museum of
the small town of Sibiu, Romania, extraordinary documents are available
to those who wish to consult them. In 1555 a three-stage space rocket
was built running on solid fuel. The author of this invention of a
prodigious technique returns to the master of fire, Conrad Haas. The
chronology of inventions is found in the Sibiu Manuscript: 1529:
Two-Stage Rocket (ignition in both), 1529: Three-Stage Rocket, 1529:
Rocket Battery, 1536: Flying House. Experimentation of the principle of
ignition in the multi-stage rocket, 1555: Use of delta wings to
stabilize rockets in flight. (1529 to 1555)
Reference: Jean FERGUSON: "All about Flying Saucers"
ed.; Leméac, Ottawa, 1972, p. 26, 27
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_113
Date: 8/1533
Location: Peru
Description: Garcilaso de la Vega, the Incan,
documented the sighting of an unusual greenish-black 'comet' in his work
Historic General del Peru. This comet had distinctive features, being
narrower than a man's body and longer than a pike, and was observed by
many witnesses on multiple occasions at night. The sight of this
mysterious object intensified Tupac Huallpa's fear of his own death, as
a similar phenomenon had been seen before his father's death. Despite
being accustomed to heavenly phenomena, Huallpa found this 'comet' to be
different from the ordinary kind. Tragically, Tupac Huallpa was executed
on 29 August 1533.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_174
Date: 4/20/1535
Location: STOCKHOLM, SWD
Description: Many observer(s). '7 suns' circle city.
Same over Weimar, Germany / same date.
Type: sighting
Reference: INFORESPACE Journal. SOBEPS Group, Belgium;
bimonthly (Index 24)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_28
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Scandanavian and Finland", Credibility: "11", Duration: "5", HatchDesc: "STOCKHOLM,SWD:MANY OBS:'7 SUNS' CIRCLE CITY::SAME OVR WEIMAR,GERMANY/SAME DATE", LatLong: "59.350003 18.000001", LatLongDMS: "59:21:00 N 18:00:00 E", Locale: "Metropolis", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Sweden", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 5/31/1536
Location: Monte Stella, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
Description: Antonio de' Antoni, a deaf-mute shepherd
from Gardone Val Trompia, was reciting the rosary when he witnessed an
intense light. Within this light, the Virgin Mary appeared, holding
Jesus in her arms. She appeared dressed simply and conveyed a message to
the shepherds that they should build a temple at that location. Antonio
shared the experience with others, and upon his return, the site was
illuminated by the beams of an overhead star. Pope Paul III granted the
location a consecrated status, and a temple was constructed there by
1539.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_175
Date: 1537
Description: (Translated from French) People from
Franconia, between Pabenberp and the Thuringian forest, see a star of
astonishing size. It descends lower and lower and then becomes a large
white circle from which swirls and balls of fire escape. As they fall to
the ground, the balls of fire melt the tips of spears and all that is
made of iron, without causing any harm to humans or their houses.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_65
Date: 1537
Location: Near Florence, Italy
Description: Benvenuto Cellini, a renowned artist,
recounts an incident in his autobiography. While he was riding back to
Florence from Rome, a large and brilliantly shining object of fire was
seen in the sky. People observed this extraordinary phenomenon and were
amazed by its dazzling splendor.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_176
Date: 1/16/1538
Location: In Franconia, Thuringia, Germany
Description: A significant sighting was recorded where
a large "star" was observed in the sky. This celestial object descended
gradually, transforming into a large white circle. It emitted whirlwinds
and clumps of fire that fell to the earth. These fiery fragments had the
remarkable effect of melting the tips of spears, irons, and even horses'
bits, without causing harm to people or buildings.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_177
Date: 1543
Description: (Translated from French) A large comet
approached closer to the Sun
than any other, and the same thing will repeat in 1882.
These two comets penetrated into the Sun's belt which is given an
absolute temperature of 1 million degrees, reports George
Hunt Williamson. These comets traveled 1 million km in this
incandescent crown and emerged unscathed, without any change in velocity
or direction. If the Sun emits such intense heat, how is it that they
did not disintegrate the moment they plunged into this 1 million
°C.
Reference: Other Languages, Other
Natures
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_66
Date: 1544
Location: FRANCE, Nay (Béarn)
Description: (Translated from French) A fire lance
appeared in the sky on Pentecost day. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon this
lance fell on a square and on a building with a terrible crash. Nothing
remained of the building.
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977, p. 59
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_114
Date: 5/15/1544
Location: In Nay, Beam, France
Description: An anomalous event occurred involving an
object resembling a fiery sword or described as three fireballs. This
object hovered over the town before crashing down with a terrifying
noise, ultimately demolishing a house upon impact.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_178
Date: 1546
Location: In Caranza near La Spezia, Italy
Description: Farmers reported witnessing a peculiar
event involving a disk that changed colors from yellow to red. This disk
was accompanied by red fireballs shining beneath it. The phenomenon was
observed in multiple areas, including the village of Caranza near Passo
del Bocco, occurring intermittently. Chronicler Father Antonio Cesena
recorded this event, interpreting it as a sign of the impending death of
Count Luigi Fieschi, the governor of Varese Ligure, which occurred later
that year.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_179
Date: 4/24/1547
Location: In Halberstadt, Saxony, Germany
Description: Witnesses reported sighting a black
ball-shaped object that appeared to emerge from the middle of the moon.
This mysterious object then rapidly flew towards the North.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_180
Date: 11/13/1547
Location: Near Rome, Italy
Description: At 3 P.M., witnesses observed a rod and a
cross in the sky, accompanied by a bird-like object situated above them.
The sky was clear and calm, and these objects remained visible for three
consecutive days. This event was depicted in a German broadsheet found
in the Johann Jacob Wick's collection, preserved by the Zurich
Zentralbibliothek.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_181
Date: 12/13/1547
Location: ITALY, Rome
Description: (Translated from French) "On the first day
of the Ides of December at the third hour of the afternoon, while the
weather was splendid and the sky serene, a staff, and a red cross were
observed in the air for nearly three hours. And above that one thought
to see an eagle taking flight, its wings open..."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.80
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_115
Date: 12/15/1547
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Description: Mariners in the port of Hamburg, Germany,
see a fireball moving to the south. Its rays are so hot that passengers
cannot remain inside the ships. Thinking the vessels are about to burn,
they hide and take cover.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Simon Goulart, Thrésor d’histoires
admirables et mémorables de nostre temps, Geneva, 1600, vol.
1, p. 55
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_1
Date: 12/15/1547
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Description: At midnight, sailors in Hamburg witnessed
a luminous globe with intense heat, resembling the Sun, moving northward
through the sky. The globe emitted scorching rays that were so powerful
that they compelled ship passengers to seek shelter, fearing their
vessels might ignite."
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_182
Date: 6/28/1548
Location: GERMANY, Oettingen (Bavaria)
Description: (Translated from French) At Oettingen it
was said that the sun disk darkened at the passage of several aerial
objects that went here and there in the sky, close enough to the ground
to fly over the houses while red flames stayed in the air.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.80
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_116
Date: 6/28/1548
Location: Oettingen, Bavaria
Description: The sky darkened as approximately twenty
flying "vehicles" accompanied by red flames were observed maneuvering
above the houses. This unusual spectacle occurred on multiple occasions,
specifically on 28 June and 26 July 1548 in Oettingen, Bavaria.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_183
Date: 6/19/1550
Location: Near Trebnitz, Saxony, Germany
Description: Residents of Saxonia, close to Wittemberg,
were witness to an extraordinary event as described in Histoires
Prodigieuses. A sizable cross materialized in the sky, encircled by two
large warring armies generating cacophonous sounds. The heavens released
blood-like rain, while the sun appeared to fracture into two segments,
with one portion seemingly descending toward the earth. Despite some
discrepancies in details, a contemporary 1550 broadsheet corroborated
Fincelius' account, validating the occurrence of this remarkable
phenomenon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_184
Date: 10/15/1550
Location: Biubiu River, Chile
Description: Pedro de Valdivia, a conquistador who
played a prominent role in the conquest of Chile, documented an
anomalous event in an instruction to his representatives. He recounted
that Mapuche Indians encountered two enigmatic figures preceding an
attack. The beings, a beautiful woman and an old man on a white horse,
both attired in white garments, appeared to warn the Indians against
retaliating. The woman disappeared, and the devil subsequently
reiterated the message. Valdivia's report also included an account of a
comet falling with exceptional brightness three days prior, from which
the woman emerged, while the devil followed to instruct the Indians to
gather a large force. This encounter and its prophetic nature prompted
Valdivia to reflect on the divine cult and the displacement of devilish
worship.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_185
Date: 1551
Location: Morbecque, France
Description: Approximate data. Jacquemine Deickens,
wife of Hirache, faced accusations of sorcery after encountering a being
believed to be the Devil while milking cows. Allegedly engaging in
intimate relations with the entity, she bore a mark on her back beneath
her left shoulder blade as evidence of her wrongdoing. This woman, known
as a flying contactee, was said to have flown out of her house every few
weeks to rendezvous with fellow witches at a crossroads near Pierre
Depours' residence. They engaged in dancing and feasting with numerous
demons. Eventually, in 1557, she stood trial, found guilty, and was
executed for these purported activities.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_186
Date: 1551
Location: Near Waldstadt, Germany
Description: Following a drinking party, a woman who
had spoken blasphemies was reportedly lifted into the air by the devil
while onlookers observed. Spectators hurried outside to track her
flight, witnessing her suspended in the sky above the village. To their
astonishment, she then plummeted from the heavens and was discovered
lifeless in a field, marking a bizarre occurrence that illustrated the
dramatic consequences believed to be linked to her interaction with the
devil.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_187
Date: 1/3/1551
Location: LISBON, PORTUGAL
Description: Flying red cylinders and fireballs terrify
population. 'Rain of blood'(?)
Type: sighting
Reference: INFORESPACE Journal. SOBEPS Group, Belgium;
bimonthly (Index 24)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_29
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Portugal", Credibility: "6", Duration: "10", HatchDesc: "LISBON,PORTUGAL:FLYING RED CYLs+FBLS TERRIFY POPULATION:'RAIN OF BLOOD'(?)", LatLong: "38.683335 -9.066667", LatLongDMS: "38:41:00 N 09:04:00 W", Locale: "Metropolis", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "EST", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 1/3/1551
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Description: Reports of flying red cylinders in the sky
spread fear among the population. It's worth mentioning that another
account mentions a "fiery meteor" sighted on 28 January, coinciding with
a significant earthquake. However, due to the lack of a specific source,
it's uncertain whether these two reports might be conflated or confused
with each other.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_188
Date: 3/1551
Location: Magdeburg, Germany
Description: A remarkable celestial event unfolded as
three suns appeared in the sky, prompting Emperor Charles Quint to cease
the siege of the city. Although details are limited, this occurrence
could possibly be attributed to parhelia, also known as "sun dogs."
Historians note that despite the initial siege by Emperor Charles V, he
was persuaded to retreat his forces in exchange for a substantial sum of
money.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_189
Date: 1552
Description: (Translated from French) German Conrad
Wolffhart (known by the pseudonym Lycosthènes and author of a chronicle
of cursed facts which makes him a sort of Charles Fort of the
Renaissance) ensures the publication of existing fragments of Julius
Obsequens' Prodiges, thus probably saving them from total
disappearance.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_67
Date: 1/13/1553
Location: PERU, Porco and Potosi
Description: (Translated from French) At the time when
Sebastian and his allies were preparing troops and weapons for the
execution of his uprising in this city and Captain Francesco Hernandez
Giron was doing the same in Chaqui, three Suns and two Moons appeared in
the sky above the Porco site, in the middle of a circular halo, and
inside it two blue and red arcs. Two other arcs of various colors and an
admirable comet of blood red color appeared above the rich hills of the
imperial city. On Friday, January 13, 52 days before General Hinojosa
was assassinated, at 7 o'clock in the morning, a large circle was seen
in the sky above Porco, passing through the middle of the natural Sun
and it was all white, the size of an empan. It was reddish, tending
towards the color of blood and the two others at its sides were very red
and made of blood, to the point that their brightness and fire took away
the sight of those who looked at them. The two Moons located at the
limit were of a kind of white and a little red tending towards the color
of blood. The two arcs that appeared were blue and red, the smaller arc
was wider than the other. The comet that seemed to be born from the halo
was blazing and made of blood, with a formidable head and a tail of the
same material. This prodigy was seen from the Porco site and all its
surroundings. The comet was seen again seven days later, at dawn, on the
hill of Potosi, with two other arcs, one very white that seemed polished
silver, the other that was above it, of a red tending towards blood and
shining like a fire. One end of this arc ended in a kind of spiral ray
of blood color...
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.81
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_117
Date: 1/13/1553
Location: Porco, Peru
Description: An extraordinary atmospheric event
unfolded, leaving a deep impression on the people. Above Porco, three
suns and two moons appeared within a great ring, along with two blue and
red arches. Concurrently, a comet with a fiery and blood-red appearance
emerged outside the ring, marked by a distinct, curly head and tail.
Despite its cometary description, this phenomenon was not consistent
with a typical comet or aurora borealis, occurring at 7 A.M. The
indigenous reactions to this event were intense, marked by astonishment
and utterances signifying apprehension and impending catastrophe. This
occurrence's social impact and its connection to subsequent events,
including the demise of key figures, further fueled its mystique. The
multifaceted nature of the phenomena indicates an intricate interplay of
highly unusual atmospheric conditions.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_190
Date: 1554
Location: GERMANY, Nebra (Prussia) and Griessisie
(Thuringia)
Description: (Translated from French) Two red crosses
appeared in the sky of Nebra and the same day the solar disc was
obscured by a cross in Griessisie; many discs were also seen.
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les OVNI du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p. 60
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_119
Date: 2/1/1554
Location: Salon de Provence, France
Description: Dr. Nostradamus, along with numerous
witnesses, reported an astonishing celestial occurrence between 7 and 8
P.M. A large "bright burning rod" manifested in the sky, displaying
remarkable behavior for two hours. The phenomenon, initially resembling
a blazing staff or torch, emitted intense brightness and fiery spurts
akin to a smith's forge. It traveled rapidly with roaring thunderous
sounds, possibly propelled by strong winds, and eventually altered its
course over a span of 20 minutes. The object transitioned southward,
releasing a fiery stream that lingered. Nostradamus perceived it as an
ominous omen, foretelling potential calamities for Provence and its
ruler, potentially involving war, fire, famine, or foreign subjugation.
This perplexing event was witnessed by over a thousand people and left
an indelible mark on its observers, prompting Nostradamus to communicate
its significance to the Duke of Tende.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_191
Date: 6/10/1554
Time: 18:00
Location: SALON-DE-PROVENCE AND ST. CHALMAS, FR
Description: 'Lance' wobbles east going quickly west.
Flames all over. Seen / 2 hours.
Type: sighting
Reference: INFORESPACE Journal. SOBEPS Group, Belgium;
bimonthly (Index 24)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_30
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "France", Credibility: "8", Duration: "120", HatchDesc: "SALON-de-PROVENCE+St CHALMAS,FR:'LANCE' WOBBLES E>>W:FLAMES ALL OVR:SEEN/2hrs", LatLong: "43.650002 5.100000", LatLongDMS: "43:39:00 N 05:06:00 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Bouches-du-Rhône", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 6/13/1554
Location: GERMANY, Jena, Nebra, Thuringia
Description: (Translated from French) A large number of
spheres and discs flew quickly over the city of Jena. They had sudden
changes in speed and took on a red hue as they headed north.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.82
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_118
Date: 6/13/1554
Location: Iena, Germany
Description: A significant sighting occurred as
numerous spheres and disks traversed the skies over the city of Iena.
These objects displayed rapid changes in speed and, notably, shifted in
color to red while heading northward, creating an enigmatic and
memorable phenomenon for observers in the area.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_192
Date: 3/5/1555
Location: Buendia, Cuenca, Spain
Description: On Tuesday, March 5th, 1555, a significant
sighting took place in Buendia, Cuenca, Spain. Numerous witnesses
observed an immense cross-shaped object suspended in the sky beside a
newly constructed calvary, a representation of a crucifix on elevated
ground. This hovering cross remained stationary, prompting the
involvement of the Inquisition of Cuenca, who dispatched an
investigator. A total of nineteen individuals recounted the event to
notaries, underscoring its relevance as an unidentified aerial
phenomenon, albeit within a religious context.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_193
Date: 12/5/1557 (approximate)
Location: GERMANY, Tübingen (Baden-Württemberg)
Description: (Translated from French) "Many black
clouds appeared around the Sun, like those we see when great storms
rage. And soon after other clouds of fire and blood emerged from the
Sun, and others yellow like saffron. From these clouds came light
effects in the shape of large, high and wide hats, and the earth itself
appeared yellow and bloody and covered with high and wide hats that took
on different colors such as red, blue, green and mostly black... "
(1557, (or 1577?) December 5)
Reference: Jacques VALLEE: "Autres dimensions" - trad.
Robert Laffont 1989 - p. 32-33, cites Pierre Boaistuau and places this
phenomenon in 1577; also cited in 1577 by "Dossiers OVNI", ed. Marshall
Cavendish, Paris 1998, Hors série, p. 5; Christiane PIENS, in "Les OVNI
du Passé - Marabout 1977 p. 60, restores this to 1557
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.85
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_120
Date: 12/5/1557
Time: 07:00
Location: NEAR TUBINGEN, GERM
Description: Many large colored 'hats' exit odd clouds.
Small humanoids (or Greys) too? / Belgian UFO Society (SOBEPS)
IFS#24.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: DIMENSIONS, A Casebook of
Alien Contact Ballentine, NY 1989. PB (Index 13)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_31
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity, CMF: Camouflage/disguise
Extra Data: Country: "Germany", Credibility: "4", Duration: "20", HatchDesc: "nr TUBINGEN,GERM:MANY LRG CLRD 'HATS' EXIT ODD CLOUDS:OIDS TOO?:/SOBEPS IFS#24", LatLong: "48.550002 9.083334", LatLongDMS: "48:33:00 N 09:05:00 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Bade-Wurtemberg", Strangeness: "7"
Date: 12/5/1557
Description: Above Tubingen, Germany fiery clouds
circled in the sky around seven o'clock in the morning, from which
emerged "large, tall and wide" hat-shaped objects. The glow cast upon
the ground was yellow and "bloody". The hat-shaped flying objects were
multicolored: black, red, blue, and green.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Larry Hatch, U computer database, case # 33;
Jacques Vallee, Dimensions: A Casebook of Alien Contact, p. 13
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8190
Date: 4/4/1561
Description: (Translated from French) Observation
at Nuremberg. (4 April)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_68
Date: 4/4/1561
Location: Nuremberg, Germany
Description: Dusk. A “frightening vision” is seen in
the sky above Nuremberg, Germany, said to be observed by many. Printer
Hans
Glaser describes in his broadside many blood-red, blue, and black
balls or discs near the Sun. “They were three alongside each other,
sometimes four in a square, and several alone, and between these balls
blood- colored crosses” are seen. Two “great pipes” (cannon) are also
observed, and everything starts to “fight against each other.” The
battle lasts about one hour, then the burning balls fall to the earth
and vanish on the ground. Although cited as a possible early UFO report,
the narrative is simply about a battle in the sky by phantom armies told
as an allegory of what awaits an unrepentant humanity on Judgment
Day.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Hans Glaser, Himmelserscheinung
über
Nürnberg am 14. April 1561, Holzschnitt, 1561; Carl Jung, Flying
Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies, Mentor ed., 1969, pp.
103–104, between pp.
120–121; Ulrich Magin, “A UFO in the Year 1561,” Fortean Times 283
(February 2012): 40–42
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_2
Date: 4/14/1561
Location: GERMANY, Nuremberg
Description: (Translated from French) At sunrise the
inhabitants of Nuremberg had a very frightening vision... "In addition
to red, bluish or black balls, and circular discs, two large pipes were
seen..., in which small and large pipes there were three balls, also
four and more. All these elements began to fight against each other".
This battle seemed to have lasted an hour, then, "as mentioned above,
from the Sun and the sky, it fell to the earth as if everything was
burning and with a great vapor everything was consumed". In the middle
of these spheres a elongated shape was also observed "similar to a large
black lance".
Reference: Henry DURRANT: "The Black Book of UFOs" -
Laffont 1970, p. 61; cites Nuremberg Gazette in "A Modern Myth" by C.G.
Jung, Paris, 1961
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_121
Date: 4/14/1561
Time: 06:00
Location: NUREMBURG, GERM
Description: Spheres and disks exit
cylinder/cylindrical object / sky. Gone in flames. 'Common event' /
r2p12.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris.
Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index
186)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_32
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Germany", Credibility: "4", Duration: "15", HatchDesc: "NUREMBURG,GERM:SPHERES+DISKS EXIT CYL/SKY:GONE in FLAMES:'common event'/r2p12", LatLong: "49.450002 11.116667", LatLongDMS: "49:27:00 N 11:07:00 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Bavaria", Strangeness: "7"
Date: 4/14/1561
Location: Nuremberg, Germany
Description: At sunrise, a remarkable phenomenon
unfolded, captivating the observers. Numerous red, blue, and black
spheres and disks emerged from two vertical cylinders, initiating an
apparent aerial battle. These objects traversed the sky across the Sun's
face, creating a spectacle akin to conflict. A contemporary engraving
portrays some of these spheres landing on a hill near the city,
accompanied by rising smoke. The imagery includes an elongated form
resembling a large black spear in a horizontal position. The report
describes not just spheres and disks but also two large pipes within
which smaller and larger pipes contained three or more balls. This
aerial skirmish persisted for about an hour before culminating in a
dramatic descent toward the Earth, accompanied by intense smoke and
apparent combustion.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_194
Date: 12/24/1563
Location: NORWAY, Bergen
Description: (Translated from French) Shortly before
Christmas. Absalon Pedersson Beyer, a Protestant priest, and Christern
Ulff as well as a goldsmith, the latter two accompanied by their wives,
women and servants, observed a round, black, abnormal cloud passing in
front of the moon and covering it. The black cloud emitted a puff of
black smoke and the witnesses then heard a whistling sound. The cloud
then went back and forth and finally disappeared. All this happened from
around 5:30 pm until around 9 pm.
Reference: continued: same witness see 1564 at Easter -
Bergen
Reference: Source: Armand/Holm-Hansen: UFOER OVER
NORGE., 1971, 73, collated by Ole Jonny Braenne
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_122
Date: 12/24/1563
Description: (Translated from French) Just before
Christmas. In Bergen (Norway), the priest Absalon Pederssøn Beyer, with
Christern Ulff and a goldsmith, as well as their respective wives and
servants, observe a round, unnatural black "cloud" pass in front of the
Moon
and cover it. A jet of smoke and fire is then emitted from the black
"cloud", and all hear a whistling. The "cloud" then moves from back to
front, and then disappears. (December 24, 7:30pm to 9:00pm)
Reference: Armand/Holm-Hansen: UFOER OVER NORGE., 1971,
73
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_69
Date: 1564
Location: NORWAY, Bergen
Description: (Translated from French) (cf: 1563,
shortly before Christmas - Bergen) The witness was again Absalon
Pedersson Beyer, this time accompanied by his wife. They saw a "sword of
fire" that seemed to touch the ground three times, before rising back
into the sky, where it split into three parts. Observation around 6 pm.
(1564, Easter)
Reference: continued: 1568, January 2, Bergen
Reference: Source: Armand/Holm-Hansen: UFOER OVER
NORGE., 1971, 73-4, collated by Ole Jonny Braenne
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_123
Date: 3/1/1564
Location: Near Brussels, Belgium
Description: A startling event transpired between
Mechelen and Brussels, documented in Gilbert's Annalen for 1806.
Initially clear, the sky's complexion shifted around 9 o'clock to a
fiery hue, casting a yellowish tint over the surroundings. Amidst this,
three regally adorned figures with crowns atop their heads emerged in
the sky, remaining visible for nearly three-fourths of an hour before
gradually converging and vanishing over the following 15 minutes.
Subsequently, a distressing phenomenon ensued as stones of varying
sizes, some as heavy as five or six pounds, rained down from the
heavens. Notably, no evidence of these stones entering collections has
been reported.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_195
Date: 4/1564
Description: (Translated from French) Easter. In Bergen
(Norway), Priest Absalon Pederssøn Beyer and his wife see a "shining
sword" that appears to touch the ground 3 times, then rises back into
the sky and splits into 3 parts. (April, 6 PM)
Reference: Armand/Holm-Hansen: UFOER OVER NORGE., 1971,
73-4
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_70
Date: 1566
Location: BELGIUM, Flanders
Description: (Translated from French) Italian historian
Fomianus Strada relates in his "De Bello Belgico decades duae" that in
1566 armies of the sky were seen in the sky of Flanders in full
combat.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.84
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_125
Date: 1566
Description: (Translated from French) Engraving
depicting the black globes seen in the sky of Basel. See
images/1566-Bale_400.jpg.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_71
Date: 8/7/1566
Location: SWITZERLAND, Basel
Description: (Translated from French) Many discs, both
white and black, appear in the sky of Basel and move; the whole
population sees them. (Henry DURRANT: "The Black Book of UFOs" - Laffont
1970, p. 61) The "Gazette of Basel", written by Samuel Coccius, "student
of Holy Writings and of free arts, in Basel, in the homeland, in August
of the year 1566", reports, in the dialect of the time, that on August
7th of that year, at sunrise, "one saw in the air many large black balls
which moved quickly and very rapidly towards the sun, then they turned
around, crashing into each other as if they were fighting; a great
number of them became red and fiery, and afterwards they burned and
extinguished". As the period illustration shows, the observation took
place in Basel; the image shows the "Munster" square, the cathedral,
with the Antistitium.
Reference: UFOs with Heidi, cfr GREPI, Switzerland,
1997
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_124
Date: 8/7/1566
Time: 06:00
Location: BASEL, SWZ
Description: Large tilted cylinder/cylindrical object
and many black disks. Aerial combat? / IFS#24+/ r221p14.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO'S IN SPACE - Anatomy of
a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index
12)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_33
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Switzerland", Credibility: "4", Duration: "30", HatchDesc: "BASEL,SWZ:LRG TILTED CYL+MANY BLACK DISKS:AERIAL COMBAT?:/IFS#24+/r221p14", LatLong: "47.500002 7.583334", LatLongDMS: "47:30:00 N 07:35:00 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Basel", Strangeness: "7"
Date: 8/7/1566
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Description: An extraordinary occurrence unfolded as
the sun rose. A multitude of sizable black spheres streaked through the
sky, rapidly approaching the Sun and subsequently reversing course,
seemingly engaged in aerial combat, colliding as if locked in battle.
During this encounter, a number of spheres transformed into fiery red
objects before undergoing disintegration and extinguishment. A
contemporary engraving captures this event, portraying the spheres above
the "Munster" cathedral alongside the Antistitium.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_196
Date: 1567
Location: SWITZERLAND, Basel
Description: (Translated from French) A black sphere
emerged and covered the entire surface of the sun. It remained visible
everywhere throughout the day.
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p. 62
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_126
Date: 4/7/1567
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Description: A mysterious event unfolded as a black
sphere manifested in the sky, effectively obscuring the Sun's face. This
enigmatic object remained visible throughout the entire day, leaving
observers perplexed by its presence and its impact on the natural
illumination.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_197
Date: 1/2/1568
Description: (Translated from French) In Bergen
(Norway), priest Absalon Pederssøn Beyer sees a strange sign in the sky.
(2 January)
Reference: Armand/Holm-Hansen: UFOER OVER NORGE., 1971,
74
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_72
Date: 9/26/1568
Location: Tournai, Belgium
Description: Remarkable celestial phenomena unfolded
between the seventh and twelfth hours in the evening. Initially,
luminous circles resembling fire with sun-like rays emitting water-like
trails captured observers' attention. Subsequently, a dark cloud
materialized, followed by the appearance of substantial lights.
Following their departure, an intriguing scene unfolded as figures on
horseback engaged in combat, resembling skirmishing musketeers. The
ground was illuminated by sparkling fire, creating a striking spectacle.
While a potential interpretation could involve an aurora borealis,
insufficient information is available to confirm, necessitating a
cautious approach to understanding this event.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_198
Date: 1/3/1569
Description: (Translated from French) In Japan, in the
evening, a flaming star appears in the sky. It is interpreted as an omen
announcing profound changes: the fall of the Chu dynasty. (January
3)
Reference: Vallée 1969
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_73
Date: 4/11/1569
Description: (Translated from French) In Bergen
(Norway), the priest Absalon Pederssøn Beyer sees a ball of light, not
as big as the Sun, with a white tail turning red at its end. (April 11
(perhaps 1570))
Reference: Armand/Holm-Hansen: UFOER OVER NORGE., 1971,
74
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_74
Date: 11/1569
Description: (Translated from French) In Oslo (Norway),
priest Absalon Pederssøn Beyer reports seeing "burning rice" in the sky.
(November)
Reference: Armand/Holm-Hansen: UFOER OVER NORGE., 1971,
74
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_75
Date: 7/20/1571
Location: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Description: Around midnight, an extraordinary event
unfolded in the skies above Prague. A powerful wind resembling an
earthquake roused the populace, leading them to their windows. From the
direction of the cattle fair, witnesses observed what appeared to be a
marching army advancing along Spalena Street. These soldiers, armed and
eerie in appearance, were followed by an unusual round object, akin to a
"chariot," being drawn by oxen. The metallic, wheel-less object emitted
loud noises and was accompanied by eight human figures with no faces but
wearing large spurs on their feet, adding to the commotion. As the
procession crossed the square, a fire materialized near the Church of
the Sacred Heart, adjacent to numerous boxes and barrels resembling
containers for gunpowder. The chariot converged with the fire, consuming
the boxes and barrels. Subsequently, a wind and fiery rain arose,
leading to the vanishing of the unsettling scene, leaving behind a
luminous circle of fire that persisted until dawn. The year was marked
by a great famine and significant mortality.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_199
Date: 9/20/1571
Location: Lepanto, Italy
Description: During the night of September 20th, a
remarkable phenomenon occurred over Lepanto. A colossal flaming column,
radiating light and fire, traversed the sky for an extended duration.
Alberto Guglielmotti, the official historian of the papal fleet of Rome,
documented this event based on the accounts of witnesses Sereno and
Caracciolo. This celestial display was perceived as a miraculous sign,
evoking awe and admiration among observers. Many interpreted the fiery
column as a positive omen, guiding the Christian fleet's course at sea,
analogous to the biblical narrative of the Israelites' desert journey.
On October 7th, the Christian fleet achieved a significant victory over
Selim II, the Sultan of Turkey, near Lepanto's shores, aligning with the
sensed premonition of triumph.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_200
Date: 9/29/1571
Location: SWITZERLAND, Basel
Description: (Translated from French) The "Neue
Zeitung" reported that a dark sphere remained visible for a day,
covering the sky as it had five years before.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.85
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_127
Date: 10/17/1571
Location: ITALY, Rome
Description: (Translated from French) Shortly after the
naval victory of Lepanto, Pope Pie V observed from his window, like a
mechanism that remained still for a few minutes before
disappearing.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.85
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_128
Date: 2/16/1572
Location: Constantinople, Turkey
Description: The inhabitants of Constantinople were
astonished by the presence of cross-shaped objects flying above their
city, forming a perplexing phenomenon. These crosses, believed to bring
comfort to captive Christians and bewilderment to the Turks and Jews,
appeared consecutively for three days over different Turkish mosques.
Witnessed by all in the vicinity, the crosses hovered above mosque
roofs, undergoing continuous color changes. While Christians found joy
and wonder in the sight, the Turks experienced confusion and unrest.
Attempts by the Turks to interpret the event led to suspicions of
Christian magic. In response, they engaged in violent combat against
Christians, even shooting at the crosses. However, the crosses would
vanish temporarily when threatened, only to swiftly reappear, adding to
the mystique surrounding the event.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_201
Date: 11/6/1572
Description: (Translated from French) W. Schuler sees a
"new star" in the sky near the constellation of Cassiopeia, as bright as
Jupiter.
It turns out to be a supernova. (November 6)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_76
Date: 11/11/1572
Description: (Translated from French) Tycho Brahe sees
the same supernova as Schuler on 6 November. (11 November)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_77
Date: 11/15/1572
Location: Romerswil, Switzerland
Description: Hans Buchmann, a Swiss farmer, experienced
an extraordinary incident in which he vanished from his village of
Romerswil. His absence led his family to believe he had been murdered by
a family rival, Klaus Buchmann. However, four weeks later, it was
revealed that Hans Buchmann had reappeared in Milan, Italy, two and a
half months after his disappearance. His return shocked his family, as
he was devoid of hair on his head, face, and chin, with a swollen face
rendering him almost unrecognizable. During his interrogation, he
recounted his unsettling experience of hearing strange music in a forest
and subsequently losing consciousness as he was lifted into the air. He
found himself in Milan after two weeks, weak and disoriented, having
undergone an abduction that defied explanation.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_202
Date: 1/29/1574
Location: Japan
Description: An unexplained event took place in an
undisclosed location in Japan, where a significant umbrella-shaped
object was observed flying through the sky. This object emitted light
that illuminated both the sky above and the ground below. The occurrence
repeated itself on two distinct occasions, contributing to the enigmatic
nature of the phenomenon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_203
Date: 1575
Location: SOUTHERN EUROPE
Description: (Translated from French) Pierre Boaistuau
wrote: "the face of the sky has been so often disfigured by comets with
beards and hair, torches, flames, columns, spears, shields, dragons,
moons, multiple suns and other things of the same kind... "
Reference: Yves Naud: "The E.T. and UFOs in History"
Famot 1977, Volume 2 p. 119
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_131
Date: 2/13/1575
Location: BELGIUM, Brabant
Description: (Translated from French) At 9 o'clock in
the evening, Cornelius Gemma, a professor of medicine at Louvain, saw
two large hoops coming from the north, as well as two arcs and a vast
light. One of the hoops had several colors and both were leaning on the
west, on the equinox point. The southernmost arc broke near the belt of
Orion and a multitude of rays, lances and javelins came out of the
breach. Moving, they formed the image of a bloody battle. A red vapor
spread in the sky and then became a vivid purple. Meanwhile, a white
cloud with a dark spot rose towards the sky. The lances and javelins
rose towards the sky and the fire became universal. (February 13,
1575)
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_129
Date: 9/28/1575
Location: BELGIUM, Brabant
Description: (Translated from French) Cornelius Gemma,
professor of medicine at the University of Louvain, saw in the night a
powerful light coming from the sky and which swept the ground with a
burning beam. According to the witness the brightness was such "that one
could distinguish a nail on the ground at night" (1575, 28
September)
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.84
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_130
Date: 12/21/1576
Location: Mount Kasuga in Japan
Description: An hour-long sighting of a wheel-shaped
object flying over the castle occurred. Regrettably, no historical
sources are available for this intriguing incident, underscoring the
need for additional examination by experts acquainted with Japanese
chronicles.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_204
Date: 12/5/1577
Description: (Translated from French) A few kilometers
from Tübingen (Germany), the locals could see many black clouds around
the sun, like those we see when big storms occur; and shortly after,
other clouds of fire and blood emerged from the sun, and others yellow
like saffron. From these clouds came light effects in the shape of hats,
large, high and wide, and the earth itself appeared yellow and bloody
and covered with high and wide hats that took different colors such as
red, blue, green and, for the most part, black. (December 5th,
7am)
Reference: Pierre Boaistuau, Histoires
Prodigieuses, 1594
Reference: Vallée 1969
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_78
Date: 12/5/1577
Location: Near Tubingen, Germany
Description: A remarkable celestial event unfolded as
numerous black clouds formed around the Sun, reminiscent of storm
clouds. Subsequently, clouds resembling blood and fire emerged from the
Sun, followed by others that were saffron yellow. These celestial
manifestations gave rise to luminous effects that resembled large, broad
hats in various colors including red, blue, green, and notably, black.
The landscape itself took on a remarkable appearance, appearing yellow,
bloody, and covered with these enigmatic hats. The event was interpreted
as a divine sign, prompting contemplation, repentance, and penance among
observers.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_205
Date: 12/21/1578
Location: SWITZERLAND, Geneva
Description: (Translated from French) "Wonderful and
terrible discourse of the signs and prodigies which have appeared in the
sky over the city of Geneva on the 21st day of December 1578" is the
title of a pamphlet published by G. Stadius, mathematician of the Duke
of Savoy and known astronomer of the time. He describes strange
phenomena that would have occurred in the sky of Geneva. It is the
description of a "comet surmounted by a small cross".
Reference: The Saucers at Heidi, cfr GREPI, 1997
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_132
Date: 12/21/1578
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Description: An intriguing pamphlet titled "Marvellous
and terrifying discourse of the signs and prodigies that appeared over
the city of Geneva the 21 day of December 1578," penned by G. Stadius, a
prominent mathematician and astronomer affiliated with the Duke of
Savoy, chronicles a range of extraordinary occurrences. These peculiar
phenomena encompass a comet adorned with a small cross, alluding to a
comet that appeared over the city during this time. The pamphlet's
contents underscore the awe-inspiring and unsettling nature of these
events that captured the attention and imagination of the
populace.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_206
Date: 2/18/1579
Location: Paris, France
Description: An event of curiosity unfolded as a "great
and wondrous flying serpent or dragon" made an appearance, as documented
in a contemporary leaflet or "canard." This remarkable sighting captured
the attention of numerous individuals in Paris, commencing at two
o'clock in the afternoon and continuing until evening. The peculiar
nature of this aerial phenomenon stirred intrigue and wonder among those
who witnessed the spectacle.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_207
Date: 2/7/1580
Description: (Translated from French) In Chile, this
night, we saw something round, vermilion red in color, rising into the
sky and into the wind. This thing extended itself over a hill forming
like a Lance up on the mountain and fixed itself like a half-moon with
reddish colors. (February 7)
Reference: Logbook of Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa,
Spanish navigator and founder of the two ports of the Magellan
Strait
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_79
Date: 2/7/1580
Location: Straits of Magellan
Description: In Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's account
titled "Viajes al Estrecho de Magallanes," a captivating sighting is
detailed from his travels to the Strait of Magellan in 1579 and 1581. At
1:00 A.M. on Thursday, February 7th, 1580, a remarkable event occurred
as a red, fiery object resembling a shield emerged in the sky to the
south-southeast. This object gradually transformed, elongating as it
moved over a mountain, eventually adopting the appearance of a
half-moon, with shades of red and white. Sarmiento de Gamboa likened the
object to an "adarga," a type of shield used in the era of Don
Quijote.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_208
Date: 9/10/1580
Location: FRANCE, Valence (Drôme)
Description: (Translated from French) Two very large
objects were observed in the sky.
Reference: M. FIGUET/ J.L. RUCHON: "Ovni: le premier
dossier complet..." ed. Alain LEFEUVRE 1979, p. 34
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_133
Date: 1586
Location: FRANCE, Tors (Charente Maritime)
Description: (Translated from French) Agrippa D'Aubigné
relates: "A few days after the taking of Tors, the lord of the place
took his guest to a garden, a little before sunset, and they saw a round
cloud of a horrible color to look at, for which the Latin word subfusca
(dark brown) must be used. This cloud seemed like a hat with an ear in
the middle, with the colors of an Indian cockerel's throat that the
spectator judged to be similar in all respects to the phlegmon that had
been torn from him in the aposthume of his plague that he had had in
Orleans. This hat with its fateful sign came in and melted near the bell
tower..." [note from vog: I could not find a village called Tors, nor
Beauvais in Charente Maritime...]
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.85-86
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_134
Date: 1586
Location: Grangemuir, Scotland
Description: Alison Pearson, a woman, admitted to
encountering the "Good Neighbors," supernatural beings who bestowed upon
her a potent healing salve with the ability to cure all ailments. She
recounted an encounter with a green-clad man and a group of merrymaking
men and women accompanied by music. Subsequently, she claimed to have
been taken away by these beings. Her confessions led to her trial and
execution in the same year. Notably, despite her fate, she had applied
the salve to the Archbishop of Saint Andrews, who attested to its
efficacy.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_209
Date: 1586
Location: Beauvais sous Matha near Tors, France
Description: The poet Theodore Agrippa d'Aubigne and
the Marquis de Tors witnessed an unusual event. They observed a brown
cloud in the sky resembling a hat with a disturbing red coloration. The
cloud descended over the hamlet of Beauvais-sous-Matha, close to the
steeple, shortly before sunset. The cloud's appearance was described as
resembling a hat with an ear in the middle, the color akin to the throat
of an Indian rooster. The cloud eventually reached the steeple and
dissipated.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_210
Date: 9/21/1587
Location: FRANCE, Turnac (Sarlat, Dordogne)
Description: (Translated from French) At vespers it
happened in the parish of Carsac, land of Monfort, that in the air, as
on the plain of a place called Turnac, on the side of the Midi, facing
the West, there appeared a great army equipped and in good order, both
on foot and on horseback, making a hundred paces in front and remaining
for about two hours, as if preparing to clash. And suddenly they rushed
into the skirmish, one among the others: some of them could be
distinguished by the color of their clothes which were yellow, and by
their banners. During this first battle, from the side of the East, and
from the part of the Roc de Carsac, a larger and better formed army of
people dressed in white was seen, holding a white staff in their
hands.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.86
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_135
Date: 1/12/1589
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Description: A text published around 1599 recounts an
extraordinary sighting. Two large clouds were observed between Paris and
St. Denis at night, emitting intense light. These clouds moved towards
each other, joined briefly, and then separated, giving rise to numerous
fiery arrows and spears that engaged in a prolonged celestial combat.
Eventually, they retreated and continued their journey southwards,
passing over the City of Paris. Additionally, on January 13, a
remarkable sight was witnessed, consisting of a large crescent shape in
the sky with a star above it, resembling a bright comet. The populace
was astonished, and prayers were offered for divine protection.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_211
Date: 1590
Location: Scotland
Description: Peasants reported to the shire reeve that
they had observed a sizeable tubular object hovering over their town.
The object remained stationary in the sky for a few minutes before
disappearing. While there are numerous references to this event, an
original source for this account has not yet been identified.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_212
Date: 5/25/1591
Location: FRANCE, Saintes Maries de la Mer
Description: (Translated from French) According to old
chronicles, a child, thrown from the tower of the church of Saintes
Maries de la Mer, is miraculously supported in the air and lands without
any harm.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 15
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_136
Date: 1592
Location: Pinner, Middlesex, England
Description: Farm worker Richard Burt encountered a
being he described as a "large black cat" and was transported magically
to Harrow through what seemed to be a mysterious event.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_213
Date: 5/1593
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, London
Description: (Translated from French) In the suburbs of
London several witnesses reported having seen a "flying dragon"
surrounded by flames.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.86
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_137
Date: 10/15/1595
Location: Targoviste, Wallachia, Romania
Description: During the siege of Targoviste by Prince
Michel the Brave against the occupying Turks, a large comet-like object
was reported to have appeared above the military camp and remained
stationary for approximately two hours. This event is described in an
Italian report that was redacted in Prague. Interestingly, there is no
corresponding record of this comet-like object in astronomical records.
Subsequently, three days after the appearance of the object, the Turks
were defeated by Prince Michel's forces.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_214
Date: 1600's
Description: Significant sightings
Type: ufo sightings
Reference: Charles Fort
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_2
Date: 1/23/1603
Location: Besançon, France
Description: During the evening hours, a peculiar
phenomenon occurred over the city. Witnesses reported a great light in
the sky, forming a heavy, round-shaped cloud with a reddish hue. The
cloud remained nearly motionless above Mount Saint Etienne, then
descended slowly, casting its light on nearby streets and buildings. The
phenomenon persisted for approximately two hours, traversing various
parts of the city, including over the Saint Vincent Abbey and the
cathedral, before eventually disappearing. The source of this event is
an account by a visitor to Sainte Claire monastery in Besançon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_215
Date: 2/13/1606
Location: FRANCE, southeast
Description: (Translated from French) It is a "column
of fire" that is still observed in the southeast of France.
Reference: M. FIGUET/ J.L. RUCHON: "Ovni: le premier
dossier complet..." ed. Alain LEFEUVRE 1979, p. 35
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_138
Date: 5/1606
Location: JAPAN, Kyoto
Description: (Translated from French) Balls of fire had
been constantly flying over the city of Kyoto and one night a red wheel
had even come to spin and hover above the Nijo Castle. (May 1606)
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.86
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_139
Date: 5/1606
Description: (Translated from French) In Japan, balls
of fire are constantly being observed above Kyoto and, one night, many
samurai notice that a ball of fire similar to a red wheel is spinning
and flying above the Nijo Castle. The next morning, the city is full of
rumors and people are murmuring: This must be an omen. (May)
Reference: Vallée 1969
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_80
Date: 5/1606
Location: Kyoto, near Nijo Castle, Japan
Description: Witnesses, including samurais, reported
seeing balls of fire flying over Kyoto during this period. On one
particular night, a red wheel-shaped object was observed hovering above
Nijo Castle. However, no original Japanese source for this intriguing
event has been found.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_216
Date: 5/1/1606 (approximate)
Location: KYOTO, JAPAN
Description: May. Many fireballs. Flaming wheel spins
near Nijo Castle. / Belgian UFO Society (SOBEPS) IFS#24.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: DIMENSIONS, A Casebook of
Alien Contact Ballentine, NY 1989. PB (Index 12)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_34
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Japan", Credibility: "8", Duration: "15", HatchDesc: "KYOTO,JAPAN:MAY:MANY FBLS:FLAMING WHEEL SPINS nr NIJO CASTLE:/SOBEPS IFS#24", LatLong: "35.000002 135.766673", LatLongDMS: "35:00:00 N 135:46:00 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Honshu Island", Strangeness: "3"
Date: 1608
Location: Between Angoulême and Cognac, France
Description: A clear and calm day turned unusual when a
multitude of small, thick clouds appeared and descended to the ground.
These clouds transformed into an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 warrior-like
figures, tall and handsome, clad in blue armor and marching behind red
and blue banners. This spectacle caused both peasants and nobility to
gather and observe the procession. As the figures approached a dense
forest, they ascended above the trees and resumed their orderly march on
the ground, eventually disappearing into another forest. This account is
based on a manuscript report by the late M. Prévost, curate of
Lussac-les-Églises.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_217
Date: 8/1608
Description: (Translated from French) Between Genoa
(Italy) and Marseille a series of demonstrations and aerial battles is
observed. People die of fright. This is followed by rains of blood along
the coast up to Marseille. The battle takes place between flying
apparitions and others only partially emerging from the sea off Genoa.
The soldiers of the fortress of this city try to disperse the intruders
by firing no less than 800 cannon shots against them. These signs are
interpreted as a warning from God who would be about to punish
men.
Reference: Discourse
of the Terrible and Dreadful Signs Appeared on the Sea of
Genoa, Pierre Ménier
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_81
Date: 8/1/1608
Location: MEDITERRANEAN: Cannes, Genoa, Marseille,
Nice
Description: (Translated from French) On the sea of
Genoa were seen the most horrible signs that have ever been spoken or
written of! Some were in human figures, having arms that seemed to be
covered in scales and each holding in their hands two horrible flying
serpents, which entwined their arms and only appeared from the navel
upwards, out of the sea, and they threw out cries so horrible that it
was a terrifying thing, and sometimes they plunged into the sea and then
reappeared in other places far away, howling cries so terrifying that
many were made ill from the fear they had. They saw some that seemed to
be in female figures. Others had a body like a human, all covered in
scales, but the head was in the shape of a dragon. From the first day of
the said month, they were ordinarily seen to the great astonishment of
all the Genoese. The seigniory had some cannons fired in order to try to
make them leave that place. About 800 shots were fired at them, but in
vain, for they were not in the least astonished. The churches assembled
and, going to the true remedy, made many processions, commanded the
youth, and the good Capuchin fathers ordered the 40 hours in order to
try to appease the wrath of God, with their salutary remedy. On the
fifteenth day of August, on the said sea of the port of Genoa, three
chariots were seen, each drawn by six figures all on fire in the
semblance of a dragon. And the said chariots were drawn by the said
signs which always had their serpents, continuing their terrifying cries
and approaching quite close to Genoa, so that the spectators, at least
the greater part, astonished, fled, fearing the effects of such a
prodigy.
But when they had made the circuit three times along
the port, after they had thrown such powerful cries of noise that they
made the mountains in the vicinity resound, they were lost in the said
sea and since then, none have seen or heard any news of them. This
brought great damage to many citizens of Genoa, some of whom died of
fear, such as the son of Mr. Gasparino de Loro and also the brother of
Signor Anthonio Bagatello, and many women were afflicted and had such
fear that they died of it... From the length of the sea of Nice and all
along the coast of Provence, both on the marine side and on the plain,
it was found to have rained natural blood which ran and tried to redden
the leaves and fruits of the trees. At Toulon, most of the houses on the
roof were stained with the said blood, and the pavement of the parish
church of the said place, at the exit of Mass, was seen to be sprinkled
with a horn of real and natural blood. On the eighteenth of the said
month, it rained blood in such abundance that it ran along the streets
and it seemed as if an infinity of people had been slaughtered at
Riliane.
At Lambex, on the twentieth of the said month, in the
presence of all the people, it was seen to rain blood so much that none
went out of the houses without being stained with the said blood which
distilled from the roof of the houses, or else from that which fell from
the first rain. In short, along the marine from Nice to Marseille, blood
rained on various days... Dreadful things, worthy of memory, happened
almost at the same time in the town of the Isle of Martègue, on the
twenty-second day of the said month, when two men appeared in the air,
each with weapons and shields in their hands, and they fought in such a
way that they astonished the spectators, and after having fought for a
long time, they rested for a certain time, then returned to battle and
their combat lasted two hours. On the twenty-seventh of the said month,
they fought on foot and quarreled in such a way that it seemed to some
that each of them was armed with a fortress or castle, and after having
made a good show against each other, there was a noise as of some shots
from a cannon. The noise was so frightful that it seemed to the
listeners to be the end of the world, then having continued the said
days for seven hours all at once, a thick cloud appeared in the air and
covered so darkly that nothing was seen for two hours but clouds and
black mists, darkened, smelling like gunpowder, and after the air was
purified, none of these chimeras were seen, which had vanished. (August
1, 1608)
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.87-88
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_140
Date: 8/1/1608
Location: Genoa Harbor, Italy
Description: Two human-like figures were observed
engaging in a battle over the sea, gripping what appeared to be flying
snakes. Although only their torsos were visible above the waves, their
cries were so terrifying that several witnesses were physically affected
by fear. This unsettling spectacle persisted over the course of several
weeks, during which these entities were repeatedly seen. Despite the
efforts of firing approximately 800 cannon shots to deter them, the
creatures remained unfazed. It's worth noting that this incident is
sometimes conflated with unrelated atmospheric phenomena involving
"bloody rains" reported between Nice and Lambesc in France.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_218
Date: 8/15/1608
Location: Genoa Harbor, Italy
Description: Three coaches materialized above the sea,
each pulled by six fiery creatures resembling dragons. Accompanying
these coaches were the aforementioned signs, still carrying their
serpents, emitting eerie cries. The coaches approached the city of
Genoa, causing a substantial portion of the spectators to flee in
terror. Despite making three trips along the harbor and emitting
powerful screams that echoed across the nearby mountains, the coaches
eventually vanished over the sea, never to be seen again. This event
inflicted significant distress upon the citizens of Genoa, leading to
various adverse effects, including the death of individuals such as the
son of Sr. Gasparino de Loro and the brother of Sr. Anthonio Bagatello,
as well as several women who were deeply affected by the fear induced by
the phenomenon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_219
Date: 8/27/1608
Description: (Translated from French) Other strange
giant figures fight for hours in the sky of Martigues, characters whose
weapons make a sound of the end of the world. Then they disappear in a
black rush that leaves behind a smell of saltpeter. (22nd and 27th
August)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_82
Date: 2/15/1609
Location: Tiannin Mountain, China
Description: The walls of a temple were illuminated by
intense lights originating from a celestial phenomenon described as
resembling either a ship or a luminous eye. The sky bore witness to this
blinding spectacle, leaving observers in awe and wonder.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_220
Date: 7/3/1612
Location: Switzerland
Description: Between July 3rd and 6th, 1612, a series
of extraordinary celestial phenomena unfolded over Switzerland. Notable
occurrences included the appearance of three suns, three rainbows, and a
prominent white cross. However, the most remarkable sight was the
sighting of two armies seemingly engaged in battle in the skies. A
contemporary broadsheet, written in rhymed strophes, urged Christians of
all ages to take these signs seriously as omens of impending turmoil and
danger, emphasizing the need for repentance in the face of the
extraordinary events.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_221
Date: 1613
Location: Perth, Scotland
Description: Isobel Haldane recounted a bewildering
experience of being mysteriously taken from her bed, unsure whether by
divine or malevolent forces. She found herself transported to a hillside
that inexplicably opened before her. Inside, she spent three days in
what she described as the "fairy kingdom." She was eventually led out by
a man with a grey beard, who imparted upon her the knowledge of curing
illnesses and predicting the future. During the 17th century, such tales
of encounters with supernatural beings and abductions were relatively
common, often giving rise to suspicions of connections with the Devil.
Unlike many similar stories, this one includes a specific date and
location – Perth, Scotland.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_222
Date: 3/4/1614
Location: JAPAN, Kinki
Description: (Translated from French) It was observed
the passage of a square object.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.89
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_141
Date: 3/4/1614
Location: Kinki, West Japan
Description: an unidentified four-sided object was
observed in the sky. Unfortunately, detailed information from an
original source is currently unavailable.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_223
Date: 5/10/1614
Time: 18:00
Location: WESTLEY, ENGLAND
Description: Church records. 3 'suns' hover / one hour.
Back again 18 Mar. '1639. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London.
Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index
399)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_35
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "8", Duration: "60", Elev: "61", HatchDesc: "WESTLEY,ENGLAND:CHURCH RECORDS:3 'SUNS' HVR/1hr:back again 18MAR1639:NFD", LatLong: "52.250002 0.666667", LatLongDMS: "52:15:00 N 00:40:00 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "England", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 1619
Location: SWITZERLAND, Fluelen (Uri).
Description: (Translated from French) Herr
Christophorus Schere, Prefect of the Canton of Uri, saw near Fluelen,
along the Lake of Uri, a long and shining flying object. (Henry DURRANT:
"The Black Book of UFOs" - Laffont 1970, p. 61) In 1619, in Flüelen, an
enormous elongated and fiery-colored object was seen near a lake by
Professor Christopher Scherer, Prefect of the Canton of Uri: "Having
lingered on the balcony to admire the purity of the firmament, I saw a
brilliant fiery dragon emerge from one of the caves of Mount Pilate and
quickly head towards Flüelen at the other end of the lake. It was
enormous, its tail long and its neck stretched out...It left behind, in
flying, numerous sparks...At first I thought I saw a meteor, but then,
looking more closely, I was convinced by its flight...that I was seeing
a real dragon."
Reference: UFOs in Heidi, cfr GREPI, 1997
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_142
Date: 1619
Location: Near Fluelen on Lake Lucerne,
Switzerland
Description: Herr Christophorus Schere, the prefect of
Uri County, reported witnessing a remarkable event. He observed a fiery
and bright dragon-like object flying across the night sky from a cave in
Mount Pilatus to another cave known as Flue. The creature had wings that
moved rapidly, a long body, tail, and neck, and a serpent-like head with
teeth. As it flew, it emitted sparkles similar to those from
incandescent iron struck on an anvil. Herr Schere initially mistook it
for a meteor but upon closer observation, he concluded that he had
witnessed a genuine dragon, leading him to share this extraordinary
account.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_224
Date: 1619
Location: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Description: A series of fiery globes are sighted in
the sky. These globes, some of which break into multiple parts, cause
astonishment among the villagers, who were already on edge due to the
presence of soldiers in the country. At around 10:00 in the evening, the
village priest joins the villagers in observing the spectacle. One of
the globes transforms into a bloody crucifix before gradually fading
away along with the other globes. This mysterious occurrence, featuring
cycles of globe formations and disappearances, is witnessed multiple
times before everything vanishes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_225
Date: 2/1/1620
Location: FRANCE, Quimper-Corentin
Description: (Translated from French) Between 7 and 8
PM lightning struck the lead-covered pyramid on the roof of the
cathedral. It caught fire, exploded and crashed to the ground with a
terrifying noise. People who came to see it then saw in the flames and
smoke a demon of either green or blue color, doing its best to stoke the
fire...
Reference: Jacques VALLEE: "Chronicles of E.T.
Appearances" - DENOEL 1972 - coll. J'AI LU - p. 95, 96
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_143
Date: 2/1/1620
Location: Quimper-Corentin, France
Description: A green flying creature and destructive
fire. Witnesses in the town experience a catastrophic event as lightning
strikes the bell tower of the cathedral, causing it to catch fire.
Amidst a fierce hailstorm, a frightening green demon with a long tail is
observed clinging to the top of the tower. The demon's presence remains
visible throughout the day, with smoke eventually billowing from the
structure. Despite efforts to extinguish the flames and the use of holy
relics, water, and even a consecrated host, the fire continues to burn.
Finally, a ritual involving a loaf of rye bread containing a consecrated
host and other sacred elements forces the demon to depart, ending the
ordeal and saving the town from further damage.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_226
Date: 4/5/1620
Location: SWITZERLAND, Geneva
Description: (Translated from French) Palm Sunday.
Another pamphlet published in 1620 entitled: "Horrible Battle Seen over
the City of Geneva on Last Palm Sunday..." recounts: "Two suns were
seen, one red and the other yellow, which clashed with each other...
Shortly afterwards a long cloud like an arm appeared from the side of
the sun, which stopped near the said Sun, and from this cloud a great
number of people dressed in black and armed like soldiers emerged... and
then yellow clouds like saffron appeared, from which clouds reflections
resembling large high and wide hats emerged and the whole earth was
shown yellow and bloody... The sun split in two and everything ended in
a rain of blood."
Reference: Les Soucoupes chez Heidi, cfr GREPI,
1997
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_144
Date: 4/9/1620
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Description: Astonishing celestial phenomena and
mysterious figures. Observers witness the appearance of two suns, red
and yellow, colliding with each other. Following this, a long cloud
emerges from one of the suns, carrying a multitude of people dressed in
black attire, resembling warriors. Additional saffron-hued clouds
release tall, hat-like objects, and the earth takes on a yellow and
bloody hue. The sun's duplication and a final rupture, described as a
"rift of blood," mark the conclusion of this extraordinary
occurrence.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_227
Date: 7/28/1621
Location: SWITZERLAND, Geneva
Description: (Translated from French) The presence of a
cross in the sky of Geneva is still reported on July 28, 1621, a cross
that threw flames as if to burn the city and its surroundings.
Reference: Les Soucoupes chez Heidi, cfr GREPI,
1997
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_145
Date: 9/11/1621
Description: Contrails and white "crowns" moved in
groups over Paris, France at 10:00 p.m.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dan la Nuit, issue 125
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5847
Date: 9/12/1621
Location: FRANCE, Paris and Saint-Denis
Description: (Translated from French) "Various small
white clouds appeared which, as if in squadrons, separated from each
other, came afterwards to join each other with prodigious speed, after
which they disappeared, and others presented themselves and, on
approach, sent out shapes and forms like lances and arrows against each
other, just like squadrons that come fiercely to the shock and, after
having fought for a while, were lost and no longer appeared..." wrote
Pierre de l'Estoile. While Jacques Thevenyn, notary, described: "The
night of Sunday, the twelfth of September, between Monday the
thirteenth, although we had no moon, nevertheless it was very clear and
in the air there were swans of medium size. Around ten o'clock in the
evening I saw, being at our door, in the sky like three long white
paths, one smaller than the others and they moved. I thought it was the
wind but I do not know what it was and on this, I saw like a crown which
was not at all closed on the side of the Saint Anthoine Gate and was
around it, against which there were several branches that came to
merge..."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.89-90
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_146
Date: 9/12/1621
Description: (Translated from French) In the evening,
observation of a kind of aerial battle between balls and flying spears
above Paris. (September 12)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_83
Date: 9/12/1621
Time: 22:00
Location: PARIS AND ST. DENIS, FR
Description: Separate observer(s). Contrails and white
'crowns' move in groups. / r186#24.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris.
Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index
125)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_36
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "France", Credibility: "10", Duration: "120", HatchDesc: "PARIS+St DENIS,FR:SEP.OBS:CONTRAILS+WHT 'CROWNS' MOVE in GROUPS:/r186#24", LatLong: "48.816669 2.316667", LatLongDMS: "48:49:00 N 02:19:00 E", Locale: "Metropolis", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Paris", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 10/12/1621
Location: FRANCE, Lyon, Nismes, Montpellier
Description: (Translated from French) On the night of
the 12th of October last, around eight o'clock in the evening, with no
moonlight at its last quarter, the air, beyond what is natural, began to
clear up from the east and continued for an hour and a half or so,
making the time as clear and bright as the most beautiful days of
summer, which caused great astonishment to the inhabitants of Lyon. Most
of them, looking up, perceived things that were entirely strange and
beyond the course of nature. Namely, on the large Bellecourt square they
saw like a large mountain, on which was the figure of a castle, from
which came forth many flashes of light that gave off light in all
directions and lost their light in an instant. And this figure of the
castle was consumed as these said flashes came out. It seemed to cover
the entire quarter of the Rosne gate, Saint Michel, the Saone river, and
reach as far as the faux-bourg of Saint George. On the side of the
Terreaux square it was seen (by more than four hundred people) in the
air, like the shape of a battalion of soldiers on horseback, at the head
of which there was a very luminous star, which seemed to lead them,
which was larger and brighter than those usually seen in the sky. This
star, like a second sun, made all the clouds that presented themselves
in various shapes disperse before it, and seemed to want to keep its
brightness, but being overcome by its great light, they entirely lost
their shapes and were no longer visible. The whole city and surrounding
areas were covered this night and others following with various signs
and prodigies, like burning lances, which seemed to come from the side
of the faux-bourg of La Guillotière, which, approaching the Rosne
bridge, dispersed and were no longer visible, and this until
daybreak.
In the city of Nismes (...) at the same time
previously mentioned by the inhabitants of the said city, principally
the night of the thirteenth of the said month around nine to ten o'clock
in the evening, on the Amphitheatre there was seen like a great and very
resplendent sun, which was surrounded by a number of other luminous
torches and seemed to want to go straight to the Roman Tower.. on which
there appeared like carts on fire all around surrounded by very bright
stars. There also appeared other signs both on the Capitol and on the
Temple, which seemed to cover the whole city, which greatly astonished
all the inhabitants of the said city and other surrounding areas. In the
city and town of Montpellier... there began to appear on it a quantity
of burning torches in the form of torches of light from which came a
number like lances of fire that went back and forth. This way of doing
lasted from nine to ten o'clock at night until three o'clock in the
morning when there appeared a great and luminous star with a long tail,
other small stars, which seemed to make a large cloud mixed with various
flashes disperse, which wanted to cover it and prevent its
brightness...
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_147
Date: 10/13/1621
Location: Nimes, France
Description: Radiant celestial display above the
amphitheater. At approximately 9 to 10 P.M., observers in Nimes witness
the presence of a brilliant, sun-like object hovering over the city.
This luminous spectacle is accompanied by numerous other shining
torch-like lights. The phenomenon gives the impression that the main
sun-like object is heading directly towards the Roman Tower. In the
vicinity of the tower, fiery chariots with dazzling stars encircling
them are also observed, creating a remarkable and awe-inspiring scene in
the night sky.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_228
Date: Mid 10/1621
Description: (Translated from French) The south-east of
France is the site of intense aerial activity revolving around the
presence of a large and luminous Star with movements and presence far
from natural. A monograph published in Nîmes shortly after the events
reports very close observations in time of the same phenomena above
Lyon, then Nîmes and finally Montpellier. (Mid October)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_84
Date: 5/12/1624
Location: Anhalt, Germany
Description: Skyborne procession of men and chariots.
Between the hours of 6 to 8 in the evening, an unusual phenomenon
unfolds over Gierstedt (Bierstedt), Anhalt. Spectators witness a
multitude of men and chariots emerging from the clouds, creating a
surreal and unexpected spectacle in the skies.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_229
Date: 8/5/1626
Description: (Translated from French) With the members
of his expedition in Central Asia, Nikolai Roerich, painter and scholar,
observes with binoculars a huge ovoid shining object that moves in the
sky changing trajectory. (August 5)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_85
Date: 1628
Description: (Translated from French) The physicist
Konstantine Tsiolkovski, one of the founders of Russian cosmonautics, in
his work Volonté de l'Univers, Forces intelligentes inconnues,
is convinced that evolved beings from the Universe can move from one
planet to another to intervene. Throughout his life, Tsiolkovski will
seek the means to make interplanetary trips. His ideas will often be
invoked by Soviet scientists when they begin to see in the sky unknown
objects of which they denied the existence.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_86
Date: 1629
Description: (Translated from French) 5 suns seen in
Rome in 1629.
Reference: Journal des savans, XIX, Monday 10 May 1666
p. 452; letter from Mr. Etienne de Chartres
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_87
Date: 1634
Location: Wiltshire, England
Description: Bewitched encounter with dancing elves. In
the year 1633 or 1634, Mr. Hart, a curate from a Wiltshire "Latin
Schoole," experienced a baffling incident. While walking across the
"downes," he stumbled upon a multitude of diminutive beings, akin to
pigmies, engaged in a peculiar dance within a fairy ring. Despite his
amazement, Hart found himself unable to flee and was seemingly entranced
by the sight. The tiny creatures surrounded him, inflicting pinches and
emitting curious humming sounds. The encounter left Hart paralyzed, and
when he regained consciousness, he discovered he had been transported to
the center of the fairy ring. This tale of elvish mischief and
enchantment was recounted by Aubrey based on his conversation with
Hart.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_230
Date: 1635
Location: Port-Louis, Brittany, France
Description: Approximate date. Heavenly procession
witnessed. Jean Le Guen, a resident of Riantec near Port-Louis, reported
an extraordinary sighting. He claimed to have witnessed a celestial
procession of beings he identified as "angels" moving through the sky.
This ethereal spectacle was observed as these beings traveled from
Port-Louis to Caudan, leaving an indelible impression on the 60-year-old
man and those who heard his account.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_231
Date: 3/1636
Location: FRANCE, Belle-Ile (Morbihan)
Description: (Translated from French) Extract from the
letter of the Duke of Retz to his friend the R.P. Césarée -Méjanes
Library in Aix-en-Provence, manuscript no. 1209) ... the man marain was
on a rock on the west side called Arbonne... and appeared to be sitting.
The great height of the coast prevented him from judging what was under
the water, but what appeared outside was the belly, the navel, the body,
the head, the arms and the hands very well proportioned, except for the
hands which were extraordinarily large and white inside and the arms
which were a bit short. His body appeared to be the size of a barrel of
wine and the rest in proportion. His hair down to his shoulders very
greasy and whitish, his beard similar and going down to his stomach, his
eyes very big and rough, his skin neither white nor tanned, but it had
the appearance of being rough. ... but they saw well that the groin
appeared wide of more than a foot and that his back was like the top of
his hands and arms with a grayish skin without scales. .... instead of
legs, two fish tails made like a salmon... sometimes he beat his hands
against each other and made a certain whistle that they took for
laughter... At the same time that it appeared in Belle Ile, inhabitants
who went to Vannes assure that in broad daylight they saw the same
thing...
Reference: Yves Naud: "Les E.T. et les OVNI dans
l'histoire" Famot 1977, Volume 2 p. 147-148
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_148
Date: 5/28/1637
Location: Between Chartres and Paris, France
Description: Enigmatic celestial display. Travelers on
this date observed a puzzling occurrence involving three prominent
'stars' accompanied by smaller ones. Additionally, a prolonged line of
other 'stars' was also witnessed. While lacking specific details such as
duration and trajectory, skeptics might posit that the travelers might
have witnessed a sequence of bright meteors, given the available
description.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_232
Date: 1638
Location: Moon
Description: English clergyman and philosopher John
Wilkins writes The Discovery of a World in the Moone, in which he
highlights the similarities of the Earth and the Moon (seas, mountains,
atmosphere) and concludes that the Moon is likely to be inhabited by
living beings, whom the calls “Selenites.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Maria Avxentevskaya, “How
17th Century Dreamers
Planned to Reach the Moon,” Real Clear Science, December 2,
2017
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_3
Date: 1638
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Description: Night. John Everett and two companions are
crossing the Muddy River near Boston, Massachusetts, in a boat when a
“great light” appears above them. It darts back and forth across the
river, sometimes hovering and “flaming up,” for about 2–3 hours. After
they stop watching it, they discover that their boat has moved about one
mile against the current to the place where they had embarked.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: John Winthrop, The History of New England
from 1630 to 1649, Little, Brown, 1853, vol.
1, pp. 349–350
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_4
Date: 3/1638
Location: Muddy River near Charlton,
Massachusetts
Description: Puritan's encounter with a luminous
phenomenon and missing time. Puritan James Everell, accompanied by two
others, experienced a startling event as they observed a luminous mass
hovering over Muddy River. This mass exhibited erratic movements and
changed in shape, at times resembling a swine. The phenomenon persisted
for several hours, during which the observers' boat was unexpectedly
carried upstream against the tide. After the light vanished, they
realized they had returned to their starting point, a mile away. The
event's duration and the peculiar boat movement prompt speculation about
potential gaps in their memory, akin to contemporary claims of alien
abduction in abduction literature.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_233
Date: 3/1639
Location: USA, Boston
Description: (Translated from French) James Everll saw
a blazing light in the sky. It was square or rectangular in shape, 2.5
to 3 meters wide, and moved in a zigzag pattern.
Reference: Yves Naud: "Les E.T. et les OVNI dans
l'histoire" Famot 1977, Volume 2 p. 152-153
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p. 65
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_149
Date: 4/1639
Location: CHINA, Yuan (Shansi)
Description: (Translated from French) The villagers
were offering their condolences to the family of Yuan Yingta, National
Defense Minister during the Ming dynasty, who had sacrificed himself on
the battlefield while resisting the Man soldiers. Then a luminous thing
in the shape of a star, of red, white, yellow and blue color, flew over
the funeral procession (...) This bright thing did not land on the
ground, but it circled over the village for a very long time, then it
rose into the sky. Its lights were seen up to more than five kilometers
away.
Reference: SHI BO: "China and the Extraterrestrials"
ed. Mercure de France, 1983, p.45
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_150
Date: 4/1639
Location: Yuan, Fengxian, Shansi province, China
Description: Aerial spectacle during a funeral
procession. While villagers were paying their respects to Yuan Yingta, a
fallen war minister of the Ming dynasty, a remarkable event unfolded. A
luminous object resembling a multi-colored star—red, white, yellow, and
blue—appeared above the funeral gathering. This radiant phenomenon
remained airborne, encircling the village for an extended period before
ascending into the sky once more. Its brilliance was so intense that it
could be seen from a distance of five kilometers, creating an
awe-inspiring spectacle during the solemn proceedings.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_234
Date: 7/1639
Location: Santiago, Spain
Description: Unexplained aerial ships and sounds. A
pamphlet from Seville, published in 1639, recounts an intriguing
occurrence near the town of Santiago in Galicia. The pamphlet, titled
"An Account of the Prodigious Visions of Armies of Men, Standards,
Flags, Vessels, and Other Things," describes the sighting of three ships
in the sky accompanied by the sound of drums and a gathering of people.
While details are sparse, this enigmatic event adds to the collection of
anomalous sightings during that period.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_235
Date: 1640
Location: BELGIUM, Knokke,
Description: (Translated from French) The Spanish
Memorial Historica Tome XVI states that in 1640 at the Fort of Kenoque
(Knokke), which was a defense of the city of Ypres, the soldiers of the
fort saw at the zenith a complete army marching through the flames.
Hardly had it been deployed when they saw two others, one coming from
the east and the other from the west. According to the text "these two
armies put themselves in battle order and fought against the one coming
from the north. The battle lasted an hour and the shots were heard
clearly..."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.93
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_151
Date: 4/13/1641
Location: Aragon, Spain
Description: Domingo Sanchez, a gardener at the
Monastery of Maria de Aragon, who had taken a vow of chastity and was
contemplating marriage, experienced a series of apparitions. On the
night of April 13th, as he lay in bed, he witnessed a demonic figure
that forcibly took him out of bed and dragged him around his living
quarters, subjecting him to physical blows. In his distress, Domingo
sought solace from the Virgin Mary. To his aid, the Virgin Mary appeared
surrounded by luminous lights, providing him with assistance and support
until dawn.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_237
Date: 5/4/1641
Location: Madrid, Spain
Description: At 9:00 P.M., an unusual and unexplained
event occurred. Despite clear skies, an exceedingly dark cloud emerged
from the east or north, expanding and contracting as it moved between
the western and midday directions. Jose Pellicer observed this strange
phenomenon and noted its similarity to modern descriptions of "cloud
cigars." Additionally, Pellicer reported a mysterious sound eruption in
the sky above Molina de Aragon, with residents hearing loud and eerie
noises resembling bugles and drums. These sounds conveyed a sense of an
invisible and intense battle, although no visual evidence accompanied
the auditory disturbance.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_238
Date: 5/9/1641
Location: Braga, Portugal
Description: A flying disk resembling a flat "wafer"
and accompanied by two human-like figures described as "angels" was
observed in the sky. The event took place in the city of Braga at the
lodgings of Reverend Doctor Jao d'Abreda Rocha, an ecclesiastic judge
and general vicar. Witnesses included D. Gastao Coutinho, a provincial
general, who alerted the judge about many people reporting signs on the
moon depicting the unusual scene. The Reverend Doctor ordered the
creation of a written record and collected testimonies from witnesses,
including Father Simao Alvares, the apostolic notary.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_236
Date: 9/14/1641
Location: Akhaltsike, Georgia
Description: At sunset, Armenian chronicler Zacharia
Sarcofag witnessed an extraordinary event. The eastern sky tore open,
revealing a large dark-blue light that descended towards Earth, casting
a brighter illumination than the sun. This descending light resembled a
wide and long wheel, exhibiting red and white hues as it rotated
northward. Positioned about an open hand's distance ahead of the light
was a star of Venus-like size. The luminous spectacle persisted until
Sarcofag's father sang six sharakans, short prayers that took about two
to three minutes each. The event's total duration lasted at least 15
minutes, with reports indicating that the miraculous light was observed
in Akhaltsike and beyond.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_239
Date: 7/3/1642
Location: Olesa de Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain
Description: Joseph Aguilera and a group of witnesses
in Olesa de Montserrat reported an anomalous sighting. They observed a
globe-like object that underwent a transformation, appearing as "three
moons." Subsequently, an immense light illuminated the area for a
duration of one hour. The witnesses' account suggests a series of
unexplained changes in the appearance of the object, followed by the
presence of a substantial and persistent luminous phenomenon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_240
Date: 1/18/1644
Location: USA, Boston (Virginia)
Description: (Translated from French) At around 8
o'clock in the evening, several inhabitants of the Boston area by the
sea saw a light the size of a full moon rise above the sea to the
northeast. Shortly afterwards, another light appeared to the east. Then
the inhabitants witnessed a curious game of hide and seek between the
two lights. (...) During this celestial ballet, several people known to
be sober and pious who were on the water between Dorchester and Boston
claimed to have heard a voice in the sky pronouncing "in a most terrible
manner" the following words: "Little, little, come, come" .... These
calls were repeated about twenty times from various directions. A week
later, other witnesses saw the same ballet and heard the same calls
coming from the depths of the sky.
Reference: Yves Naud: "Les E.T. et les OVNI dans
l'histoire" Famot 1977, Volume 2 p. 153-154
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_152
Date: 1/18/1644
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Description: Three individuals arriving in Boston from
the sea witnessed the emergence of two human-shaped lights rising from
the ocean. Around 8 P.M., residents of a coastal area of Boston observed
a moon-sized light ascending in the northeast, followed by another light
in the east. These two lights engaged in a playful and evasive
interaction. Meanwhile, aboard a boat between Dorchester and Boston,
several credible and devout individuals claimed to hear a chilling voice
from the sky repeatedly uttering the words "Boy, boy, come away..." The
calls, which originated from different directions, occurred
approximately 20 times during this mysterious celestial display.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_241
Date: 1/25/1644
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Description: Witnesses reported sighting sparkling and
flame-emitting luminous objects. Similar to the previous week's
occurrence, an airborne display resembling a ballet was observed. Once
again, a voice was heard emanating from the phenomena, repeating the
words "Boy, boy, come away." This event seems to be a continuation of
the earlier anomalous sightings with the presence of luminous objects,
aerial maneuvers, and the mysterious vocalizations.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_242
Date: 4/1645
Location: Caudan, Brittany, France
Description: Jean Coachon, a resident of Calan near
Lanvodan and Vannes, reported an extraordinary occurrence. He claimed to
have observed a celestial procession of beings he described as "angels"
encircling the church, with the Virgin Mary among them. This account was
conveyed by the Lord of Lestour, who was known for gathering similar
narratives of unusual events. Coachon's testimony speaks of a remarkable
sighting involving a heavenly gathering of angelic figures, further
emphasizing the widespread nature of such accounts during that
period.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_243
Date: 11/11/1645
Location: Naples, Italy
Description: Astronomer Francesco Fontana from Naples
observed an unidentified celestial body resembling a satellite in close
proximity to Venus. Subsequent observations on December 25th, 1645, and
January 22nd, 1646, confirmed the presence of this enigmatic
"satellite." The celestial object was later named "Neith" by
Jean-Charles Houzeau, the director of the Royal Observatory of Brussels,
in the 1880s. Fontana's initial sighting marked the discovery of an
unidentified planetoid near Venus, a phenomenon that garnered attention
and intrigue among astronomers.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_244
Date: 4/1646
Location: St. Teath, Cornwall
Description: Anne Jefferies, a woman from the parish of
St. Teath, experienced a transformative event that led to her becoming a
healer. At the age of nineteen, while serving as a maid for Mr. Moses
Pitt's family, she suffered a sudden loss of consciousness, after which
she exhibited unusual behavior. She claimed to have been abducted by six
"small people" dressed in green, which caused her great fright and
illness. During her sickness, she began to display healing abilities.
Anne's healing powers became known when she successfully treated her
employer's mother for a broken leg. Word spread, and people from various
places came to Anne seeking her magical healing. She described her
encounters with the small people and the circumstances of their visits,
often occurring in groups of even numbers. However, Anne's reputation as
a seer and faith healer attracted the attention of local authorities who
questioned her interactions with supernatural beings. Despite her
rational explanations, she was deemed deluded by the devil and arrested
for her activities. After spending three months in jail, Anne was
released and continued her healing work, living with various relatives
and eventually marrying. Anne Jefferies' story is a remarkable account
of a woman who claimed to have been in contact with otherworldly beings
and acquired healing abilities after a mysterious experience, leading to
her becoming a renowned faith healer in her time.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_245
Date: 5/1646
Location: NETHERLANDS, The Hague
Description: (Translated from French) Strange people
and animals appeared in the sky of The Hague. While "coming from the
southeast a large fleet of airships with many sailors on board"
approached this unusual spectacle. A gigantic battle followed and at the
moment of the disappearance of the phenomenon one saw then "like a large
cloud appear where there was nothing before.."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.94
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_153
Date: 5/1646
Location: The Hague, Netherlands
Description: An extraordinary event occurred where
unknown individuals and animals were observed in the sky over The Hague.
This sighting involved a fleet of airships emerging from the southeast,
carrying numerous occupants. The airships approached the scene,
resulting in a substantial aerial conflict. When the phenomenon
eventually dissipated, witnesses noticed the emergence of what appeared
to be a massive cloud, materializing in a location that was previously
devoid of any visible presence. This mysterious occurrence entailed a
series of otherworldly elements, including airborne vehicles, occupants,
and a subsequent transformative cloud-like phenomenon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_246
Date: 5/21/1646
Location: NEWMARKET TO/FROM THETFORD, ENGL
Description: Vertical cloud-cylinder/cigar-shape goes
going down. Rises. Changes shape and gone.
Type: sighting
Reference: INFORESPACE Journal. SOBEPS Group, Belgium;
bimonthly (Index 25)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_37
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "8", Duration: "90", HatchDesc: "NEWMARKET><THETFORD,ENGL:VERTICAL CLOUD-CGR GOES↓:RISES:CHANGES SHAPE+GONE", LatLong: "52.366669 0.550000", LatLongDMS: "52:22:00 N 00:33:00 E", Locale: "Farmlands", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "England", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 5/21/1646
Location: Newmarket & Thetford, England
Description: Between Newmarket and Thetford in Suffolk,
witnesses reported an unusual occurrence. A vertical pillar or cloud
emerged from the ground, displaying the appearance of a sword's bright
hilts at its base. This pillar transformed into a pyramidal shape
resembling a spire or steeple. Simultaneously, a form resembling a
sharp-headed pike or lance descended from the sky. This extraordinary
display persisted for an hour and a half, marking a distinct event of
anomalous sightings involving the convergence of terrestrial and
celestial phenomena.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_247
Date: 1648
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Description: In the spring of 1670, Major Thomas Weir,
the Captain of the Town Guard and a respected preacher, along with his
sister Jane Weir, confessed to a series of offenses that included sex
crimes and witchcraft. Thomas recounted that he and his sister had
dealings with demons and fairies, selling their souls in the process.
They claimed to have been transported by strange entities on various
occasions, including a fiery "coach" that took them between Edinburgh
and Musselburgh, as well as a fiery "chariot" between their house in
West Bow and Dalkeith. Thomas Weir's confession stemmed from his guilt
for consorting with devils, driven by his strict Protestant beliefs.
Both he and his sister were eventually convicted and met grim fates –
Jane was hanged and burnt at the stake, and Thomas was executed, both
remaining unrepentant till the end. Their confessions and punishments
reflect a belief in their supernatural interactions and their deep
remorse for their actions.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_248
Date: 1650
Location: Limerick, Ireland
Description: A remarkable event occurred where a
luminous globe, radiating light brighter than the moon, was observed in
the sky. This globe projected a vertical beam of light onto the city of
Limerick before gradually fading away as it moved over the enemy camp.
This sighting of a luminous globe with a focused light beam suggests an
otherworldly phenomenon that attracted the attention of witnesses and
could have held significance in the context of the events of that
time.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_249
Date: 1650
Location: Fisherton Anger, Wiltshire, England
Description: Approximate date. Anne Bodenham, a former
servant to Dr. Lamb of London, was accused of witchcraft and
communicating with devils. She was executed in 1653 at the age of 80.
During her trial, a maid testified that she had witnessed Anne invoking
the Devil. Anne created a circle with burning coals and two spirits
resembling boys with shaggy hair appeared beside her. Anne pricked the
maid's finger, mixed her blood with ink, and had the maid write in a
book. One of the spirits laid its hand over Anne's hand while the maid
wrote, and they all said "Amen" together. The maid noted that the
spirit's hand felt cold as it touched hers. This account provides
insight into the accusations of witchcraft and supernatural interactions
during that era.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_250
Date: 12/22/1651
Location: Almerdor, Holland
Description: Dutch sailors witnessed an extraordinary
sight as they reported seeing a fleet of ships suspended in the sky. The
aerial ships were accompanied by numerous people and soldiers. This
sighting of ships in the air, often referred to as "flying Dutchmen,"
showcases an anomalous occurrence where maritime elements were seemingly
replicated in the skies, capturing the attention and amazement of those
who observed it.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_251
Date: 5/1652
Location: Near Rome, Italy
Description: Witnesses reported the sighting of a
massive luminous object measuring 80 meters in size hovering in the air.
During this event, a peculiar occurrence took place as a mass of
"gelatinous matter" was observed falling from the sky and landing on the
ground. This unusual sighting involved both the presence of a sizeable
aerial object and the release of an unfamiliar substance, suggesting a
remarkable and unexplained phenomenon that left witnesses intrigued and
puzzled.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_252
Date: 1655
Location: Portugal
Description: (Translated from French) The Inquisition
was called upon due to the allegations of a businessman, suddenly
appearing in Portugal, who claimed that only a few seconds earlier he
was in Goa, east coast of India, in the street, in front of his shop.
Finding him with diabolical powers, the Inquisition condemned him to the
stake.
Reference: Roger BOAR and Nigel BLUNDEL: "The World's
Greatest UFO Mysteries" ed. Hamlyn 1995, p. 72
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_154
Date: 1656
Location: Cardiganshire, Wales
Description: In 1656, John Lewis recounted a peculiar
account from an acquaintance in Cardiganshire. The man shared an unusual
nighttime experience where he observed a light entering his room just
after midnight. Around a dozen small beings resembling men, women, and
children entered the room, causing it to appear illuminated and wider.
These entities engaged in dancing and feasting, inviting the witness to
partake in the food. This enchanting scene lasted for four hours,
accompanied by intermittent whispers in Welsh that urged silence. The
man was unable to wake his sleeping wife during the event. Eventually,
the spirits moved to another room and departed, leaving the man unable
to find the door or return to bed until he woke his family. John Lewis
vouched for the honesty of the witness, describing him as an honest and
reputable individual who was willing to take an oath to confirm the
truth of the account. This event narrates a mystical and captivating
visitation involving ethereal beings and mysterious actions within a
private space.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_253
Date: 1659
Time: 13:00
Location: Leicester and Nottinghamshire, England
Description: Beginning at 1 P.M., numerous witnesses
reported observing a peculiar object resembling a black coffin with a
fiery dart and a flaming sword. This airborne coffin-like object
maneuvered back and forth in the sky, captivating the attention of
hundreds of people who witnessed it with astonishment. The phenomenon
continued until 3:15 P.M., at which point it disintegrated with a
remarkable display of brilliance. This unusual sighting of a flying
coffin accompanied by fiery elements presents an intriguing and
unexplained event that held the gaze of many onlookers.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_254
Date: 1660
Location: New England, American Colonies
Description: In response to remarkable aerial phenomena
observed in the sky, including a spear-like form descending towards the
setting sun, the colonial magistrates and clergy seized the opportunity
to harness the impact of these signs to promote a moral revival among
the population. The phenomena, potentially including the zodiacal light,
left a deep impression on the people. The authorities capitalized on
this by publishing a list of prevalent vices, such as neglecting child
education, vanity in hairstyling, excessive clothing adornment,
immodesty in attire, lack of respect in church behavior, disobedience to
parents, profanity, idleness, excessive visits to taverns, and the
price-gouging tendencies of shopkeepers. This convergence of unusual
atmospheric events with a religious and moral agenda reflects a notable
episode where natural occurrences were used to inspire societal
change.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_255
Date: 3/14/1660
Time: 20:00
Location: LONDON
Description: Bright white cloud 'drops fire' /
Westminster Hall and parliament.
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO REGISTER. CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK.
(annual sightings catalog.) (Index 77)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_38
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, MID: Likely mis-identification, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "5", Duration: "10", HatchDesc: "LONDON:BRITE WHT CLOUD 'DROPS FIRE'/WESTMINSTER HALL+PARLIAMENT.", LatLong: "51.500002 -0.133333", LatLongDMS: "51:30:00 N 00:08:00 W", Locale: "Metropolis", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "England", Strangeness: "4"
Date: 3/14/1660
Location: London (Westminster), England
Description: Passengers on a boat reported a peculiar
atmospheric phenomenon. They observed a dark cloud initially, followed
by a bright white cloud that emitted enough light to clearly see the
windows of the Parliament House and people on Westminster Bridge. This
bright cloud descended fire multiple times onto Westminster Hall and
then moved over Parliament Hall, continuing to drop fire on it as well.
This anomalous sighting of a cloud emitting fire over significant
buildings in Westminster during the evening presents a mysterious event
that captured the attention of witnesses.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_256
Date: 8/1660
Location: Stratford Row, near London, England
Description: Witnesses reported observing an unusual
sight resembling a "great ship" suspended in the air. The airborne ship
gradually decreased in size until it eventually vanished from view. The
account is supported by the testimony of an able minister living nearby,
who received information directly from the witnesses themselves. This
sighting of a ship-like object in the sky, followed by its gradual
disappearance, offers a short but intriguing narrative of an anomalous
event that left an impression on those who witnessed it.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_257
Date: 9/1660
Location: London, England
Description: A gentleman of significant stature, once
an Officer of Eminency in the late King's army and presently a Justice
of the Peace, reported witnessing a sighting of unknown lights. The
observer saw a bright light in the Southwest accompanied by six smaller
lights. As he and several others watched with amazement, all the lights
suddenly descended vertically and disappeared. This account describes an
unexplained phenomenon involving a formation of lights that captured the
attention of the witness and onlookers before swiftly vanishing,
contributing to the growing records of pre-industrial anomalous
sightings.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_258
Date: 10/3/1660
Location: Hull, England
Description: Soldiers stationed at the South Blockhouse
reported a significant sighting of a large fiery object with a tapering
shape at one end, leaving a narrow trail behind. The object emitted such
intense brilliance that it enabled them to read fine print or even pick
up a pin from the ground by its light. This remarkable aerial presence
persisted for half an hour. A traveler arriving in Hull from
Lincolnshire on the same night confirmed the sighting, describing a very
bright light in the sky that illuminated his way through the darkness.
Several reputable individuals in Hull, including eyewitnesses and
informed inhabitants of London, attested to the incident, contributing
to the reliability of this account of an unexplained flying object that
left a profound impact on those who witnessed it.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_259
Date: 10/11/1660
Location: Hertford, England
Description: An individual of high reputation and
credibility woke up at 4 A.M. due to a flashing light resembling fire
against their window. Concerned that a nearby house might be on fire,
they got up to investigate. What they saw was a sizable object
surrounded by a circle, with two appendages situated above and below it.
These appendages emitted significant flashes of light. The unusual
object remained visible for several hours and was also witnessed by
other individuals in the town. This account details an unexplained
sighting of an object with distinct features and remarkable luminous
emissions, leaving multiple witnesses intrigued by the sight.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_260
Date: 10/12/1660
Location: London, England
Description: At approximately 4 P.M., observers
reported the sighting of an object moving through the air from west to
east accompanied by a significant noise. Witnesses described its shape
as resembling a "broomstick" or "broom." Soon after this sighting,
another object of the same shape but smaller followed the same path in
the sky. This account presents a peculiar incident involving the
observation of two objects with distinct shapes and a shared trajectory,
leaving those who saw them intrigued by the mysterious phenomenon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_261
Date: 10/30/1660
Location: Austy, England
Description: Travelers en route to Ware Market
witnessed an astonishing event. Following a sudden and intense flash of
lightning, the night sky progressively brightened until a large fiery
object emerged in the East and ascended. From this large object, three
star-like objects descended vertically. The primary object transformed
into a crescent shape and remained visible until dawn. A similar
occurrence was observed by five individuals traveling from Hertford to
London, where the flash of lightning was so luminous that it made their
surroundings appear as bright as noonday. Contradicting the notion of a
fireball or meteor, the story describes the large fiery body rising
again into the air with a tail extending about the length of a pole.
Eventually, it moved eastward and became fixed in the sky, resembling a
star. This account presents an enigmatic event involving multiple
celestial phenomena that left witnesses captivated by the spectacle's
extraordinary nature.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_262
Date: 10/30/1660
Location: Yelden, England
Description: A bright celestial object caught the
attention of a reliable observer. This prominent star-like object
emitted such intense light that inhabitants were able to conduct
household tasks indoors using its illumination. One credible individual
reported observing the object for a continuous period of two hours.
Towards the end of the sighting, the object transformed into the shape
of a perfect Roman 'S'. Subsequently, it divided in the middle, with one
half moving towards the northeast and the other towards the southwest,
gradually fading away. This account describes a compelling event where a
luminous object displayed intriguing transformations and movements
before gradually disappearing, captivating the attention of those who
witnessed it.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_263
Date: 11/10/1660
Location: Oxford, England
Description: A scholar named Allen, from Magdalen
College, Oxford, experienced an unusual encounter. While in bed, he
heard a noise resembling geese and went to look out of a window on a
bridge side, but saw nothing. Upon returning to bed, he noticed a
peculiar figure resembling a bishop at the door. Initially not too
frightened, he called out to the figure and demanded it to speak.
However, as the bishop-like figure approached his bed, he became
terrified and cried out for help, causing the entity to vanish. The
scholar later mentioned that he had witnessed and heard something he was
unwilling to disclose to anyone. This account narrates a mysterious
experience involving an enigmatic humanoid figure that left a lasting
impression on the witness.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_264
Date: 11/30/1660
Location: Ilford, Essex, England
Description: During the early hours of the morning, two
individuals witnessed a remarkable phenomenon. They observed a fiery
cloud in the southwest sky, from which emerged two luminous objects
comparable in size to the moon. These objects engaged in a dynamic
aerial maneuver akin to a dogfight. Over time, one of the objects dimmed
while the other grew larger, persisting in view for approximately two
hours. During this period, the observers reported streams of fire and
streams of blood emanating from the object. Eventually, the object
reduced in size until it resembled an ordinary star. This account
narrates an extraordinary sighting of luminous aerial objects engaging
in an otherworldly interaction, leaving witnesses awe-inspired by the
enigmatic display.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_265
Date: 12/1/1660
Location: Hounsditch, England
Description: At 5 A.M., a resident of Hounsditch
reported sighting a mysterious and radiant object resembling the size of
the moon in the eastern part of the sky.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_266
Date: 1661
Location: FRANCE, Goult (Vaucluse)
Description: (Translated from French) Antoine de
Nantes, a messenger from Goult, suffering from a cruel illness, saw a
child of wonderful beauty, hovering above the debris of a halo of fire.
And when the divine figure had disappeared, the messenger found himself
perfectly restored. A chapel was erected, inaugurated on January 3,
1663; "miracles multiplied from that day: meteors of fire burst in the
shadows on the blessed dome."
Reference: M. FIGUET/ J.L. RUCHON: "Ovni, le premier
dossier complet..." - éd. Alain Lefeuvre 1969, p. 38
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_155
Date: 1661
Location: Goult, Vaucluse, France
Description: Antoine de Nantes, an ailing messenger
from Goult, witnessed a radiant and captivating child-like figure
surrounded by a fiery halo. Miraculously, the sight of this luminous
being led to his complete recovery. Subsequently, a chapel was
consecrated within two years, marked by a surge in reported
miracles.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_267
Date: 2/1661
Location: Darken, Surrey, England
Description: During the evening, an observant gentleman
witnessed an unusual cloud formation. He described two cathedral or
church-like objects within the cloud, adorned with magnificent spires
and streamers. One object brightened over time while the other remained
darker. The larger entity emitted vapor and vanished, while the smaller
one increased in brightness. Unfortunately, the witness was summoned
indoors and couldn't observe the conclusion of the phenomenon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_268
Date: 3/20/1661
Location: Canterbury, England
Description: A significant celestial event transpired,
as a remarkably large "star" was observed in the sky, featuring a
distinctive opening beneath it. This aperture emitted streams of fiery
light, captivating the observers for a duration of thirty minutes.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_269
Date: 4/1661
Location: Chard, Somersetshire, England
Description: Several witnesses observed a narrow, long
dusty cloud from which three very bright spots descended and merged
together.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_270
Date: 4/1661
Time: 22:00
Location: Between Ilford and Romford, England
Description: Around 10 P.M. - Captain Chelmford of
Ipswich and a companion witnessed a maneuvering fiery light with a
green-white glow that altered its course. The light swiftly approached,
emitting beams, then abruptly changed direction directly above them
before vanishing at the horizon. Notably, upon reaching London, the
witnesses formalized their encounter by having a notarial deed
documenting the experience created.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_271
Date: 4/23/1661
Location: Bednall-Green, England
Description: Observers witnessed a significant pillar
of fire encompassing smaller objects resembling "burning coals." At
around 10 o'clock that night, individuals near Pickadilly also reported
seeing unsettling fiery clouds and other alarming objects. These details
were relayed by witnesses who were greatly affected by the sight.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_272
Date: 6/29/1661
Location: Eastberry, Berkshire, England
Description: Numerous dark balls obscured the Sun,
moving across its path, while additional objects resembling crosses were
also observed.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_273
Date: 10/1661
Location: Bristol, England
Description: A cloud emerged from the river, splitting
open on three occasions to unveil various discernible figures
within.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_274
Date: 4/1662
Location: Tedworth, Wiltshire, England
Description: Multiple occurrences of bedroom
visitations, accompanied by knocks and accounts of witnesses
experiencing paralysis due to lights and humanoid entities.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_275
Date: 5/11/1662
Location: Near Salt Ash, Cornwall, England
Description: A "very great star" with the appearance of
two red "legs" and a black square object was observed near St. Stephens.
The star exhibited an unusual back-and-forth motion.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_276
Date: Late 7/1663
Location: Saint Martin, Brittany, France
Description: Francois Carre of Bodeau witnessed a
flying red cross near Saint Martin church. The cross appeared to move
away from the church towards the direction of the Saint Michel chapel.
Seeking confirmation, Carre called his wife to observe, and she also
reported seeing the red cross heading towards the chapel of
Saint-Michel.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_277
Date: 8/15/1663
Location: RUSSIA, Belozero
Description: (Translated from French) Extract from the
report of the St Cyrille monastery: "The peasant Levka Fedorov from the
village of Mys told me the following: ... from various lands and various
domains people were attending mass, ... in great numbers.. and at that
moment a very loud noise came from the sky, and many people went out to
the courtyard and saw... from the winter side of the brightest sky, not
from a cloud, a great fire came out from Roboziero and headed towards
the South, along the lake, above the water and had this flame twenty
sagènes (1 sagène = 2.13 m) and more on all sides, and a blue smoke was
next to it and becoming the flame, on twenty sagènes, two beams of fire
as well ... and from the great fire and the two smaller flames, nothing
more was seen. After about an hour, the same fire returned again to the
lake, from the same place where it had disappeared the first time and
went from the south to the west for half a verste (1 verste = 1.066m)
and disappeared in the same way. The third time this fire became more
frightening than the first one due to its size and then went towards the
west. And it stayed on Roboziero, this fire, above the lake, for about
an hour and a half and said lake was two verstes long and one across...
On the lake peasants were sailing in a boat and the flame of this fire
was so hot that they could not approach it. And the lake was lit up to
the bottom, to the deepest, in the center of it, this lake, four sagènes
and the fish fleeing to the shores, all saw it and under the fire, the
water became, due to the flame, as if covered in rust.."
Reference: Ion Hobana/Julien Weverbergh: "Les Ovni en
URSS et dans les pays de l'est" - Kluwer 1972 - translation Laffont 1976
pp. 79 to 87
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_156
Date: 8/15/1663
Description: (Translated from French) Peasants from the
village of Robozero (in the county of Bolozero, Russia), among them
Levka Pedorov, are in the church when they hear a loud noise in the sky.
They leave the church to see what is happening, and see a flaming ball
descending from the clear blue sky of the South. The object passes over
the church and goes towards the nearby lake of Bieloziero. It measures
40 or 45 m in diameter, and 2 jets of "fire" come out of its front.
After that the object leaves from the South towards the West (500 m from
Pedorov), then "disappears". It reappears 1 hour later, above the same
lake, which it flies over for 1 hour and 30 minutes. A fishing company
on a boat on the lake 1 mile from Pedorov is painfully burned by the
light of the "ball", which is so bright that one can see the bottom of
the lake at a depth of 8 or 9 m, which allows to see the fish moving
away. The water seems covered in rust under the glow. (Saturday, August
15th, mid-day)
Reference: Testimony of Levka Pedorov, one of the
witness peasants, transcribed by a scribe from the monastery of Saint
Cyril, Historical Archives of Saint Petersburg, found by the
archaeological commission part IV in 1842
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_88
Date: 8/15/1663
Locations: church in a village near Lake Zarobozero,
Vologda Oblast, Russia; Lake Zarobozero, Vologda Oblast, Russia
Description: 12:00 noon. The faithful gathered in a
church in a village near Lake Zarobozero, Vologda Oblast, Russia, hear a
loud noise outside and see a large ball of fire descend from the north
and then head south following the lake, low over its surface. The
fireball seems to measure about 140 feet across and has blue smoke
issuing from its sides. Two fiery rays extend from its front part. Less
than an hour later, a similar fireball reappears over the same lake.
Moving from south to west, the object again disappears. It reappears a
third time a short while later, this time larger than before, and stays
over the lake for an hour and a half. Peasants in a boat try to get
close to it, but the heat is too intense. The water of the lake is
illuminated to a depth of 30 feet, and fish are seen swimming away from
the object, which then flies off to the west.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Akty istoricheskie, sobranye i izdanye
Arkheografischeskaia Kommissiia, Vol. 4, Saint Petersburg, 1842, pp.
331–332; Hobana and Weverbergh 54–61; Jacques Vallée and Chris
Aubeck, Wonders in the Sky, Tarcher, 2009, pp.
215–217; Thomas E. Bullard, “Defending UFOs,” IUR 34, no. 2 (March
2012): 31; Stonehill and Mantle, Russia’s USO Secrets, Flying Disk,
2020, pp. 157–161
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_5
Date: 8/15/1663
Description: At noon on this day a large ball of fire,
45 meters in diameter, descended toward Lake Robozero, Bieloziero,
Russia. Two beams of light came from the object and was directed onto
fisherman in a boat on the lake. The water in the lake was illuminated
to a depth of 30 feet. The fisherman were burned by the heat from the
beams, and the water became covered with a "rust" material.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Ion Hobana & Julien Weverbergh, UFOs
from Behind the Iron Curtain, pp. 54-55; John W. Spencer, World Atlas of
UFOs, p. 128 ; Jacques Vallee, UFO Chronicles of the Soviet Union: A
Cosmic Samizdat, p. 135
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_5027
Date: 8/15/1663
Location: Roboziero near Bieloziero, Russia
Description: Farmer Levko Federov and others witnessed
a fiery object approximately 40 meters in diameter, accompanied by
burning beams. The object reappeared an hour later, moving across the
sky in different directions. The event was reported by Ivachko Rievskoi
to Saint Cyrille Monastery. The object's appearance led to fervent
prayers among the gathered people, and its illumination affected the
lake's waters. The reported phenomenon, observed over water, caused
disruption to nearby boats and wildlife, leaving a lasting impression on
the witnesses.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_278
Date: 11/30/1663
Description: (Translated from French) Another case, in
many ways similar to that of August 15, still above Robozero. (November
30)
Reference: Brief mentions in the Historical Archives of
Saint Petersburg, found by the archaeological commission, part IV in
1842
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_89
Date: 2/1665
Location: Vienna, Austria
Description: A flying object with a box-like
appearance, described to resemble a coffin, was observed in the sky,
leading to widespread anxiety among witnesses.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_279
Date: 3/23/1665
Location: GERMANY, Leipzig
Description: (Translated from French) There would have
been such an abundant fall of blue silk filaments, that entire fields
were covered with them. These filaments would have fallen from the sky
and clung to the feet of men and animals.
Reference: Inforespace n° 52 - 1980, p. 3
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_157
Date: 4/8/1665
Locations: Stralsund, Germany; St. Nicholas
Church
Description: 6:00 p.m. Numerous wonders are seen in the
sky over Stralsund, Germany, including ships, large flocks of birds,
fire, and smoke, as well as a dark “round flat form like a plate and
like a big man’s hat” that hovers above St. Nicholas Church for one
hour. Witnesses include several fishermen who later complain of tremors
in their hands and feet.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Eine
abgebildete Beschreibung von dem wunderbarlichen Stralsundischen
Lufft-Kriege und Schiff-streite, Leipzig,
1665; Chris Aubeck and Martin Shough, Return to Magonia: Investigating
UFOs in History, Anomalist, 2015, pp. 23–38
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_6
Date: 4/8/1665
Location: Stralsund, Germany
Description: Witnesses in Stralsund reported anomalous
sightings involving aerial ships and a saucer-shaped object with a dome
flying over the town's church near the Baltic Sea. The saucer-like
object, resembling a large man's hat, remained stationary above the St.
Nicolai church until evening. The observers, including fishermen who
initially saw a swarm of starling birds that transformed into battling
ships, experienced feelings of sickness and trembling, possibly due to
radiation. The event was documented in various historical accounts,
including Erasmus Francisci's writings, and later discussed by
researcher Illobrand Von Ludwiger, acknowledging skepticism but
indicating the significance of the sighting in relation to historical
conflicts between the Swedes and the Prussians.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_280
Date: 4/9/1666
Description: (Translated from French) 3 circles in the
sky, a very large one of D 100°, center near the zenith, a 4th much
smaller. (April 9, 9:30)
Reference: Journal des savans, XIX, Monday 10 May 1666
p. 452; letter of P. Le Bossu, regular canon, abbey of Saint
Chéron-lez-Chartres
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_90
Date: 5/26/1666
Location: Tokyo (Edo), Japan
Description: A baffling sighting occurred as a luminous
entity, resembling a human and measuring around "20 feet long," was
witnessed flying toward the East. The event offers an intriguing account
from Asia, though further comprehensive details are required for a
deeper understanding.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_281
Date: 1/20/1667
Location: Gjov, Faeroe Islands
Description: Jacob Olsen, 24, encountered an
extraordinary event where he was awakened by a radiant being. This
luminous visitor reportedly had healing abilities and made a subsequent
appearance descending from the sky. The incident remains a remarkable
account of an otherworldly encounter on the Faeroe Islands.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_282
Date: 11/15/1667
Location: Mittelfischach, Germany
Description: A remarkable sighting occurred at sunrise,
lasting several hours, where a "terrible sign of wonder" was observed in
the sky over Mittelfischach. An engraving captures the scene, depicting
the sun shining through cloud gaps as onlookers witnessed a display of
round lights forming a battle scene in the sky. Notably, three crosses
were visible amidst dark nebulosities, while intricate details of the
village, including the church and a few houses, were shown on the left
side of the image. This event has been preserved as a vivid historical
record of the unusual phenomenon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_283
Date: Late 12/1667
Location: Bayarcal, Spain
Description: Procession of lights: In the midst of the
inquisition's attention, Juan Munoz, a tailor from Santander, testified
about an anomalous sighting in Bayarcal. Around Christmas time at
midnight in 1667, he observed a cross followed by a banner, and four
wick-like lights that flickered on and off. Initially assuming it to be
the Viaticum carried by a priest, the lights appeared exceptionally
bright. Munoz walked closer as the lights moved, eventually reaching a
point fifteen steps away. Anxious about what he saw, he went home, only
to witness the lights passing by the church as he closed the door.
Despite his initial reluctance, he shared the experience with neighbors
who revealed similar sightings in the past, often interpreted as signs
commemorating local martyrs' lives. The event was considered significant
due to Munoz's unfamiliarity with the phenomenon upon his arrival,
indicating its existence beyond imagination, and similar light
processions were reported across Spain and Europe, varying in size and
location.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_284
Date: 4/1670
Location: Countryside near London, England
Description: Jane Lead's contact: Jane Lead, a British
Christian mystic born in 1623, had a transformative encounter in April
1670. During a moment of contemplation about Wisdom, she experienced an
overshadowing bright Cloud from which emerged the figure of a woman
adorned in radiant gold. Although the woman's appearance was both
awe-inspiring and gentle, Lead was initially astonished. This encounter
marked the beginning of a life filled with visionary experiences for
Jane Lead. Her subsequent writings detailed various sightings and
abductions by enigmatic beings, neither angels nor demons, which she
referred to as 'Transports' in her diaries. Jane Lead's mystical journey
led her to delve into theology, philosophy, and alchemy, as evident in
her works, particularly the book "A Fountain of Gardens."
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_285
Date: 8/18/1671
Location: Regensburg, Germany
Description: Signs in the clouds: An intriguing event
occurred in Regensburg as witnessed on 18 August 1671. An engraving
depicts a mesmerized crowd gazing at an array of unusual occurrences in
the sky, including ships, mythical creatures, and armies poised for
battle. This engraving, featured in the 1672 edition of "The Relationis
historicae semestralis vernalis continuatio" authored by Jacobus Francus
and Sigismundus Latomus, captures a moment of awe-inspiring celestial
phenomena that captivated the observers.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_286
Date: 1/25/1672
Location: Paris Observatory, France
Description: Unknown planetoid orbiting Venus: Giovanni
Domenico Cassini, the renowned astronomer and director of the Paris
Observatory, noted an enigmatic finding on this date. He observed what
appeared to be a potential satellite orbiting Venus, but he refrained
from publicizing this discovery until its confirmation in 1686 upon
seeing the object again. The mysterious satellite was subsequently
identified as "Neith," marking a significant observation in the history
of planetary exploration.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_287
Date: 2/8/1672
Location: At sea, in the English Channel
Description: (Translated from French) At one hour after
midday, in the clearest of weather, a star appeared above our heads,
about fifteen feet in length. From there it went to fall to the north
side, leaving a smoke which formed into two ships, each with two masts
and the mizzen and their large sails tight and furled, both having the
front facing upwards. The one to the north was larger than the one
above. And as they went thus, they separated about four feet apart, in
the middle of which formed another ship, appearing larger than the
others, all black, showing us the back and turning the front to the
north, without any sail but yet equipped with its masts, yards and
ropes, as if it had been at anchor. This appeared to us for the space of
a large half hour. And then afterwards, having come together, they
dissipated, going to the side of the above without leaving any
mark...
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.96
Reference: Captain Izaac Guiton, Port De Fosse,
Nantes
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_158
Date: 2/8/1672
Time: 13:00
Location: OFF CHERBOURG, FR
Description: Dark 'flying ship' hovers still / wind. No
sails. Going quickly south. / r186#25.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris.
Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index
186)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_39
Attributes: CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, SEA: Observer(s) at sea, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "France", Credibility: "8", Duration: "33", Elev: "0", HatchDesc: "off CHERBOURG,FR:DARK 'FLYING SHIP' HVRS STILL/WIND:NO SAILS:>>S:/r186#25", LatLong: "49.833336 -1.750000", LatLongDMS: "49:50:00 N 01:45:00 W", Locale: "Offshore", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Manche", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 2/8/1672
Description: A dark "flying ship" hovered in place over
the ocean near Cherbourg, France during a wind. It had no sails, and
eventually flew off to the south after 33 minutes.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Lumieres dans la Nuit, issue # 186
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_751
Date: 2/8/1672
Location: Off Cherbourg, France
Description: Triple sky ships: Captain Isaac Guiton
recounted an extraordinary sighting at sea. A "star" descended and
divided into two distinct "ships," with a third vessel emerging later.
The description details how the star initially appeared overhead, then
descended towards the north, leaving a trail of smoke that transformed
into two ships, each featuring lights and furled sails. These ships
sailed southward, spaced around four feet apart, and eventually a third
ship emerged between them, appearing larger and entirely black. This
middle ship, without sails but with masts and ropes, assumed a northward
orientation as if at anchor. The entire spectacle lasted over half an
hour before the ships vanished without a trace, leaving the witnesses in
awe.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_288
Date: 11/16/1672
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Description: Flying lantern: A sighting in Tokyo
involved the observation of an object that bore a resemblance to a
lantern. This object took flight and moved towards the east, sparking
curiosity and intrigue among the witnesses.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_289
Date: 1674
Location: Japan
Description: Fast flying "dark cloud": In an
unspecified location in Japan, an anomalous sighting occurred. Witnesses
observed a swift-moving, elongated "dark cloud" traveling in a direction
from the north to the southeast, akin to an arrow's trajectory. The
description provided distinguishes this sighting from typical meteors,
which are luminous and often described as "fiery," suggesting that this
particular occurrence did not conform to the characteristics of a
meteor.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_290
Date: 5/23/1676
Location: London, England
Description: Spiritual writer Jane Lead recorded a
peculiar experience in her diary, recounting the presence of three
enigmatic figures in her bedroom. The first figure, appearing as a
youthful presence, startled her, rendering her speechless. A second,
more mature and masculine figure, sought familiarity but remained silent
before vanishing. Lastly, a comely and attractive figure emerged, though
her spiritual constraints prevented interaction. Though some might
interpret this as a manifestation of schizophrenia, today's perspective
could liken it to a classic "bedroom visitation" by extraterrestrial
beings found in contemporary abduction literature.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_291
Date: 7/16/1676
Location: London, England
Description: Spiritual writer Jane Lead observed a
remarkable celestial event, describing it as an azure blue firmament
with an extraordinary eye at its center, radiating flaming streams. She
found it challenging to depict the exact form, but conveyed an image of
a flaming eye within a circular rainbow, accompanied by countless stars
in the sky. Although her language is reminiscent of 17th-century
mysticism, her account appears to detail a luminous, eye-shaped object
with radiant streams that traversed the London sky on a sunny day. Her
drawing suggests an oval or eye-like object emitting fiery light,
encircled by a substantial "Globe of Light," possibly distinct from a
simple ring or rainbow.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_292
Date: 9/20/1676
Location: Uffington Fields, England
Description: An extraordinary event unfolded as
witnesses in Northamptonshire observed a peculiar fiery meteor
resembling a dart. The meteor exhibited an unusual wavy and vibrating
movement as it traveled across the sky, with its stem initially
appearing to be around a foot and a half in length and emitting a
slender stream of light, akin to a cord. The sighting, reported around 7
P.M., lasted approximately one minute. Mr. Gibbon, an observer from
Peterborough, detailed the meteor's distinctive behavior and appearance,
noting its motion towards Uffington Fields after he spotted it at the
zenith.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_293
Date: 3/22/1677
Location: London, England
Description: Spiritual writer Jane Lead recounted a
nocturnal experience in which she felt transported into a wilderness
during a magical sleep. Initially surrounded by tranquil nature, the
serenity was disrupted by the presence of three entities, including a
fierce female who pricked her skin akin to a sharp needle. Seeking
celestial aid, Lead managed to ward off these beings and the encounter
concluded. She later learned through the vision that there was no need
for concern, as such an event would not recur.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_294
Date: 12/30/1677
Location: At sea to the west of Granada (SPAIN)
Description: (Translated from French) Pierre Boutard,
an officer aboard the "La Maligne" noted in the logbook "on Thursday,
the 30th of December 1677 in the morning at 4 o'clock, we saw a star to
the northwest 1/4 of west and ending in the southeast 1/4 of east, but
bearing a great light that we all believed in our ship that the fire was
everywhere, but it was accompanied by more than 200 rays bearing an
unequalled clarity, that we were all amazed. We sailed towards the small
harbor of Granada around 9 or 10 o'clock in the morning."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.97
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_159
Date: 12/30/1677
Location: At sea West of Granada, Spain
Description: Pierre Boutard, an officer on the ship La
Maligne, documented an extraordinary sighting in the ship's logbook.
Around 4 in the morning, a brilliant "star" appeared in the northwest,
moving to the southeast, emanating intense light that deceived the crew
into thinking there was a widespread fire. The celestial object was
accompanied by over 200 rays, intensifying the dazzling effect and
causing distress among the crew. The ship eventually anchored in
Grenada's small bay between 9 and 10 in the morning.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_295
Date: 2/9/1678
Location: London, England
Description: Jane Lead's diary entry describes an
anomalous sighting where she awoke in a disoriented state and found
herself surrounded by unfamiliar figures in a silent place. She
experienced a sense of detachment from her corporeal body and observed a
gold-colored craft resembling a large ship with four golden wings
descending swiftly. Although Lead questioned the figures about what she
saw, they claimed not to see it. The ship landed, and Lead felt herself
leaping and dancing with joy. Eventually, the ship ascended and
disappeared, after which Lead returned to her physical senses. This
account bears similarities to modern UFO abduction experiences,
challenging the notion that such stories are confined to contemporary
times.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_296
Date: 12/12/1678
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) The "Journal des
Savants" publishes a letter from Mr. Toynard in which he reports that
"Mr. S. Besnier, locksmith of the Sable, in the country of Maine, has
invented a four-winged machine to fly".
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 14
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_160
Date: 1680
Location: RUSSIA, MOSCOW
Description: (Translated from French) A polish peasant,
whose name is lost, attempted a flight in Moscow in the presence of
Minister Froecourov.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 14
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_161
Date: 9/17/1680
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Description: A significant incident occurred where a
dark cloud-like mass descended and landed in a field. From this
mysterious mass emerged a large, hairy entity whose appearance seemed to
materialize and vanish.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_297
Date: 11/17/1684
Time: 10:00
Location: Saint Aubin, Brittany, France
Description: At approximately 10 A.M., a priest from
Lannion reported witnessing an unusual event. He observed a tear-shaped
object resembling a flame descending from the sky. The object's slow
movement took around seven to eight minutes to reach the horizon. It
displayed a bluish hue and emitted sparks from its tail. Notably, the
object's location was opposite to that of the sun.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_298
Date: 12/10/1685
Time: 22:30
Location: MOON
Description: Astronomer Bianchini. Reddish ray / light
crosses crater Plato during eclipse.
Type: sighting
Reference: PINDEVIC, Thierry: Le NOEUD GORDIEN ou la
FANTASTIQUE HISTOIRE des OVNI. Editions France-Empire, Paris 1979.
(Index 51)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_40
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NFO: No craft seen, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "The Moon", Credibility: "7", Duration: "2", HatchDesc: "MOON:ASTRONOMER BIANCHINI:REDDISH RAY/LITE CROSSES CRATER PLATO DURING ECLIPSE", LatLong: "90.000004 -0.000000", LatLongDMS: "90:00:00 N 00:00:00 W", Locale: "Residential", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "PLT", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 1686
Description: French philosopher Bernard
le Bovier de Fontenelle writes Conversations on the Plurality of
Worlds, in which he speculates on extraterrestrial life. He imagines
Venusians to be “little black people, scorched with the Sun, full of
fire, very amorous.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Conversations
on the Plurality of Worlds” Source: EberhartUFOI,
ID: Eberhart_7
Date: 6/1686
Location: SCOTLAND, Crosford, Nanark
Description: (Translated from French) From chronicler
Patrick Malker: ... near the ford of Crosford, two miles below Nanark
and particularly at the Hands, on the Clyde River, a great crowd
gathered several times in the afternoon. There was a shower of hats,
flags, guns and swords. The trees and the ground were covered. Companies
of armed men marched in order along the river, companies meeting
companies rushed against each other and falling to the ground,
disappeared. Others reappeared immediately and marched in the same
direction... those who had seen were seized with such fear and such
trembling that those who had not seen were troubled... (1686, June and
July)
Reference: Yves Naud: "The E.T. and the UFOs in
History" Famot 1977, Volume 2 p. 151
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_162
Date: 7/9/1686
Time: 01:30
Location: LEIPZIG, GER
Description: Astronomer Kirch and more/others.
Moon-size fireball hovers / 8 minute(s). Altitude = 50km. Same / 22 Mar.
'1680.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO'S IN SPACE - Anatomy of
a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index
144)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_41
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)
Extra Data: Country: "Germany", Credibility: "9", Duration: "8", HatchDesc: "LEIPZIG,GER:ASTRONOMER KIRCH++:MOONSIZE FBL HVRS/8min:ALT=50km:SAME/22MAR1680", LatLong: "51.333336 12.400001", LatLongDMS: "51:20:00 N 12:24:00 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Saxony", Strangeness: "5"
Date: 7/9/1686
Time: 01:20
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Description: At around 1:20 A.M., the late Mr.
Gottfried Kirch, a knowledgeable observer of astronomy, documented a
remarkable sighting. He observed a brilliant object in the sky, about
half the apparent size of the Moon, suspended motionless for a duration
of 15 minutes. The object was described as having the characteristics of
a fireball with a tail. Its initial brightness was so intense that
reading could be done by its light. The phenomenon was witnessed
simultaneously in various locations, including Schmitza. Kirch's notes
indicated the object's position and its oblique trajectory before
eventually fading away, leaving behind unseen nodes or globules.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_299
Date: 8/28/1686
Location: Paris Observatory in France
Description: Cassini made a notable observation of a
mystery planetoid in close proximity to Venus. This sighting occurred
while Venus was situated as a morning "star," positioned at a
heliocentric longitude of 59° and an elongation of 38°. The enigmatic
object, later named "Neith," appeared to be roughly 1/10th the diameter
of Venus and displayed a similar phase. This marked Cassini's second
sighting of the object, sparking intrigue in the scientific
community.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_300
Date: 1687
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, London
Description: (Translated from French) In his law
"action and reaction", Isaac Newton gives the explanation of the
principle of operation of the rocket.
Reference: "The Rockets of the Future" - Hans K;
Kaiser, ed. Amiot -Dumont 1954, p. 12
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_163
Date: Spring 1688
Location: CHINA, Kunmin (Yun'nan)
Description: (Translated from French) (notes of
Gu-Sheng, chap. 6) between the end of spring and the beginning of summer
of the twenty-seventh year under the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing
dynasty, my brother-in-law Bixilin went to his home in the mountains 20
kilometers from the city of Kunmin. During his stay, he saw every noon,
when it was nice, a large lid young like an umbrella rise slowly from a
ridge. This thing threw bright lights that he did not dare to look at
directly. It took height and penetrated into the clouds. Soon after it
descended, always slowly, to go up and down in the same way. When night
fell, the flying object lost the brightness of its yellow color and
became paler and blurred. It completely disappeared when the sky became
black. (1688, spring-summer)
Reference: SHI BO: "China and the Extraterrestrials"
ed. Mercure de France, 1983, p. 36
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_164
Date: 6/1688
Location: Yunan Province, China
Description: Approximate date. an anomalous sighting
occurred involving a sizable yellow "umbrella-like" entity. This object
ascended from a ridge, emitting numerous lights, and subsequently
descended again. According to an account from that time, during the 27th
year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing dynasty, a person named
Bixilin observed this phenomenon while in the mountains near Kunmin.
Regularly around noon, under clear weather conditions, the object,
resembling a brilliant yellow canopy, gradually rose above the ridge,
emitting dazzling lights. Due to its radiance, direct viewing was
challenging. The object would rise and then vanish into the clouds, only
to reappear later, repeating its ascent and descent. Interestingly, the
object's luminosity diminished after sunset, eventually fading away
completely in the darkened sky.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_301
Date: 12/20/1689
Time: 04:45
Location: In England
Description: An unusual event took place at
approximately 4:45 AM. A fiery object, resembling a half-moon,
transformed into a radiant sword-like shape and swiftly traveled in a
westerly direction.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_302
Date: 1692
Location: GRANDE-BRETAGNE, pays de Galles
Description: (Translated from French) According to
"Morden's Atlas of Wales": "a burning exhalation crossed the sea and set
fire to haystacks, wheat fields and barns, close to Harlech. This thing
infected the grass but it was not dangerous for men, even for those who
were in the middle of it. It always happened at nightfall, most often on
a Saturday or Sunday, and it lasted for a few months. The only way to
extinguish it and make it flee was to sound a hunting horn or fire
shots..."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.99
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_165
Date: 5/6/1692
Time: 12:00?
Location: EDO = TOKYO, JAPAN
Description: 3 objects in formation. Type unknown. 6
wheels and 2 flying barns in Wales / 1694.
Type: sighting
Reference: INFORESPACE Journal. SOBEPS Group, Belgium;
bimonthly (Index 25)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_42
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)
Extra Data: Country: "Japan", Credibility: "8", Duration: "2", HatchDesc: "EDO=TOKYO,JAPAN:3 OBJs/FORMn:type unk::6 WHEELS+2 FLYING BARNS in WALES/1694", LatLong: "35.683335 139.766673", LatLongDMS: "35:41:00 N 139:46:00 E", Locale: "Metropolis", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Honshu Island", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 5/6/1692
Time: 12:00
Location: Edo (now Tokyo), Japan
Description: A striking incident occurred during
daylight hours. Three luminous objects, resembling the sun, the moon,
and a star, emerged in the sky. These objects exhibited a remarkable and
otherworldly sparkle.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_303
Date: 1693
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Description: An intriguing event unfolded involving a
highly luminous circular "machine." This machine featured a central
sphere and was observed as it traversed across the sky.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_304
Date: 9/1693
Location: Bowden Parva, Northampton, England
Description: A complex and unfamiliar object was
witnessed. The upper part of the object resembled the letter "W," with a
luminous string of light extending from the lower section of the "W,"
measuring about a yard and a half in length. This enigmatic formation
persisted for a duration and was observed by multiple individuals across
the surrounding region.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_305
Date: 12/1693
Location: Egryn, Merionethshire, Wales
Description: An unexplained fiery incident occurred. A
"fiery exhalation" emerged from the sea and ignited the hay with a
subdued blue flame. Despite being easily extinguishable, the fire
displayed an unusual nature. Men who intervened to save the hay noticed
that, although distinct from regular fire, it did not harm them even
when they approached or entered it.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_306
Date: 1/1694
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Dolgelly (Wales)
Description: (Translated from French) The priest of
Dolgelly reported that "sixteen haystacks and two barns had been burned
by some kind of flaming vapor that is often seen coming from the
sea..."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI"
-Delarge 1977 p.99
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_166
Date: 7/23/1694
Location: London, England
Description: An event was documented by Jane Lead,
involving a phenomenon she termed an "enclosed Principle" encircled by
fire. Within this space, luminous Beryl Bodies were observed moving in a
manner akin to a mirror's reflection. A spherical representation of the
regal glory of their powerful King accompanied them in their movements.
The ground they tread upon was adorned with sparkling stones and veins
of gold, emitting a profound radiance.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_307
Date: 11/25/1696
Location: Tobolsk, Russia
Description: A remarkable sighting occurred in the sky.
An object divided into four radiant segments, with a central region that
appeared dark, revealed the outline of a human form within. This
celestial occurrence was reported as follows: "On Sunday, at 2 P.M.,
there appeared in Tobolsk a sign in the sun: it split into four parts,
as it were, and the rays from the sun were light, but in the middle it
was dark. And among these parts one could see in the darkness something
like a man with extended arms."
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_308
Date: 11/28/1696
Time: 05:00
Location: Tobolsk, Russia
Description: An anomalous sighting involved a double
object descending from a dark cloud in the east. Resembling an iron
clamp with a bright shining fire, the objects descended to the ground,
creating a remarkable spectacle.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_309
Date: 11/4/1697
Location: GERMANY, Hamburg
Description: (Translated from French) A kind of huge,
very bright sphere slowly flew over Hamburg and other cities in
northwest Germany.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.99
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_167
Date: 11/4/1697
Time: 06:00
Location: Mecklenburg & Hamburg, Germany
Description: At 6-7 P.M., an event of pre-industrial
anomalous sightings featured two massive glowing wheels in the sky. The
spectacle, witnessed by crowds, included a fiery cannonball-shaped
object and a cross-shaped entity with sulfur-gleaming, bright and
terrible lightning. After about 15 minutes, the fiery ball emitted a
bang and vanished from sight, followed by the departure of the
cross-shaped entity, leaving a lasting impression on the many thousands
of spectators.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_310
Date: 1699
Location: FRANCE, Avignon
Description: (Translated from French) Extract from "The
History of the Diocese of Avignon" by Abbot Granget: "Arriving near the
oratory which is opposite the chapel of Notre Dame Ste Garde (St Didier,
Vaucluse) I saw the sky open, a great light appeared and soon I saw
three globes of fire. The one in the middle was raised above the others.
Here I said to myself, the lights of which I have been told. Immediately
I fell to my knees and I blessed God for such a great wonder. At the
same time, two new lights appeared but a little above the place where
the chapel is. I advanced to the oratory where the mystery of the
Resurrection of Jesus Christ is represented. The two globes then joined
the one in the middle and disappeared.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "The Chronicle of UFOs" -
Delarge 1977 p.99-100
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_168
Date: 1699
Location: St
Description: Didier, Vaucluse, near Avignon, France. A
priest recounted an unusual event where he witnessed a large light and
three fire globes descending from the sky and subsequently merging. The
globes, with one in the center and two flanking, appeared to hover at
different heights. As the priest observed in awe, two additional lights
emerged, slightly higher in the sky, and ultimately combined with the
central globe before disappearing, prompting the priest to express
gratitude for the remarkable marvel he had witnessed.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_311
Date: 1700's
Description: Significant sightings
Type: ufo sightings
Reference: Charles Fort
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_3
Date: 1700
Description: (Translated from French) 1700's. At
Oslofjorden (Norway), people saw from afar a fence (barrier?) fall from
the sky near a farm. People came from far away to see this "wonder" of
the heavens.
Reference: DET UKJENTE, 2/1988, side 43
Reference: Fort: The complete books of Charles
Fort
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_91
Date: 4/17/1700
Location: FRANCE, Dolus (Oléron)
Description: (Translated from French) Easter Tuesday.
Approximate date. During a procession a luminous cross was seen in the
sky. It was approximately 50 cubits long and preceded the procession for
nearly two hours. It stopped when the procession stopped and disappeared
when the procession entered the church. The weather was warm, without
clouds or wind. The cross was almost lying from east to west; the foot
was very long. More than a thousand people saw it.
Reference: Pierre VIEROUDY: "These UFOs that announce
the Superman" - Laffont 1979, p. 35
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_169
Date: 8/1700
Location: Sahalahti, Eastern Finland
Description: In a peculiar incident, an elderly
blacksmith named Tiittu allegedly vanished following the appearance of a
flying disk over the village. Tiittu's son embarked on a search and
encountered a being resembling a "bear," who informed him that his
father had flown away. Subsequently, the villagers observed a large
hovering disk above the village, which stirred fears of an impending
apocalypse. For two days, the villagers engaged in religious practices,
expressing their anxieties. Later, Tiittu's son encountered the "bear"
again, who reassured him that his father had been taken to a superior
world by the sky ship. The event sparked community discussions, yet a
new priest dismissed it as a product of drunken imaginations and urged
the villagers to forget the incident.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_312
Date: 1701
Location: Cape Passaro, Sicily, Italy
Description: Witness C. De Corbin reported a remarkable
sighting of a luminous light in the sky that remained suspended for a
duration of two hours, defying strong winds.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_313
Date: 9/1702
Description: (Translated from French) In Japan, the Sun
takes on a color of blood which it retains for several days in a row and
it seems that cotton threads fall from it. (September, 12 PM)
Reference: Vallée 1969
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_92
Date: 9/1702
Location: Japan
Description: A sun-like object with a red hue was
observed in the sky, releasing cotton-like filaments as it
hovered.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_314
Date: 1704
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Description: In an intriguing occurrence, individuals
witnessed the sky adorned with sparkling boat-like objects that weaved,
pursued, combined, and separated from one another, seemingly multiplying
in clear sight. The nature of the phenomenon remains ambiguous, and
there's insufficient data to definitively attribute it to an aurora
borealis.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_315
Date: 4/3/1707
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Upminster (Essex)
Description: (Translated from French) William Derham
saw an object of pyramidal shape of red color. It emerged about a
quarter of an hour after sunset.
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p. 76
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_170
Date: 10/28/1707
Location: Hidaka County, Wakayama, Japan
Description: Amid a coastal tsunami, a luminous white
ball-like object manifested within the waves, adding to the
extraordinary events of the moment.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_316
Date: 12/18/1707
Time: 20:00
Location: SEVERAL COS / SOUTH ENGL
Description: Huge cylinder/cylindrical object and odd
cloud and night lights move together. Low / horizon. / Rev. John
Morton.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT
INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 77)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_43
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "10", Duration: "10", Elev: "60", HatchDesc: "SVRL cos/S.ENGL:HUGE CYL+ODD CLOUD+NLTS MOVE TOGETHER:LO/HRZN:/Rev.John Morton", LatLong: "52.000002 -2.000000", LatLongDMS: "52:00:00 N 02:00:00 W", Locale: "Farmlands", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "England", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 12/18/1707
Location: Southern coast of England
Description: A massive cylindrical object accompanied
by an unusual cloud was observed moving alongside nocturnal lights near
the low horizon. According to the account of "the Worshipful Charles
Kirkham, Esq.," the phenomenon appeared as a horizontally oriented, dark
cylindrical cloud that divided the sky's brightness into roughly equal
halves. Despite brisk winds, the cloud remained relatively stationary
until a sudden brightening occurred within it, culminating in the
emergence of pale-colored flames. The flames subsided within half a
minute, leaving the cloud's original position unchanged, creating a
profoundly eerie and astonishing spectacle.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_317
Date: 2/5/1709
Location: ROMANIA
Description: (Translated from French) A great sign
appeared in the sky on February 5, a Friday. Two large columns of fire
appeared, one to the west, the other to the east and they moved until
they formed the letter A. They then joined together and transformed into
a rainbow emitting a strong luminosity for three hours before
disappearing.
Reference: Ion HOBANA/Julien WEVERBERGH: "Les OVNI en
URSS et dans les pays de l'Est - trad. Laffont 1976, p. 287
Reference: Biblioteca Academici: Manuscris românesc
706, folio 1
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_171
Date: 2/5/1709
Description: (Translated from French) Here was a great
sign in the sky (...). Two great columns of fire were revealed, one in
the East, the other in the West, and as they moved they formed the
letter A. They united after that and turned into a rainbow, emitting a
strong light for three hours, before their disappearance. (Wednesday 5
February)
Reference: Biblioteca Academiei, manuscris
slavon 706, f.1.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_93
Date: 4/17/1709
Location: PORTUGAL
Description: (Translated from French) John V. of
Portugal granted a pension of 600,000 Reis to R.P. Bartholomeo Lourenco
de Gusmao, who proposed an aerial apparatus (type dirigible).
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 14
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_172
Date: 8/8/1709
Location: PORTUGAL
Description: (Translated from French) Bartholomeo
Lourenco de Gusmao's flying machine would have made a flight in the
presence of King John V. of Portugal. This inventor is often confused,
rightly or wrongly; the chronicles are not very precise, with the
experimenter of 1736.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 14
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_173
Date: 5/11/1710
Time: 02:00
Location: London, England
Description: At 2:00 A.M., several witnesses reported a
peculiar sighting involving a "strange comet" being trailed by two black
clouds. Following this, an account describes the appearance of a figure
resembling a man within a fiery cloud, holding a sword, and moving in
conjunction with the clouds. This remarkable spectacle continued for
almost fifteen minutes, leaving the observers greatly astonished. A
visual representation of the event was captured through a woodcut
illustration.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_318
Date: 5/18/1710
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Leeds (Yorkshire)
Description: (Translated from French) At around 9:45 pm
Ralph Thoresby saw an object "resembling a trumpet" above Leeds.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "The Chronicle of UFOs" -
Delarge 1977 p.103
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_174
Date: 6/7/1712
Location: Spain, Seville
Description: (Translated from French) At the death of
Reverend Mother Teresa of Jesus from the Assumption Convent, there were
numerous testimonies saying that at the moment of her death a large
pyramidal mass of light descended on the convent, so bright and
resplendent that all who saw it in and out of the city were filled with
great joy.
Reference: ABC, Opinion, Album de recuerdos, Seville
8.5.99
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_175
Date: 3/1/1716
Location: Off the coast of SPAIN
Description: (Translated from French) The captain wrote
at the time: On March 1 at 9:00 PM we were at 45°36' latitude, off the
northwest coast of Spain, when a bright cloud appeared towards the east,
but not far from the zenith. It split into a large number of luminous
rays, each of them resembling the tail of a comet. This luminous body
appeared to the northwest of us and continued to shine until the next
noon. It was then at a good distance from the ship, just before it
suddenly disappeared".
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.103
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_176
Date: 3/1/1716
Time: 21:00
Location: OFF NORTHWEST SPAIN
Description: British ship. Glowing cloud divided /
beams of light. Seen / 15 hours and vanishes.
Type: sighting
Reference: INFORESPACE Journal. SOBEPS Group, Belgium;
bimonthly (Index 24)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_44
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, MIL: Observer(s) military, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects
Extra Data: Country: "Atlantic Ocean + islands", Credibility: "9", Duration: "132", Elev: "3", HatchDesc: "OFF NW SPAIN:BRIT.SHIP:GLOWING CLOUD DIVIDED/BEAMS OF LITE:SEEN/15hrs+VANISHES", LatLong: "45.600002 -10.000000", LatLongDMS: "45:36:00 N 10:00:00 W", Locale: "High Seas", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "NAT", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 3/6/1716
Time: 19:00
Location: LONDON
Description: Astronomer Edmond Halley. UFO / 2 hours.
'Bright enough to read'. Type unknown.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO'S IN SPACE - Anatomy of
a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index
12)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_45
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "10", Duration: "120", HatchDesc: "LONDON:ASTRONOMER EDMOND HALLEY:UFO/2hrs:'BRIGHT ENOUGH TO READ':TYPE UNK", LatLong: "51.500002 -0.100000", LatLongDMS: "51:30:00 N 00:06:00 W", Locale: "Metropolis", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "England", Strangeness: "4"
Date: 4/2/1716
Location: Tallin, Baltic Sea
Description: An extraordinary event unfolded during the
evening hours near Tallinn, where two large dark clouds were observed
engaging in a unique form of combat. Numerous smaller swift clouds were
also present. The incident, documented in official records and ship
logbooks, occurred on the second day of Easter around 9:00 P.M. The sky
featured a dense black cloud with a broad base and pointed top that
ascended rapidly, creating an angle of elevation of almost half a right
angle in less than three minutes. Concurrently, a brilliant comet
emerged towards the west-northwest at an angle of about 12 degrees above
the horizon. Another dark cloud emerged from the north and converged
with the first cloud, generating a luminous column between them. This
column remained stationary for several minutes before the second cloud
swiftly traversed through it, resulting in a collision that produced
fiery smoke lasting around fifteen minutes. The phenomenon concluded
with the emergence of numerous bright arrows reaching an altitude of 80
degrees above the horizon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_319
Date: 3/6/1717
Location: Southwest of MARTINIQUE
Description: (Translated from French) In his logbook,
the knight de Ricouart, commander of the frigate "La Valeur" noted: "At
two o'clock in the morning we were going a little forward, the course to
the southeast. We saw pass along the side like the mast of a ship, which
was standing two feet above the water." (March 6, 1717)
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.104-Inforespace n° 26 p. 45
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_177
Date: 3/6/1717
Location: Southwest of Martinique (at sea)
Description: An intriguing incident occurred where a
solid object resembling a ship's mast was observed hovering
approximately two feet above the water's surface. Captain Chevalier de
Ricouart, commanding the frigate La Valeur, recorded the event in his
log. The sighting took place around 2:00 in the morning as the ship was
heading southeast. The object's presence, resembling a mast, was notable
for its unusual behavior as it moved alongside the ship at a low
elevation above the water.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_320
Date: 3/19/1718
Description: (Translated from French) English botanist
Sir Hans Sloane believes he sees a shooting star. I suddenly saw a great
light in the sky towards the West. It shone with a much greater
brightness than the Moon.
He quickly realized his mistake, the object progressing much too slowly
and in a straight line. The object had a singular shape: A kind of long
luminous thread was attached in the middle of this meteor
which resembled a pear tapered upwards. The lower part was spherical,
but smaller than the full moon. It was white and blue in color, and its
brilliance as dazzling as that of the sun in full daylight (...). It
moved for about thirty seconds and disappeared about 20° above the
horizon; behind it, it left a kind of faintly orange trail, a bit like a
glowing coal. It seemed to sparkle, but it did not fall. I heard it was
also observed in Oxford and Worcester? (March 19)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_94
Date: 3/19/1719
Location: Oxford, England
Description: A perplexing sight unfolded in the night
sky, as a remarkably bright object with whitish and blue hues was
observed moving from the west in a straight path at 8:15 P.M. The
object's motion, slower than that of a typical meteor, caught the
attention of multiple witnesses across England. Notably, physicist Sir
H. Sloane, the Vice-President of the Royal Society, reported seeing the
object traverse more than 20 degrees of the sky in "less than half a
minute." Despite its classification as a meteor, the object's unusually
leisurely speed adds an intriguing dimension to the phenomenon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_321
Date: 3/30/1719
Location: FRANCE, Dieppe
Description: (Translated from French) Many people who
were walking along the beach saw a column of fire emitting a very bright
light, which, approaching the city, exploded with a sound like three
shots of artillery and fell defeated in smoke, on the walls, without
doing any harm.
Reference: Pierre DELVAL: "Contacts of the 4th type" -
De Vecchi 1979, p. 207
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_178
Date: 1720
Location: NETHERLANDS, Gravezande
Description: (Translated from French) Further trials of
the same kind were carried out by the Dutchman J.W. He built models of
reduced vehicles and presented them in an amphitheatre. However, he did
not use rockets, but water vapor; the propulsion mode, the reaction, was
nonetheless identical.
Reference: "The Future Vehicle Rockets" - Hans K;
Kaiser, ed. Amiot - Dumont 1954, p. 12
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_179
Date: 1/16/1721
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Description: At night, a towering Pillar of Fire was
observed above the nearby mountains to the west of the city. Gradually
approaching the city, the pillar eventually burst with minimal noise.
Subsequently, three distinct Fire Globes emerged from the burst, each
choosing a unique path before vanishing.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_322
Date: 4/5/1722
Description: (Translated from French) Easter day. Dutch
navigator Jacob Roggeveen (who, according to Lyon Sprague de Camp, was
not particularly skilled in latitude and longitude calculations) arrives
at the island he will name Easter Island. The first Europeans
to set foot on this island, located 4000 km from the Chilean coast and
2000 km from the nearest Polynesian island, discover an arid land,
battered by the winds and sparsely populated. Remarkably, it is dotted
with several hundred strange statues, called "moai" by the natives and
many of which are erected on stone pedestals called "ahu". The size of
the moai can reach almost 10 m high in the case of the moai Te Pito
Te Kura, with an estimated weight of 80 t. This moai is the largest
erected on an ahu but there is another, unfinished one, measuring almost
20 m for an estimated weight of 300 t. The moai were carved from the
tuff of the island's volcano, Rano Raraku. On the other hand,
the huge red tuff cylinder that often tops their heads comes from
another volcano, Puna Pau. Last detail, the size of the gigantic statues
seems to have suddenly stopped, as evidenced by many of them left in
various stages of completion on the slopes of Rano Raraku. (April
5)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_95
Date: 10/19/1726
Location: BELGIUM, Ath (Hainaut)
Description: (Translated from French) In "The History
of the City of Ath" written by Gilles Joseph de Boussu, there is mention
of phenomena that caused panic in the region. "On Saturday, October 19,
at about seven-thirty in the evening, large clouds of fire rose on our
horizon, driven by the south wind towards the north. They seemed to
collide with each other in a terrifying way, yet without any noise. The
sky, although clear, seemed to be all ablaze. One could also see among
these troops of fire, large luminous circles, open at the bottom, which
pushed each other, like the waves of a stormy sea. Around eleven o'clock
these phenomena passed over the city, which continued far into the
night, causing terror and admiration everywhere..."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.105
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_180
Date: 10/19/1726
Time: 19:30
Location: ATH, BELGIUM
Description: Large glowing clouds collide. Fireballs
and light circles. Same / Vilvoorde later.
Type: sighting
Reference: INFORESPACE Journal. SOBEPS Group, Belgium;
bimonthly (Index 26)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_46
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)
Extra Data: Country: "Belgium, Netherlandsand Luxembourg", Credibility: "8", Duration: "90", HatchDesc: "ATH,BELGIUM:LRG GLOWING CLOUDS COLLIDE:FBLS+LITE CIRCLES::SAME/VILVOORDE LATER", LatLong: "50.622225 3.772222", LatLongDMS: "50:37:20 N 03:46:20 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Belgium", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 10/29/1726
Location: BELGIUM, Vilvorde - (Brabant)
Description: (Translated from French) At around nine
o'clock in the evening and for two consecutive hours, one could see in
the sky horrible and curious meteors coming among the clouds like
flashes and disappearing in the same way. Their aspect was most
terrible.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.105
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_181
Date: 10/29/1726
Location: Vilvoorde, Brabant, Belgium
Description: At around nine o'clock in the evening, a
series of alarming and peculiar meteors were witnessed in the sky. These
meteors, resembling lightning, emerged from the clouds and swiftly
vanished. Their appearance evoked a strong sense of terror. While the
possibility of an aurora borealis cannot be ruled out due to limited
details, the nature of the sighting remains enigmatic.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_323
Date: 12/17/1728
Location: ITALY, Bologna
Description: (Translated from French) On the 17th
another one was seen, having the appearance of a cross, followed by the
appearance of a young man on horseback, with a helmet on his head,
adorned with feathers, which caused great consternation among the
people. On the 18th, in the province of Marca, a violent earthquake was
experienced.
Reference: Pierre DELVAL: "Contacts of the 4th Type" -
De Vecchi 1979, p. 210
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_182
Date: 1729
Location: Finis Terrae Cape, Galicia, Spain
Description: According to a local account, three
individuals descended from a cloud, visited a market to partake in a
meal, and then departed by flying southward. The incident presents a
peculiar narrative of strangers arriving from the sky, adding to the
realm of unexplained phenomena.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_324
Date: 10/1/1729
Location: Noes, Uppland, Sweden
Description: Approximately two hours before sunrise, M.
Suen-Hof witnessed red vapors in the sky forming expansive bands from
north to south. Subsequently, these vapors coalesced into a fiery globe
measuring around two feet in diameter. Emitting sun-like brightness and
sparks, the globe followed the path of the earlier red vapors. Covering
a quarter of the sky, the globe vanished suddenly, accompanied by dense
black smoke and a cannon-like sound. The incident stands as a remarkable
account of an anomalous fiery phenomenon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_325
Date: 11/2/1730
Location: Salamanca, Spain
Description: Witnessed by Torres, an astonishing event
occurred at 11:30 P.M. An enormous building-sized Globe of fire
manifested, accompanied by two luminous beams on either side. These
beams exhibited dynamic movements, growing brighter as they fluctuated,
and transitioned in color from green to red. The phenomenon's radiant
light illuminated the vicinity, and by 2:00 A.M., the columns converged.
Despite debates categorizing the event as a UFO, it is often attributed
to an aurora borealis due to its similarities. The incident remains an
intriguing blend of natural wonder and unexplained occurrence.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_326
Date: 12/9/1731
Location: ITALY, Florence
Description: (Translated from French) A luminous cloud,
moving at great speed, disappears beyond the horizon (before an
earthquake) (Charles FORT: "The Book of the Damned" - ed. Eric Losfeld
1967, p. 187) Strange globes of light in the sky. (Desmond Leslie and
Georges Adamski: "The S.V. Have Landed" - J'ai Lu 1971 - p. 31) Strange
luminous balls appear in the sky of Florence. An author of the time,
Bianchini, adds that they made a loud humming sound and that he was able
to distinguish windows.
Reference: Moustique n° 1508 of 19.12.1954, p. 17,
article by Bert Brem
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_183
Date: 12/9/1731
Location: FIRENZE, ITALY
Description: 'Luminous cloud' going quickly [to]
overhead at high velocity. / Charles Fort / news.
Type: sighting
Reference: ALDRICH, Jan J.: Private research papers. A
huge mass of hard-won information. (Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_47
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)
Extra Data: Country: "Italy", Credibility: "8", Duration: "1", Elev: "50", HatchDesc: "FIRENZE,ITALY:'LUMINOUS CLOUD' >> OVHD AT HIGH VELOCITY:/CHARLES FORT/NEWS", LatLong: "43.783335 11.250001", LatLongDMS: "43:47:00 N 11:15:00 E", Locale: "Metropolis", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Firenze", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 12/9/1731
Location: Florence, Italy
Description: An unexplained luminous cloud attracted
attention as it moved with noticeable force from east to west,
eventually vanishing beyond the horizon. Bianchini, a contemporary
writer, further described the incident, noting the presence of peculiar
luminous spheres emitting a whirring sound. This event, marked by its
mysterious characteristics, adds to the historical record of
inexplicable phenomena in the skies above Florence.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_327
Date: 12/8/1733
Time: 11:40
Location: FLEET, DORSET
Description: 1+2 observer(s). Silver saucer darts to
and fro. Going quickly northwest. Same Berks to/from Kent / 11 Dec.
'1753.
Type: sighting
Reference: INFORESPACE Journal. SOBEPS Group, Belgium;
bimonthly (Index 26)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_48
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "6", Duration: "60", HatchDesc: "FLEET,DORSET:1+2 OBS:SLVR SCR DARTS to+fro:>>NW::SAME BERKS><KENT/11DEC1753", LatLong: "51.283336 -0.833333", LatLongDMS: "51:17:00 N 00:50:00 W", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "England", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 3/17/1735
Location: London, England
Description: Dr. John Bevis witnessed an unexplained
stationary light in the sky, which persisted for an hour.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_328
Date: 1736
Location: PORTUGAL, LISBON
Description: (Translated from French) Gusman ascended
to the height of the Lisbon Tower (66 m) on board a basket of wicker
covered with paper. He descended without any harm.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 14
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_184
Date: 12/5/1737
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Sheffield.
Description: (Translated from French) At around 5:00
PM, Mr. Thomas Short was the witness of "the appearance of a dark red
cloud beneath which was a luminous body sending out very bright beams of
light. This was nothing like the aurora borealis as the light rays moved
slowly for some time and then stopped. Suddenly it became so hot that I
had to take off my shirt even though I was outside.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.105
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_185
Date: 12/5/1737
Locations: Sheffield, England; Venice, Italy; Kilkenny,
Ireland
Description: 5:00 p.m. Physician Thomas
Short witnesses a blood-red luminous display in the sky around
Sheffield, England, which moves from west to north and then to the east.
The cause seems to be one or more clouds in which are embedded brilliant
lights as bright as the full moon that give off slow-moving streamers or
rays. The display is accompanied by unseasonable heat and lasts until
10:30 p.m. Short hears that a similar phenomenon is seen at the same
time in Venice, Italy, and Kilkenny, Ireland, where it appears as a
bursting fireball.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Thomas Short, “An
Account of Several Meteors,” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal
Society 41 \(1741\): 625–627
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_8
Date: 12/5/1737
Description: An astronomer in Sheffield, England saw a
dark red, luminous cloud that emitted intense beams of light (solid
light). The light beams moved slowly, then stopped. He suddenly felt so
hot that he had to remove his shirt outdoors.
Reference: Johnson
Reference: Jacques Vallee, Anatomy of Phenomenon, p. 9;
Illobrand von Ludwiger, Best UFO Cases--Europe, p. 3
Source: Johnson, ID: Johnson_8191
Date: 12/5/1737
Location: Sheffield, England
Description: Astronomer Thomas Short reported a
distinctive event around 5 P.M. A dark red cloud emerged with a luminous
body beneath it, emitting intense beams of light that moved slowly
before halting. The phenomenon's heat became so intense that Short had
to remove his shirt despite being outdoors. This occurrence differed
from aurora borealis due to the nature of the luminous beams and the
subsequent rise in temperature.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_329
Date: 12/6/1737
Description: (Translated from French) A large symbol
appears in the West sky red as blood and very wide above Bucharest
(Romania). After staying in the sky for 2 hours, it splits into 2 parts
to later reunite in the same place as at the beginning. (December 6th,
in the afternoon)
Reference: Biblioteca Academiei, "manuscris romänesc"
2342, f. 3-4
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_96
Date: 12/6/1737
Description: (Translated from French) Edmund
Halley had a stroke.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_97
Date: 12/6/1737
Locations: Bucharest; Wallachia; Banat region
Description: Afternoon. A large, blood-red object is
seen in the western sky at Bucharest, Wallachia [now Romania]. It
lingers for two hours before splitting up then reuniting once again. The
phenomenon is said to have occurred at night in the Banat region.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Hobana and Weverbergh 222; Romania 4
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_9
Date: 12/6/1737
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Description: During the afternoon, a blood-red
"Symbolic form" appeared in the sky from the west. This enigmatic object
persisted for two hours before dividing into two segments, which soon
reconnected and retreated westward.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_330
Date: 1739
Description: (Translated from French) On the east coast
of Canada, first appearance of the Palatine Light phenomenon after the
unexplained sinking of the Princess Augusta. Its degrees of brightness
vary often, sometimes like a spot on the sea, sometimes like a fire.
And, to note, it emits light rays just like the light wheels observed in
the Indian Ocean or the Persian Gulf. The captain of the merchant ship
Somerset, who saw it for the first time, describes the circumstances of
the phenomenon in his logbook: This view impressed me so much that I
gained the place where the burning ship had disappeared (...), but found
no survivors, no wreckage. Much effort is made by the port police, often
alerted by people who claim to have witnessed a fire at sea, without any
trace of anything, any clues of shipwreck or hoax.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_98
Date: 2/23/1740
Location: FRANCE, Toulon
Description: (Translated from French) In the Toulon
harbor a fireball was seen. It then plunged into the sea from where it
rose up like a bouncing ball. Having reached a certain height it
exploded and spread various fireballs, some of which fell into the sea
and others on the mountain. (1740, night of February 23rd to 24th)
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p. 77, 78
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_186
Date: 2/23/1740
Location: Toulon, France
Description: During the night, a rising purple globe
resembling fire was observed. The orb ascended slowly, descending into
the sea with a rebound effect. Upon reaching a specific altitude, it
detonated, emitting multiple fireballs over the sea and mountains. The
explosion produced a sound akin to a powerful thunderclap or a bomb
blast. The occurrence was reported to the Marquis de Caumont by
witnesses.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_331
Date: 10/23/1740
Location: England
Description: Renowned astronomer James Short,
celebrated for crafting telescopes, documented an intriguing sight. He
believed to have witnessed an unidentified planetoid he initially
considered a Venusian satellite. This celestial body, eventually dubbed
"Neith" by Hozeau, was observed during Venus' heliocentric longitude of
68° and an elongation of 46°.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_332
Date: 9/21/1741
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Bradly, Selborne,
Alresford.
Description: (Translated from French) According to the
Wernerian Natural Historical Society Transactions (vol. 5, p.386) it
would have fallen between Bradly, Selborne and Alresford over several
tens of square kilometers "like spider webs in the form of flakes or
tatters, about 3 cm wide and 15 to 18 cm long".
Apparently
this fall was made in large quantities and twice. After several hours of
calm, a second "shower" would last from 9 am until dusk. The "All the
Year Around" (vol. 8, p 254) describes the same phenomenon but specifies
that the three locations form a triangle of 13 km side and that the
matter fell at great speed.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.106
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_187
Date: 9/21/1741
Locations: Selborne, Hampshire, England; New Alresford;
Bradley
Description: Dawn. Parson-naturalist Gilbert
White wakes up at his vicarage in Selborne, Hampshire, England, and
finds the neighboring clover fields matted all over with a thick coat of
cobwebs, laced with dew. The dogs are blinded by it when they attempt to
hunt. At 9:00 a.m. more cobwebs fall from the sky and continue until
dusk. They are “perfect flakes or rags; some near an inch broad, and
five or six long, which fell with a degree of velocity that showed they
were considerably heavier than the atmosphere.” The fall extends to the
neighboring villages of New Alresford and Bradley.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Gilbert White, The Natural History and
Antiquities of Selborne (1789), Letter
XXIII
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_10
Date: 12/11/1741
Time: 12:50
Location: HERTSFORDSHIRE AND LONDON, ENG
Description: 20cm fireball falls. Levels going quickly
ESE and away. / r186#26+/ r34p85.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London.
Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index
387)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_49
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, MID: Likely mis-identification, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "8", Duration: "1", HatchDesc: "HERTSFORDSHIRE+LONDON,ENG:20cm FBL FALLS:LEVELS >>ESE+AWAY:/r186#26+/r34p85", LatLong: "51.500002 -0.066667", LatLongDMS: "51:30:00 N 00:04:00 W", Locale: "Metropolis", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "England", Strangeness: "4"
Date: 12/12/1741
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Sussex
Description: (Translated from French) "Around 12:00 or
13:00 a terrible thunderclap was heard in the direction of the north. It
sounded like two very large cannons firing one after the other. But the
rumble and echo did not resemble those produced by a cannon shot. Within
a 30 km radius, all the houses were shaken." Another witness, a canon at
Canterbury, was luckier. On the same day, also around 13:00 his house
was strongly shaken by what he took for an earthquake. But he rushed out
and then saw "what seemed to be a cloud of storm in the sky and a ball
of light that passed very quickly over the eastern region towards the
west. It had begun with two loud detonations like cannon shots. It was
like a very large shooting star in the middle of the day."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.106-107
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_188
Date: 1742
Location: FRANCE, PARIS
Description: (Translated from French) Jumping from the
roof of his hotel, on the banks of the Seine in Paris, the Marquis de
Bacqueville made a gliding flight (wings attached to his body), which
allowed him to almost entirely cross the river. He landed abruptly on a
boat moored to the opposite shore.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 14
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_189
Date: 12/16/1742?
Locations: St. James’s Park; Westminster; London;
England
Description: 8:40 p.m. Physician Cromwell
Mortimer, secretary
of the Royal Society, is walking through St. James’s Park in
Westminster, London, England, when he sees a light ascend from behind
the trees and houses in the southwest. When it reaches 20° against the
sky, it takes a horizontal path with an undulating motion before
disappearing in the northeast after a full 30 seconds. The front part is
luminous with a frame-like structure behind it, and it has a faint
trail. The date is questionable since Mortimer calls this a “Thursday”
and December 16 was a Sunday.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: [A
Note by Cromwell Mortimer], Philosophical Transactions of the Royal
Society 43 (1745): 524–525
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_11
Date: 1743
Location: GRANDE-BRETAGNE, Peibio (Anglesay - pays de
Galles)
Description: (Translated from French) At Peibio, near
Holyhead, two farmers working in the fields saw "a ship with its sails,
flying in the air." The object came from the southeast, from the
direction of Mount Snowdon (Caernarvan) and was heading towards the
witnesses. They added that a "flock of birds gathered to watch the
phenomenon and then dispersed in all directions". According to the
farmers, the object must have weighed 90 tonnes and was moving at an
altitude of about 40 m. The "airship" resembled the old steamships that
used to shuttle between Holyhead and Ireland. They could clearly see the
bottom of the "ship" when it passed almost vertically. The weather was
quite cloudy. According to the witnesses, similar observations had
already been made in the region ten or twenty years before.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.109-110
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_192
Date: 1743
Description: (Translated from French) Near Holyhead
(Anglesey, Wales), a farmer saw a "boat" sailing in the clouds at about
1500 feet.
Reference: FSR 1971
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_99
Date: 8/31/1743
Location: ITALY, between Castel-Nuovo and Rome.
Description: (Translated from French) In his memoirs
Girolamo-Giacomo Casanova, barely 18 years old and not yet having
acquired the reputation of a seducer that will be attributed to him,
wrote: "From Terni I went to Cirocoli.. and from there to Castel-Nuovo,
from where I went to Rome where I arrived on the first of September at
nine in the morning. I must not forget to mention here a particular
circumstance which will please more than one reader, however ridiculous
it may be in the end. An hour after Castel-Nuovo, the air was calm and
the sky serene, I saw to my right and ten steps away from me a pyramidal
flame of the height of a cubit and raised four or five feet above the
level of the ground. This apparition struck me because it seemed to
accompany me. Wanting to study it, I tried to get closer to it, but the
more I went in its direction the more it moved away from me. It stopped
as soon as I stopped and, when the part of the road I was crossing was
bordered by trees, I stopped seeing it, but I found it again as soon as
the edge of the road became free again. I also tried to turn back, but
each time it disappeared and only reappeared when I was heading back
towards Rome. This strange beacon did not leave me until the light of
day had chased away the darkness.... I had the prudence not to tell
anyone about it."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.108-109
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_190
Date: 12/16/1743
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Westminster
Description: (Translated from French) Mortimer
Cromwell, a physicist, was returning home at 8:40 pm when he saw a light
towards the southwest from St James Park. It moved in a wavelike motion,
and he saw it for 30 seconds. At the front was a bright flame projected
backwards, followed by a glowing fire in an opaque capsule, followed by
a long tail becoming increasingly darker towards the end. The head of
this tadpole-shaped object had an apparent diameter of half a degree,
the tail a length of three degrees, and for the thickness 1/8 of a
degree.
Reference: Flying Saucer Review vol. 23 no. 2 pp.
14-15
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_191
Date: 12/16/1743
Time: 20:40
Location: LONDON
Description: M. Cromwell. Flaming red-glowing
cylinder/cylindrical object rises. Going northeast / slow wavy
trajectory. / MJ#148.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London.
Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index
278)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_50
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "7", Duration: "1", HatchDesc: "LONDON:M.CROMWELL:FLAMING RED-GLO CYL RISES:>NE/SLOW WAVY TRAJECT:/MJ#148", LatLong: "51.500002 -0.050000", LatLongDMS: "51:30:00 N 00:03:00 W", Locale: "Metropolis", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "England", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 12/16/1743
Location: London, England
Description: An observer from the Royal Society
documents an uncommon sighting of a slow-moving, waving light resembling
a rocket. At 8:40 PM, while in St. James Park, the observer witnessed a
light emerging from the southern horizon behind trees and houses. The
light ascended to around 20 degrees, exhibiting a wavering motion
parallel to the horizon, before proceeding towards the northern point
over houses. The observer described the light as resembling a flame with
a bright, charcoal-like core encased in an opaque, iron-banded
structure. A tail of light flame trailed from the object. The observer's
detailed account and the object's unusual characteristics challenge the
notion of a regular meteor, leaving it difficult to classify the
phenomenon, especially considering the lack of satellite re-entry in
1743.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_333
Date: 5/27/1744
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, London
Description: (Translated from French) Mr. Henry Baker
shortly after 11pm saw a strange trumpet-shaped object above Somerset
House at the moment when this unusual craft emitted a white flame.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.110
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_193
Date: 6/6/1744
Location: HRADEC-KRALOVY, CZK
Description: 2 brilliant disks seen. No further
details. / Lumieres dans la Nuit (monthly, Paris) #326p34.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris.
Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index
326)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_51
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)
Extra Data: Country: "Czech and Slovak Republics", Credibility: "6", Duration: "1", HatchDesc: "HRADEC-KRALOVY,CZK:2 BRILLIANT DISKS SEEN:NFD:/LDLN #326p34", LatLong: "50.200002 15.833334", LatLongDMS: "50:12:00 N 15:50:00 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "VYC", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 6/23/1744
Location: SCOTLAND
Description: (Translated from French) From two hours
before dusk until nightfall above a Scottish hill: "a troop of armed
men" was observed in the air by 27 witnesses including a
magistrate.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.110
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_194
Date: 6/23/1744
Location: Knott, Scotland
Description: A group of twenty-six witnesses, including
a judge, reported an astonishing occurrence where they observed a troop
of armed men in the sky above a hill. At around 7 o'clock in the
evening, D. Stricket, a servant to Mr. Lancaster, spotted a procession
of horse-mounted figures moving leisurely along Souter Fell in
Cumberland. After alerting his master, Mr. Lancaster, the aerial figures
became visible near a location known as Knott. The inexplicable
spectacle continued for a duration of two hours, during which all
twenty-six individuals, residing within a mile's radius, had the chance
to witness the phenomenon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_334
Date: 7/4/1745
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, London
Description: (Translated from French) The Reverend
George Costard saw a trumpet-shaped craft at around 8:00 PM above
Stanlake Broad.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.110
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_195
Date: 7/14/1745
Locations: Standlake Broad; Oxford, England
Description: Astronomer George
Costard observes a meteoric stream of fire that persists for at
least one hour at Standlake Broad west of Oxford, England.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Part of a Letter from the Reverend Mr. Geo.
Costard to Mr. John Catlin, concerning a Fiery Meteor Seen in the Air on
July 14, 1745,” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 43
(1745): 522–524
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_12
Date: 7/14/1745
Location: London, England
Description: Reverend George Costard witnessed an
anomalous event where he observed a trumpet-shaped object flying over
Stanlake Broad at approximately 8:00 PM.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_335
Date: 8/5/1748
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
Description: Eleven witnesses reported seeing three
globes of light along with the appearance of twelve tall men and armies
in the sky at 2 P.M. in a valley located west of the city. Initially
believed to be meteorological phenomena, the intensity of the lights
increased, revealing the figures and armies dressed in bright clothing.
The entities seemed to re-enact the battle of Culloden, which had
occurred near Inverness on 16 April 1746. Notably, the sighting's timing
during the early afternoon ruled out the possibility of an aurora being
responsible for the anomalous occurrence.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_336
Date: 1/2/1749
Description: (Translated from French) In Japan, 3 round
objects resembling the Moon
appear, and are visible for 4 days. Social unrest breaks out, attributed
to the mysterious celestial objects, and the government takes action.
Those who participated in the riots are executed. However, confusion
reigns when people notice 3 "moons" aligned in the sky and, a few days
later, 2 suns. (January 2nd)
Reference: Vallée 1969
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_100
Date: 1/2/1749 (approximate)
Location: JAPAN / LOCATION UNKNOWN
Description: 3 moonlike objects / 4 days. Later they
line up. Days later 2 more show.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: DIMENSIONS, A Casebook of
Alien Contact Ballentine, NY 1989. PB (Index 12)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_52
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, WAV: Wave/cluster/flap, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Japan", Credibility: "6", Duration: "128", HatchDesc: "JAPAN/LOC UNK:3 MOONLIKE OBJS/4 DAYS:LATER THEY LINE UP:DAYS LATER 2 MORE SHOW", LatLong: "36.050002 140.000007", LatLongDMS: "36:03:00 N 140:00:00 E", Locale: "Farmlands", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Honshu Island", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 4/27/1749
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, London
Description: (Translated from French) The Ruggieri, of
Bolognese origin, were famous throughout Europe. Louis XV had them come
to his court to organize real pyrotechnic spectacles at Versailles. But
it was in London, in St James's Park, that the firework display was
fired that has probably never been surpassed in magnificence. King
George II had asked Gaetano Ruggieri, assisted by Giuseppe Sarti, to
celebrate the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle. He was so impressed that a
complete description was published in a special book. (...) The success
of these spectacles was such that they became the obligatory complement
of all festivities.
Reference: "To the Assault of Space" Georges H. Gallet,
ed. of Modern Thought, p. 30
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_196
Date: 11/4/1749
Locations: North Atlantic Ocean; Cape Finisterre,
Spain
Description: 11:50 a.m. The crew of the HMS
Montagu watches
a large blue fireball, apparently low on the water, head directly toward
them from the northeast and explode some 150 feet away from the ship,
causing some damage to the mast, before it continues on toward the
southwest. The incident takes place in the North Atlantic Ocean some 240
miles west of Cape Finisterre, Spain.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Chalmers, “An
Account of an Extraordinary Fireball Bursting
at Sea,” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 46
\(1752\): 366–367; Chris Aubeck and Martin Shough, Return to Magonia:
Investigating UFOs in History, Anomalist, 2015, pp. 67–75; Martin Shough
and Wim van Utrecht, Redemption of the Damned, vol. 2, Anomalist, 2021,
pp. 105–114
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_13
Date: 1752
Location: SWEDEN, Augermannland
Description: (Translated from French) (Before the
earthquake) balls of fire raced across the sky. (Charles FORT: "The Book
of the Damned" - ed. Eric Losfeld 1967, p. 187) Spheres of fire
emanating from a long, flaming tubular object.
Reference: Desmond Leslie and George Adamski: "The S.V.
Have Landed" - J'ai Lu 1971, p. 31
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_199
Date: 1752
Location: Kazan, Russia
Description: A man named "Yashka" claimed to have
encountered a person dressed in white who transported him to a flying
cauldron. Yashka described his experience as a journey to another world
before ultimately returning to Earth.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_337
Date: 4/15/1752
Location: NORWAY, Slavane (Stavanger?)
Description: (Translated from French) (Preceded by a
violent storm and) a strange, 8-sided star.
Reference: A strange, sparkling, 8-sided object: cfr
UFO-ORIENTERING., 1966, 7, listing of Ole Jonny Braenne
Reference: Charles Fort: "The Book of the Damned" - ed.
Eric Losfeld 1967, p. 187
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_197
Date: 4/15/1752
Description: (Translated from French) In Stavanger
(Norway), observation of a strange object, with 8 faces and sparking.
(April 15)
Reference: UFO-ORIENTERING., 1966, 7
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_101
Date: 4/15/1752
Location: STAVANGER, NORWAY
Description: 'Octagonal star' seen. / Charles Fort /
Book of the Damned and IFS#26.
Type: sighting
Reference: ALDRICH, Jan J.: Private research papers. A
huge mass of hard-won information. (Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_53
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)
Extra Data: Country: "Scandanavian and Finland", Credibility: "7", Duration: "1", HatchDesc: "STAVANGER,NORWAY:'OCTAGONAL STAR' SEEN:/CHARLES FORT/BOOK OF THE DAMNED+IFS#26", LatLong: "58.950003 5.716667", LatLongDMS: "58:57:00 N 05:43:00 E", Locale: "Coastlands", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Norway", Strangeness: "5"
Date: 4/15/1752
Location: Stavanger, Norway
Description: An octagonal luminosity was observed in
the sky, emitting fireballs from its corners.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_338
Date: 6/1/1752?
Location: AUGERMANLAND, SWD
Description: Luminous spheres exit bright
cylinder/cylindrical object in sky. Coordinates approximate. /
IFS#26.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO'S IN SPACE - Anatomy of
a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index
13)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_54
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)
Extra Data: Country: "Scandanavian and Finland", Credibility: "6", Duration: "10", HatchDesc: "AUGERMANLAND,SWD:LUM SPHERES EXIT BRITE CYL.IN SKY:COORDS APRX:/IFS#26", LatLong: "60.000003 15.000001", LatLongDMS: "60:00:00 N 15:00:00 E", Locale: "Forest", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Sweden", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 6/1/1752
Time: 04:00
Location: Angermannland, Sweden
Description: Between 4 and 5 A.M., luminous "balls of
fire" were seen emitting from a bright streak in the sky that stretched
for approximately 12 to 13 miles along the coast from northeast to
southwest.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_339
Date: 9/1752
Location: USA
Description: (Translated from French) Benjamin Franklin
launches the first electric kite in a thundercloud. He feels a shock
when touching the apparatus' cable.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 18
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_198
Date: 5/14/1753
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) First experience
in France (second in the world), of an electric kite, by Romas.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 18
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_200
Date: 12/8/1753
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Fleet Dorset
Description: (Translated from French) At around 11:45,
on a sunny day, Mr. Cracker saw something resembling a child's kite but
shining like silver, passing back and forth through the clouds.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.111
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_201
Date: 12/11/1753
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Berkshire
Description: (Translated from French) Around 5:00 PM in
an area stretching from London to Kent, the maneuvers of a kite were
preceded by a dull explosion.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.111
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_202
Date: 8/15/1754
Location: Amsterdam and Chiswick, England
Description: Following sunset, a peculiar sphere with a
diameter similar to the full moon's was witnessed emitting intense,
blinding beams of light as it descended near ground level.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_340
Date: 3/1755
Location: Jupiter
Description: German philosopher Immanuel
Kant publishes Universal Natural History and Theory of the Heavens,
in which he theorizes that distance from the Sun determines the
intelligence level of a world’s inhabitants; thus, the people who live
on Mercury are the stupidest, and the Venusians are only dimly
brighter—making any Jupiterians and Saturnians much smarter than
earthlings.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Universal
Natural History and Theory of the Heavens” Source:
EberhartUFOI, ID: Eberhart_14
Date: 8/15/1755
Time: ~21:00
Location: CHISWICK, LONDON
Description: Odd sphere shoots brilliant beams. Drops
and hovers just over ground.
Type: sighting
Reference: INFORESPACE Journal. SOBEPS Group, Belgium;
bimonthly (Index 26)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_55
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "7", Duration: "5", HatchDesc: "CHISWICK,LONDON:ODD SPHERE SHOOTS BRILL.BEAMS:DROPS+HVRS JUST OVR GROUND", LatLong: "51.483336 -0.266667", LatLongDMS: "51:29:00 N 00:16:00 W", Locale: "Residential", LocationLink: "Google Maps", RelAlt: "2", State/Prov: "England", Strangeness: "7"
Date: 1756
Description: Scottish astronomer James
Ferguson writes Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s
Principles, proclaiming the certainty of a plurality of inhabited worlds
“peopled with myriads of intelligent beings, formed for endless
progression in perfection and felicity.”
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: James Ferguson, Astronomy Explained upon Sir
Isaac Newton’s Principles, 8th ed., London, 1790, p.
6; Matthew Goodman, The Sun and the Moon, Basic Books, 2008, pp.
189–190
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_15
Date: 1/2/1756
Location: ITALY, Turin
Description: (Translated from French) An explosion
shook the sky of Turin, just after the passage of a blue flying object
which, during its entire flight, projected flames. It remained visible
for 20 minutes.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.111
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_203
Date: 1/2/1756
Time: 16:00
Location: TORINO, ITL
Description: Blast shakes sky. Blue object shoots
flames / 20 minutes passing. No further details.
Type: sighting
Reference: INFORESPACE Journal. SOBEPS Group, Belgium;
bimonthly (Index 26)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_56
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), SND: UFO sounds heard or recorded
Extra Data: Country: "Italy", Credibility: "6", Duration: "20", Elev: "239", HatchDesc: "TORINO,ITL:BLAST SHAKES SKY:BLUE OBJ SHOOTS FLAMES/20 MINUTES PASSING:NFD", LatLong: "45.083335 7.750000", LatLongDMS: "45:05:00 N 07:45:00 E", Locale: "Metropolis", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Torino", Strangeness: "5"
Date: 9/13/1757
Location: USA, BOSTON
Description: (Translated from French) John Childs made
several flights or gliding descents (with parachute?) from the top of a
church tower in Boston.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 18
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_204
Date: 11/26/1757
Location: SCOTLAND, Edinburgh
Description: (Translated from French) A conical object
flew over the city at high speed. Before disappearing, this UFO released
three satellite-shaped discs.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.112
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_205
Date: 1758
Locations: Jupiter; Mars; Moon; Planets beyond the
solar system
Description: Swedish theologian and mystic Emanuel
Swedenborg writes in The Earths in the Universe that that he has
conversed with spirits from Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Venus, and
the Moon, as well as spirits from planets beyond the solar system. From
these encounters, he concludes that the planets are all inhabited and
that such an enormous undertaking as the universe cannot have been
created for just one race on one planet.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Emanuel Swedenborg, The
Earths in the Universe, London, 1875; Richard Smoley, “Is
There Really Life on Other Planets?”
Swedenborg Foundation, February 15, 2019
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_16
Date: 11/26/1758
Location: EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
Description: Fast conical object flies over. Offloads 3
small disks and flies away!
Type: sighting
Reference: INFORESPACE Journal. SOBEPS Group, Belgium;
bimonthly (Index 26)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_57
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), OBS: Observation/chasing vehicles, TCH: New technical details/clues
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "8", Duration: "1", Elev: "32", HatchDesc: "EDINBURGH,SCOTL:FAST CONICAL OBJ FLIES OVER:OFFLOADS 3 SML DISKS+FLIES AWAY!", LatLong: "55.950003 -3.233333", LatLongDMS: "55:57:00 N 03:14:00 W", Locale: "Metropolis", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Scotland", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 12/29/1758
Time: 20:00
Location: Colchester, Essex, England
Description: Around 8:00 P.M., a large oval object
resembling a football was observed descending from the sky. The object
disappeared suddenly, akin to a squib without any sound.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_341
Date: 2/24/1759
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Liskeard (Cornwall)
Description: (Translated from French) At 10pm a slight
tremor like an earthquake was felt: it was a vibratory movement that
lasted 2 or 3 seconds. George Thompson went out to observe the sky and
saw multitudes of red blood rays converging from all corners of the sky
towards a dark point.
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les OVNI du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p.79
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_206
Date: 4/27/1759
Location: Longdon, Somerset, England
Description: 4:00 p.m. Following a clap of thunder, a
flat, pale object is seen “dancing” in the sky over Longdon, Somerset,
England. It is joined by three similar objects, all of which move from
west to east for 30 seconds and disappear in a cloud.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: London Universal Chronicle, May 5, 1759;
Chris Aubeck and Martin Shough, Return to Magonia: Investigating UFOs in
History, Anomalist, 2015, pp. 83–96
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_17
Date: 5/20/1759
Location: Unexplained satellite of Venus
Description: Astronomer Andreas Mayer reported
observing a planetoid object in orbit around Venus, although the
specific location of the observation remains unknown.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_342
Date: 6/9/1759
Location: FRANCE, Bazas
Description: (Translated from French) At 9 o'clock in
the evening, the curate of Captioux who was walking in front of his
church with the curate of Loubens, his brother, saw a column of fire
going from east to south. It passed behind a wood which hid it from
their view. An hour later, a second column of fire was seen rushing into
the river, near the mill. That same evening, from the town of Bazas, at
the end of the horizon, towards Langdon, a whirlwind of fire was
seen.
Reference: M. FIGUET/ J.L. RUCHON: "Ovni, le premier
dossier complet..." - ed. Alain LEFEUVRE 1979, p. 38, 39
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_207
Date: 9/16/1759
Location: Lonmora, Sweden
Description: Man abducted for four days. On the evening
of September 16, 1759, Jacob Jacobsson, a 22-year-old crofter from
Lonmora, Sweden, crossed Lake Vastra Kiolsjon to deliver a food packet.
Upon returning, he encountered an inexplicable phenomenon. A road
appeared before him, leading him to a large red mansion where he found
himself in the company of short-statured people, including a chubby man
with a red cap and a taller maiden. They offered him food and drink,
which he declined, expressing his desire to return home. The man with
the red cap ordered his removal due to Jacob's refusal, and suddenly, he
was back by the lake shore. Four days had passed, leaving Jacob without
food or sleep, though he perceived it as only a brief absence. The
incident left an uneasy feeling in him, and he recounted the experience
to others, known for his simple, pious nature.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_343
Date: 10/10/1759
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Mendips (Somerset)
Description: (Translated from French) Objects
resembling balls quickly flew in the direction of Essex. One of them
emitted a bluish light and made a kind of loop before disappearing on
the horizon. (1759, 10 October)
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.112
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_208
Date: 5/7/1761
Location: France
Description: Prominent astronomer J. L. Lagrange
spotted a planetoid in apparent orbit around Venus. The object's orbital
plane, as described by Lagrange, appeared to be perpendicular to the
ecliptic. This observation occurred while Venus was positioned as an
evening "star" at 207° heliocentric longitude and 34° elongation from
Earth.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_344
Date: 6/6/1761
Location: Unknown observation location
Description: Astronomer Scheuten observed a planetoid
alongside Venus as he tracked Venus during its transit across the Sun's
disk. The planet was accompanied by a smaller dark spot on one side,
which moved in tandem with Venus during the transit.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_345
Date: 11/2/1761
Location: SWITZERLAND
Description: (Translated from French) (Before the
earthquake) a "huge globe" was seen. (Charles FORT: "The Book of the
Damned" - ed. Eric Losfeld 1967, p. 187) A procession of "huge globes"
flew over Switzerland. (Desmond Leslie and Georges Adamski: "The S.V.
Have Landed" - J'ai Lu 1971 - p. 32) A procession of "huge globes" flew
over Switzerland on November 2, 1761. (November 2, 1761)
Reference: The Saucers with Heidi, cfr GREPI,
1997
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_209
Date: 12/26/1761
Location: Weyloe, Denmark
Description: During a stormy night, an observer in
Weyloe noticed a sudden light resembling lightning around 2:04 AM. As
the storm intensified, at around 4:00 AM, a distinct horizontal ray of
light emanating from the moon became visible, roughly nine feet in
length and as thick as a man's arm, emitting rays on each side.
Following this, a pale ball of fire, initially resembling a
cloud-covered sun, moved slowly from south to north, gradually turning
redder and smaller. The phenomenon concluded after approximately two
minutes without any noise or smoke. Despite the storm's intensity, the
weather's unusual behavior and the presence of multiple beams make the
possibility of globular lightning less likely.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_346
Date: 1762
Description: (Translated from French) A large,
spindle-shaped object intrigues an astronomer from Basel, who describes
it as being three times longer than wide, slowly moving across the disk
at a speed barely equal to half of that of ordinary sunspots.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_102
Date: 2/1762
Location: Nuremberg, Germany
Description: Mr. Staudacher observed an unfamiliar
astronomical occurrence, describing it as a "black round spot" moving
across the Sun. The following day, the object was no longer visible,
leading him to speculate whether it might be a new planet.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_347
Date: 8/9/1762
Location: BASEL AND SOLETHURN, SWZ
Description: 2 astronomers. Huge cylinder/cigar-shape
crosses solar disk. Outer edge glows.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO'S IN SPACE - Anatomy of
a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index
13)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_58
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), PHT: Photos/movies/videos taken
Extra Data: Country: "Switzerland", Credibility: "8", Duration: "30", HatchDesc: "BASEL+SOLETHURN,SWZ:2 ASTRONOMERS:HUGE CGR CROSSES SOLAR DISK:OUTER EDGE GLOWS", LatLong: "47.516669 7.566667", LatLongDMS: "47:31:00 N 07:34:00 E", Locale: "Residential", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Basel", Strangeness: "7"
Date: 8/9/1762
Locations: Lausanne, Switzerland; Solothurn,
Switzerland; Paris, France
Description: 12:00 noon. An amateur astronomer named de
Rostan is observing the Sun at Lausanne, Switzerland, when he notices a
large, spindle-shaped body moving across the solar disc from east to
west at a slower rate of speed than sunspots move. It is surrounded by a
thin “nebulosity.” An observer named Croste in Solothurn, Switzerland,
also observes the object, but French astronomer Charles
Messier, who is also taking solar measurements in Paris, France,
does not see it. It remains visible until September 7, when it passes
the Sun’s western limb.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: “Observation Astronomique,”
Histoire de l’Académie Royale des Sciences, 1766, pp. 106–107; “An
Account of a Very Singular Phaenomenon
Seen in the Disk of the Sun,” Annual Register, 1766, pp. 120–122;
Martin Shough and Wim van Utrecht, Redemption of the Damned, vol. 2,
Anomalist, 2021, pp. 33–45
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_18
Date: 8/9/1762
Location: Basel and Solothurn, Switzerland
Description: Two witnesses, Monsieur de Rostan in Basel
and Croste in Solothurn, observed a spindle-shaped object resembling a
cigar slowly flying in front of the Sun. Monsieur de Rostan, an
astronomer from Basel, traced its outline with a camera obscura and sent
the image to the Royal Academy of Sciences in Paris. The object appeared
for almost a month and moved gradually from the eastern to the western
limb of the Sun. This mysterious phenomenon was observed by multiple
astronomers but remained unexplained, as it didn't resemble a typical
solar spot, planet, or comet.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_348
Date: 11/19/1762
Location: Location unknown
Description: An anomalous sighting of a planet-like
object passing in front of the Sun was reported. Georg Christoph
Lichtenberg observed a greenish round spot, roughly one twelfth the
diameter of the Sun, moving across a 70° chord in a span of 3 hours. The
exact location of this observation remains unspecified.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_349
Date: 12/5/1762
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Bideford (Devon)
Description: (Translated from French) At around 8:50 PM
a kind of writhing serpent descended slowly above Bideford and remained
visible for only a few minutes.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.112
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_210
Date: 8/19/1763
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, London
Description: (Translated from French) Darkness more
impenetrable than that of the eclipse of 1748 (Gentleman's Magazine
33-414) (Charles FORT: "The Book of the Damned" - ed. Eric Losfeld 1967,
p. 182) In broad daylight it suddenly became as dark as in a furnace.
The most astonishing thing is that the darkness was quite impenetrable
to the light of candles or lanterns.
Reference: Jacques BERGIER: "The E.T. in History" -
J'AI LU - 1970 - p. 161
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_211
Date: 3/4/1764
Location: Unknown location
Description: A mysterious satellite attributed to the
planet Venus was observed once more while Venus was visible in the
evening sky. Positioned at a heliocentric longitude of 59° with an
elongation of 30°, this enigmatic object garnered a total of eight
observations throughout the year 1764. The exact location of these
observations remains undisclosed.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_350
Date: 3/28/1764
Location: Unknown location
Description: A mystery satellite was sighted near
planet Venus. The object, resembling a planetoid, was observed orbiting
Venus with a heliocentric longitude of 98° and an elongation of 35°.
This sighting adds to the collection of reliable observations of such
phenomena during the pre-industrial era.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_351
Date: 5/1764
Location: Near Gotha, Germany
Description: Mr. Hoffmann reported an anomalous
sighting of a large round object, roughly 1/15th the size of the Sun,
moving slowly from north to south across the sun's path. The incident
involved a single unidentified object passing in front of the sun,
casting a distinct spot on the solar surface.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_352
Date: 6/13/1765
Location: Mount Prospect, Inishannon, Ireland
Description: A remarkable phenomenon dubbed the "Sky
throne" was observed by numerous individuals around 8 to 9 PM. The
spectacle, visible for approximately 30 minutes, featured a majestic
throne situated in the Northern Sphere. Enclosed by a broad golden
circle, the throne was adorned with a lion at its forefront, seemingly
guarding it. The incident took place against a serene evening backdrop,
with the sky appearing dark everywhere else, and its authenticity was
confirmed by trustworthy witnesses.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_353
Date: 1766
Location: INDIA, Mysore
Description: (Translated from French) In India, rockets
retained their favor and developed into a feared weapon. The army of the
Prince of Mysore, Haider Ali, counted 1200 rocket launchers.
Reference: "Rockets, Vehicles of the Future" Hans K.
Kaiser, ed. Amiot-Dumont 1954, p. 13
Reference: see 1782
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_212
Date: 6/19/1767
Location: FRANCE, Gévaudan
Description: (Translated from French) The beast killed
by Jean Chastel with a blessed bullet was very different from a wolf,
with reddish fur. The grass did not grow for a long time where the
corpse had fallen. (There were a hundred authenticated cases of children
being devoured).
Reference: Pierre VIEROUDY: "These UFOs that Announce
the Superman" - Laffont 1979, p. 270
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_213
Date: 9/1767
Location: SCOTLAND, Coupar Angus (Pertshire)
Description: (Translated from French) Some kind of
fiery house approached close to the ground and caused some damage in the
town. "It took the form of a pyramid and suddenly moved forward in the
direction of the Erick. It then rushed into this river at great speed
and disappeared a little after Blairgowrie (more than 7 km away). This
caused considerable excitement... When it passed, this object carried a
large cart and transported it several meters away, into a field. A man
who was on the main road at that moment was thrown off his horse and
knocked out; he remained unconscious for a long time. The object also
destroyed a house and the arch of the new bridge in Blairgowrie. After
that it quickly disappeared."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "The Chronicle of UFOs" -
Delarge 1977 p.113
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_214
Date: 9/1767
Location: COUPAR ANGUS, SCOT
Description: Pyramid. Lifts cart. Knocks man / horse.
Damages buildings. / r186#28.
Type: sighting
Reference: FLYING SAUCER REVIEW (FSR), London.
Bimonthly. PO Box 162; High Wycombe, Bucks. HP135 DZ, England. (Index
256)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_59
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), NWS: News media report, DLT: Delta/vee/boomerang/rectangular shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), ANI: Animals affected or injuries/marks, HUM: Humans affected: Injury/burns/marks/abduction/death, VEH: Vehicle affected: Marks/damage/EME effects, BLD: Building/man-made structure/roads/power lines, TRC: Physical traces, INJ: Injuries, illness/death, mutilations
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "9", Duration: "1", Elev: "59", HatchDesc: "COUPAR ANGUS,SCOT:PYRAMID:LIFTS CART:KNOCKS MAN/HORSE:DAMAGES BLDGs:/r186#28", LatLong: "56.550003 -3.266667", LatLongDMS: "56:33:00 N 03:16:00 W", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", RelAlt: "2", State/Prov: "Scotland", Strangeness: "8"
Date: 9/8/1767
Location: Perthshire, Scotland
Description: A peculiar event unfolded near Cupor Angus
on the water of Isla. Preceded by a dense dark smoke, a substantial
luminous entity resembling a blazing house emerged. It swiftly
transformed into a pyramid-like shape and surged forward, traversing
towards the water of Erick with remarkable speed before vanishing near
Blairgowrie. The effects were astonishing: it displaced a large cart
across a grassy field, unseated a man from his horse rendering him
unconscious, demolished half of a house, and undermined an arch of a
newly constructed bridge at Blairgowrie before its disappearance.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_354
Date: 9/9/1767
Locations: Coupar Angus, Perth, Scotland; River Isla;
River Ericht; Blairgowrie
Description: A cloud “like a house on fire” that soon
takes on a pyramidal form is seen traveling along the course of the
River Isla near Coupar Angus, Perth, Scotland. It moves northeast to the
confluence of the River Ericht and follows that stream to the west
toward Blairgowrie where it disappears. It is accompanied by strong
winds that destroy two houses.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Annual Register 1767, pp.
127–128
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_19
Date: 1/4/1768
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Description: Astronomer Christian Horrebow documented
an unusual sighting of a "small light, that was not a star," seemingly
orbiting Venus. Referred to as "Neith" by M. Hozeau of the Brussels
observatory, this object remained enigmatic and was never definitively
identified. It was confirmed that Neith was not a natural satellite of
Venus.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_355
Date: 9/1768
Location: GERMANY, between Frankfurt and Leipzig
Description: (Translated from French) Excerpt from the
6th book of Goethe's autobiography. At the time he was 16 years old and
was on his way to the University of Leipzig. The journey was arduous in
the pouring rain and on the hills, the travelers had to get down to
relieve the effort of the horses. During one of these forced marches, he
noticed an astonishing phenomenon: "Suddenly, in a ravine to the right
of the road, I saw a kind of amphitheater, wonderfully lit. In a
pipe-shaped space an incalculable number of small lights were placed one
on top of the other. They shone so brightly that the eye was dazzled.
But what troubled most in this vision was that the lights were not
fixed, they jumped here and there, went up and down and vice versa, in
all directions. The greatest number of them, however, remained stable
and radiated. It was with the greatest reluctance that I consented, when
I was called, to move away from this spectacle that I would have liked
to examine more closely. The postilion, when I questioned him, declared
that he had never had knowledge of such a phenomenon, but that there was
an old stone quarry nearby whose excavation was filled with water. It
remains to be seen now whether this was a pandemonium of goblins, or an
assembly of luminous creatures, I cannot decide. (September 1768)
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p.113-114
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_215
Date: 9/1768
Description: (Translated from French) Goethe, then a
young man of 16, travels to the University of Leipzig with two
passengers from Frankfurt. Most of the journey takes place in the rain
and the carriage sometimes has difficulty climbing hills. As the
travelers left their seats to walk behind the horses, the young man
noticed a strange and luminous object on the ground: Suddenly, in a
ravine to the right of the road, I saw a kind of amphitheater
wonderfully illuminated. In a tubular space shone an incalculable number
of small lights placed one on top of the other; and they shone so
brightly that the eye was dazzled. But what troubled most in this vision
was that the lights were not fixed, they jumped here and there, went up
and down and vice versa, in all directions. The largest number of them,
however, remained stable and radiated. It was with the greatest secrecy
that I agreed, when I was called, to move away from this spectacle that
I would have liked to examine more closely... It remains to be seen
whether this was a pandemonium of goblins or an assembly of luminous
creatures; I cannot decide. (September)
Reference: 6th book of his autobiography according to
Kenneth Anger, film director and occult scholar
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_103
Date: 9/1/1768 (approximate)
Location: NEAR LEIPZIG, GERMANY
Description: Goethe. Ballet of miniature lights /
roadside hollow. / IFS#28.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: DIMENSIONS, A Casebook of
Alien Contact Ballentine, NY 1989. PB (Index 20)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_60
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, MID: Likely mis-identification, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, NLT: Nightlights/points of light, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)
Extra Data: Country: "Germany", Credibility: "6", Duration: "5", HatchDesc: "nr LEIPZIG,GERMANY:GOETHE:BALLET of MINIATURE LITES/ROADSIDE HOLLOW:/IFS#28", LatLong: "51.300002 12.400001", LatLongDMS: "51:18:00 N 12:24:00 E", Locale: "Pasture", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Saxony", Strangeness: "5"
Date: 10/24/1769
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Oxford
Description: (Translated from French) Observation of
"houses of fire" flying.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "The Chronicle of UFOs" -
Delarge 1977 p.113
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_216
Date: 10/24/1769
Location: Oxford, England
Description: An unusual incident involved the sighting
of an object resembling a blazing house in the sky, lasting for about an
hour. This object exhibited vertical movement, resembling hovering as it
moved up and down. Notably, it emitted jets of gas and produced rumbling
sounds during its presence.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_356
Date: 11/18/1769
Description: (Translated from French) In Arendal
(Norway) Mr. Abo (lieutenant captain) and Mr. Drejer (controller)
observe with binoculars a fog and spots on the solar disk. The spots do
not move while they are observed. (November 18, 12 PM)
Reference: KONGELIG PRIVELEGERT ADRESSE CONTOIRS
EFTERRETNINGER, No.5 - 1769/70
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_104
Date: 1772
Location: FRANCE, ETAMPES
Description: (Translated from French) The canon
Desforges attempts an experiment using his flying chariot at Etampes,
but the apparatus refuses to rise.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout Université 1967, p. 18
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_217
Date: 5/8/1775
Time: 20:30
Location: Waltham Abbey, Hertfordshire, England
Description: Around 8:30 PM, a gentleman in Waltham
Abbey witnessed an extraordinary event. A meteor, taking on the
appearance of a hazy star, emerged slightly above the moon's position.
It moved unhurriedly towards the east, maintaining a parallel trajectory
with the ecliptic, covering an arc of approximately 5 to 6 degrees
before fading away. The meteor's size was about 6 or 7 minutes of arc,
boasting a brightness and hue akin to that of the moon.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_357
Date: 1777
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) Joseph
Montgolfier jumps off the roof of his house with a parachute of his own
invention.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout Université 1967, p. 18
Reference: Follow-ups: 1779, December 29th 1782, June
3rd 1785 and October 22nd 1797
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_218
Date: 6/17/1777
Description: (Translated from French) C.
Messier sees a number of round, black objects in the sky. (June
17)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_105
Date: 6/17/1777
Description: (Translated from French) Herschell
sees fireballs.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_106
Date: 6/17/1777
Location: Hôtel de Cluny in Paris, France
Description: 11:46 a.m. French astronomer Charles
Messier views a large number of round, dark-brown globules passing
in front of the disc of the sun for 5 minutes from west-southwest to
east-northeast. He sees them through an achromatic refractor at the
naval observatory located in the Hôtel de Cluny in Paris, France. His
estimate of their size (one-600th the size of the solar disc) puts them
near the limit of resolution for his telescope, but Messier claims the
objects are far away and in focus.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Charles Messier, “Observation
singulaire d’une prodigieuse quantité de
petits globules qui ont passé devant le disque du soleil, le 17 juin
1777,” Mémoires de l’Academie Royale des Sciences, 1777, pp.
464–472; Martin Shough and Wim van Utrecht, Redemption of the Damned,
vol. 1, Anomalist, 2019, pp. 7–18
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_20
Date: 6/17/1777
Location: France
Description: During a lunar eclipse, astronomer Charles
Messier witnessed a peculiar event involving unidentified objects moving
in parallel paths. He likened these objects to a combination of ships
and bells due to their size and swift movement. Messier speculated that
these anomalies might have been airborne hailstones or seeds, but he
leaned toward the possibility of them being small meteorites.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_358
Date: 1778
Location: USA, Northwest Coast - Nootka Tribe.
Description: (Translated from French) The Nootka Man -
Source: Dark Visions, by John Robert Colombo. John Meares (1756-1809)
was a lieutenant in the Royal Navy where he enlisted in 1771. He made,
as captain, three voyages from China to Nootka Sound. (...). In these
travel memoirs he recounts a story of an extraordinary stranger from the
sky, of whom the Nootka Indians spoke. The stranger was dressed in
copper, traveled in a copper canoe and that all the stranger possessed
was made of metal. The stranger warned the Indians saying that he came
from the sky and that one day their nation would be destroyed and all
the people killed. Finally it would be the Nootka who would have the
last word on the stranger by killing him and stealing all his metal
objects. (1778 to 1779)
Reference: UFO Joe website, collected from the Internet
May 1997
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_219
Date: 1779
Location: FRANCE, AVIGNON
Description: (Translated from French) Joseph
Montgolfier re-enacted his experience in Avignon in the presence of the
Vice-Legate of the Pope and the Marquis de Brantes. This Avignon
parachute allowed a sheep to land safely, even though it had been
launched from the top of the Palace tower.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 19
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_220
Date: 1780's
Description: Coulomb’s law of electrostatics
Type: scientific advanced
Reference: Wikipedia
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_4
Date: 1780
Description: (Translated from French) During an
eclipse, the Moon
takes on a blood red hue.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_107
Date: 2/5/1780
Time: 07:00?
Location: BUSSIERES, FR
Description: Civil records. Flaming 'dragon' going [to]
overhead / 15 minute(s). Lights all below brightly.
Type: sighting
Reference: LUMIERES DANS la NUIT (LDLN), Paris.
Bimonthly since 1957. LDLN B.P.3; 77123 Le Vaudoue, FRANCE. (Index
338)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_61
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "France", Credibility: "8", Duration: "15", HatchDesc: "BUSSIERES,FR:CVL RECORDS:FLAMING 'DRAGON' >OVHD/15min:LITES ALL BELOW BRIGHTLY", LatLong: "48.927780 3.238889", LatLongDMS: "48:55:40 N 03:14:20 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Seine-et-Marne", Strangeness: "4"
Date: 2/5/1780
Time: 18:00
Location: Bussieres, France
Description: Around 6 P.M. - A flaming "dragon"
appeared in the sky, emitting light that illuminated the area and lasted
for approximately 15 minutes, captivating those below.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_359
Date: 8/28/1781
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) In a letter to
the "Journal de Paris", Blanchard announces that he has been working for
twelve years on the realization of a flying machine and that he is now
on his sixth operation (let us read: experience). He is experimenting
with a sail chariot that many witnesses have seen in Paris.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 19
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_221
Date: 1782
Location: INDIA, Symore
Description: (Translated from French) (cf. 1766) His
son, Tippoe Sahib increased the force to 5000 fuseens. They used rockets
of 3 to 6 kilos consisting of a 20 cm long and 4 cm diameter iron tube,
stuffed with powder and fixed to a long bamboo rod serving as a guide.
Their range was around 800 meters.
Reference: "The Rockets, Vehicles of the Future" Hans
K. Kaiser, ed. Amiot-Dumont 1954, p. 13
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_222
Date: 6/4/1782
Location: FRANCE, ANNONAY
Description: (Translated from French) First public
captive ascent of an aerostat (a hot air balloon) built by the
Montgolfier brothers in Annonay.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 22
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_223
Date: 8/27/1782
Location: FRANCE, PARIS
Description: (Translated from French) Ascension of the
balloon "Le Globe" by Charles and the Robert brothers. It was inflated
with hydrogen. The balloon, not having ascended, landed in Gonesse
(north of Paris), and was destroyed by the population after having been
exorcised by the local priest.
Reference: "La conquête de l'air, chronologie..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - éd. Marabout Université1967, p. 22
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_224
Date: 9/12/1782
Location: FRANCE, PARIS
Description: (Translated from French) First captive
ascent of a hot air balloon in the Faubourg St. Antoine. Rain
interrupted the experience. The apparatus remained exposed to the rain
for more than 24 hours.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 22
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_225
Date: 9/19/1782
Location: FRANCE, PARIS
Description: (Translated from French) In the presence
of King Louis XVI, the first three aerial passengers in history made an
ascent in a hot air balloon: a cock, a duck and a sheep. their return,
unharmed, proved that it is possible to breathe at a few tens of metres
above the ground. (1782, 19th September)
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 22
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_226
Date: 10/15/1782
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) First captive
ascent of a man: Pilatre de Rozier rising to 26 metres above the ground,
on board of a hot air balloon.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 22
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_227
Date: 10/19/1782
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) The ascent of
October 15 had taken place in a courtyard. On the date of the 19th,
Pilatre de Rozier resumed the experience in front of a large crowd. He
rose to 60 meters and remained at this altitude for six minutes. He
ascended a second time to 80 meters and maintained it for nearly 10
minutes. A third and final ascent on the same day was made in the
company of Giroud de la Villette; the altitude reached was 324 feet; the
ascent lasted 9 minutes.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 22
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_228
Date: 11/21/1782
Location: FRANCE, PARIS
Description: (Translated from French) First free ascent
in human history and first aerial voyage in a hot air balloon: Pilatre
de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes surveyed the city of Paris. The
verbal process of this event is signed, in particular by Benjamin
Franklin.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 22
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_229
Date: 12/1782
Location: USA, Philadelphia
Description: (Translated from French) Wilcox would have
risen, carried by a cluster of balloons.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 22
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_230
Date: 12/1/1782
Location: FRANCE, PARIS
Description: (Translated from French) First flight of a
hydrogen-filled balloon: Professor Charles and mechanic Robert take off
from Paris (Tuileries) and land at Nnesle, travelling approximately 40
km in 2 hours. (1782, 1 December)
Reference: "La conquête de l'air, chronologie..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - éd. Marabout Université 1967, p. 22
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_231
Date: 12/29/1782
Location: FRANCE, MONTPELLIER
Description: (Translated from French) Lenormand carries
out the first practical experiments with parachute jumps. The
parachutists are a cat and a dog. (1782, 29 December)
Reference: "La conquête de l'air, chronologie..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - éd. Marabout Université1967, p. 22
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_232
Date: 1783
Location: Bath, England
Description: British astronomer William
Herschel has been observing the lunar surface since the mid-1770s in
Bath, England, and writes journal entries in which he details sightings
of immense trees, forests, and pastures, comparing it to the English
countryside. By 1778, he is seeing circular formations that he thinks
are towns and villages. He also notes canals, roads, and patches of
vegetation, but never writes about it publicly, since he knows that
telescopic observations can be tricky.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: George Basalla, Civilized Life in the
Universe, Oxford University, 2006, pp.
51–52
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_21
Date: 3/1783
Location: Japan
Description: Over the course of several days, there
were reports of luminous objects flying from north to south at low
altitudes, seemingly passing just above rooftops.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_360
Date: 8/18/1783
Time: 21:30
Location: GREENWICH, ENGL AND BELGIUM
Description: Cloud cylinder/cigar-shape and 8 spheres
all going southeast slow. Meteors? / r2p13+IFS#28.
Type: sighting
Reference: VALLEE, Jacques: UFO'S IN SPACE - Anatomy of
a Phenomenon; Henry Regnery 1966 & Ballentine PB 1974 294pp. (Index
145)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_62
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCI: Scientist involvement, MID: Likely mis-identification, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), HST: Historical account
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "9", Duration: "20", HatchDesc: "GREENWICH,ENGL+BELGIUM:CLOUD CGR+8 SPHERES ALL >SE SLOW:meteors?:/r2p13+IFS#28", LatLong: "51.466669 -0.000000", LatLongDMS: "51:28:00 N 00:00:00 W", Locale: "Metropolis", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "England", Strangeness: "2"
Date: 8/18/1783
Locations: British Isles; North Sea; east coast of
Scotland; England; English Channel; southwestern France; northern Italy;
Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
Description: 9:15–9:30 p.m. An unusually bright bolide
is observed in the British Isles on a clear, dry night. Analysis
indicates that the meteor has entered the Earth’s atmosphere over the
North Sea, before passing over the east coast of Scotland, England, and
the English Channel; it finally breaks up, after a passage within the
atmosphere of around 1,000 miles, over southwestern France or northern
Italy. Perhaps the most prominent witness is Tiberius Cavallo, an Italian
natural philosopher who happens to be among a group of people on the
terrace at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England, at the time the meteor
appears.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “1783 Great
Meteor”; Tiberius Cavallo, “Description
of a Meteor, Observed Aug. 18, 1783,” Philosophical Transactions of
the Royal Society 74 \(1784\): 108–111; Charles Blagden, “An
Account of Some Late Fiery Meteors,” Philosophical Transactions of
the Royal Society 74 \(1784\): 202–232; Martin Beech, “The Great
Meteor of 18th August 1783,” Journal of the British Astronomical
Association 99 \(1989\): 130–134; Kaushik Patowary, “The
Great Meteor of 1783,” Amusing Planet, September 8, 2021
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_22
Date: 10/18/1783
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Windsor
Description: (Translated from French) Mr. Tiberius
Cavallo made an exceptional observation from the terrace of Windsor
Castle: "To the northeast of the terrace, in a clear sky and warm
weather, I suddenly saw an oblong cloud moving almost parallel to the
horizon. Below this cloud one could distinguish something like a
luminous object which soon became spherical, brightly lit and eventually
stayed stationary. It was then about 9:45 pm. This strange ball first
appeared bluish and pale, but its luminosity increased and soon it
started moving east. The object then changed direction and moved
parallel to the horizon before disappearing to the southeast. I was able
to observe it for half a minute and the light it emitted was prodigious.
It illuminated any object on the ground. Before its disappearance it
changed shape, became oblong and at the moment when a kind of trail
appeared, it seemed to split into two small bodies. Barely two minutes
later the sound of an explosion was heard." The same kind of phenomenon
was reported that evening in Deptford (Wiltshire) as well as in
Hartlepool.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977 p. 115-116
Reference: Durham
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_233
Date: 1/19/1784
Location: FRANCE, LYON
Description: (Translated from French) The gigantic
Montgolfiere (23,270 cubic meters) named "La Flesselles" rises from
Lyon, carrying 7 passengers to 1000 meters in altitude. The six planned
passengers were: J. Montgolfier, Pilatre de Rozier, Prince Ch. de Ligne,
Marquis de Laurencin, Marquis de Dampierre, Count de La Porte
d'Anglefort and Count d'Entraigues. At the last moment, the young
Fontaine rushes into the gondola: he can be considered the first
stowaway of the conquest of the air. (January 19, 1784)
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 23
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_234
Date: 2/22/1784
Location: GREAT BRITAIN: Sandwich (Kent)
Description: (Translated from French) BELGIUM, WARNETON
A small balloon, unmounted, diameter 1.50 m rises from Sandwich and
lands in Warneton (Belgium) after a three hour ascent. It thus makes the
first crossing of the channel.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 23
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_235
Date: 2/25/1784
Location: ITALY
Description: (Translated from French) Italy is the
second country to witness the ascension of a human being aboard a
balloon; the pilot is Paolo Andreani.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 23
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_236
Date: 3/2/1784
Location: FRANCE, PARIS
Description: (Translated from French) In an attempt to
steer his balloon, Blanchard rises from Paris and lands, unsuccessfully,
in Billancourt. He uses oars and a rudder as if on a boat. (1784, 2
March)
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout Université 1967, p. 23
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_237
Date: 4/25/1784
Location: FRANCE, LYON
Description: (Translated from French) Guyton de Morveau
conducts tests of direction of a balloon, using oars whose pallets have
one meter of width.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 23
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_238
Date: 4/28/1784
Location: FRANCE, PARIS
Description: (Translated from French) Lannoy and
Bienvenu present to the "Academy of Sciences" of Paris, a reduced model
of a helicopter. The device makes a flight in the meeting room.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 23
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_239
Date: 5/6/1784
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) Xavier de Maistre
made an ascent in a hot air balloon that he built with the help of some
friends.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 23
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_240
Date: 6/4/1784
Location: SPAIN, ARANJUEZ
Description: (Translated from French) Bouche makes
first ascent in a balloon.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 23
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_241
Date: 6/4/1784
Location: FRANCE, LYON
Description: (Translated from French) The hot air
balloon "Le Gustave", named in honor of the King of Sweden, Gustave III,
rises in Lyon in the presence of the sovereign. It carries, in addition
to its pilot Fleurant, the first passenger of space, Madame Tible.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 23
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_242
Date: 6/12/1784
Location: FRANCE, DIJON
Description: (Translated from French) Guyton de Morveau
makes a 20 km trip, from Dijon to Etrevaux.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 23
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_243
Date: 6/23/1784
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) Piloting the
"Marie-Antoinette" hot air balloon, Pilatre de Rozier and Proust rise to
4000 meters in altitude.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 23
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_244
Date: 6/24/1784
Location: USA, BALTIMORE
Description: (Translated from French) American P.
Carnes builds a balloon whose ascensional force is too reduced to be
able to carry it: it is a 13 year old child, Ed Warren, who, in
Baltimore, becomes the first aeronaut of the United States.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 23
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_245
Date: 6/24/1784
Location: China
Description: In an unspecified location, a significant
event occurred involving an oscillating 'star.' This star emerged
suddenly in the southeast, displaying scintillating characteristics. It
underwent a repeated pattern of rising and descending three times.
Another star replicated this peculiar motion, and reportedly, the latter
star descended and impacted a village.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_361
Date: 6/29/1784
Location: BELGIUM
Description: (Translated from French) First attempt at
parachute jumping in Belgium, by De Groof.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 23
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_246
Date: 7/7/1784
Location: AUSTRIA, Vienna
Description: (Translated from French) Stuver in Vienna
makes the first ascent in Austria.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 23
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_247
Date: 7/8/1784
Location: FRANCE, AVIGNON
Description: (Translated from French) In the "Courrier
d'Avignon", M. Aries claims to have risen to 70 feet with the help of
two wings of cloth.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 23
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_248
Date: 7/15/1784
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) The Robert
brothers, the Duke of Chartres and Collin-Hullin, made an ascent in a
balloon (hydrogen) named "Caroline". Upon landing, the balloon not
deflating quickly enough, the Duke punctured the envelope with the
flagpole of a flag.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 24
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_249
Date: 7/17/1784
Location: USA, BALTIMORE
Description: (Translated from French) P. Carnes in
Baltimore conducted the first captive ascent of an adult.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 24
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_250
Date: 8/25/1784
Location: GREAT BRITAIN
Description: (Translated from French) J. Tytler
launches the first British-built hot air balloon.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 24
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_251
Date: 9/14/1784
Location: GREAT BRITAIN
Description: (Translated from French) The Italian
Lunardi performs the first ascent in Great Britain and goes from
Moorsfield (London) to Ware.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 24
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_252
Date: 10/4/1784
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, OXFORD
Description: (Translated from French) J. Sadler, first
English aeronaut, succeeded in an ascension at Oxford.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 24
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_253
Date: 1/7/1785
Location: THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
Description: (Translated from French) Frenchman
Blanchard and American Jeffries make the first crossing of the English
channel in the history of aerial locomotion. They cover approximately 50
km in 2 hours and 20 minutes. They would have carried some letters,
which would bring the birth of air mail to this first crossing of the
"channel". (1785, 7 January)
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 24
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_254
Date: 6/3/1785
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, LONDON
Description: (Translated from French) During an ascent
made in London, Blanchard carried, for their first air flight, the two
youngest passengers to date, the Simonet Sisters, aged 17 and 14. A dog
accompanied the travellers. On this occasion, Blanchard tried out a
parachute of his own invention: the dog was released from the balloon,
it landed without harm.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 24
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_255
Date: 6/15/1785
Location: THE CHANNEL
Description: (Translated from French) Pilatre de
Rozier, accompanied by P.A. de Romain, attempts a crossing of the
channel on board of an "Aero-Montgolfiere", a combination of a hydrogen
balloon and a Montgolfiere. A few minutes after taking off, the aerostat
returns towards the French coast, catches fire and crashes in Wimereux.
Both occupants are killed.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout Université 1967, p. 24
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_256
Date: 6/17/1785
Location: IRELAND, DUBLIN
Description: (Translated from French) Dr. Potain
ascended from Dublin in a balloon with the intention of crossing the St.
George's Channel. He advanced far out over the sea, but a contrary wind
drove him back to the Irish coast. Some claim that Dr. Potain did not
even reach above the sea.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 24
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_257
Date: 6/29/1785
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, LONDON
Description: (Translated from French) The Italian
Lunardi and the British Biggin ascend in London, accompanied by the
first British female aeronaut, Mrs Sage. This fact is often contested
despite an engraving depicting Mrs Sage and Biggin in the balloon's
gondola. It seems that the ascensional power of the aerostat was
insufficient. The authentic passengers of Lunardi would have been a dog,
a cat and a pigeon. We have not found the name of the one who would be
the first female aeronaut of English nationality, if one disregards Mrs
Sage. (1785, 29th June)
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 24
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_258
Date: 7/13/1785
Location: NETHERLANDS, THE HAGUE
Description: (Translated from French) First ascent in
Holland, in the Hague, by the Frenchman Blanchard.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 24
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_259
Date: 10/3/1785
Location: GERMANY, FRANKFURT
Description: (Translated from French) Blanchard again,
performs the first ascent in Germany at Frankfurt.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 25
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_260
Date: 11/20/1785
Location: BELGIUM, GHENT
Description: (Translated from French) It is Blanchard
who makes the first ascent in Ghent. (November 20, 1785)
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 25
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_261
Date: 1786
Description: (Translated from French) France organized
one of the largest maritime expeditions in the Pacific Ocean, to New
Zealand and Australia. Two magnificent ships filled with scientists,
cartographers, astronomers, botanists, the Boussole and the
Astrolabe, sailed the waters. After reaching Australia, they
headed towards the New Hebrides to continue their exploration, when one
day they were never heard from again. No trace of the ships was found.
An investigation was unable to give an exact picture of the origin of
the drama. The Pérouse, like so many others, experienced a
destiny that remained obscure. It was not until the 1820s that Dumont
d'Urville and then Peter Dillon found traces of the shipwreck; and much
later, in 1962, the remains of the Boussole were
discovered.
Reference: see Dominique Césari, Le
naufrage au Port des Français
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_108
Date: 6/18/1786
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) Pierre
Testu-Brissy makes the first night ascension. [note from vog: after
reading his numerous tests and flights carried out in the 18th century,
I am forced to think that the appearance 100 years later in the USA of
the famous "airships" is a hoax...]
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 25
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_262
Date: 9/11/1787
Time: 20:30
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Description: Around 8:30 P.M. - Observers witnessed a
remarkable event involving a fiery globe exceeding the size of the sun.
This celestial object moved from north to east at an elevation of 15 to
20 degrees, later descending to the horizon. The globe then ascended
once more, exhibiting short waves in its path, and ultimately shifted
westward before disappearing behind a cloud, where it seemed to
detonate.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_362
Date: 5/3/1788
Location: SWITZERLAND, BASEL
Description: (Translated from French) First ascent of a
balloon in Switzerland at Basel, performed by the Frenchman
Blanchard.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 25
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_263
Date: 6/12/1788
Time: 04:00
Location: Zamora, Spain
Description: Between 4 and 5 A.M., two large globes of
fire, roughly the size of a Bristol barrel, were observed flying
horizontally in the southeastern sky. The globes approached each other
and collided before being separated by a centrifugal force, after which
they took divergent paths—one moving East Southeast and the other West
by North. The event, witnessed by numerous individuals, lasted around
twenty minutes. The globe in the southeast eventually burst with a loud
crack audible up to ten miles away, while the other descended slowly
until disappearing from view.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_363
Date: 5/30/1789
Location: POLAND, WARSAW
Description: (Translated from French) Blanchard makes
an ascent in Poland, in Warsaw, the first in this country.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 25
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_264
Date: 10/31/1789
Location: BOHEMIA, PRAGUE
Description: (Translated from French) Blanchard made an
ascent in Prague, the first in Bohemia.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 25
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_265
Date: 6/12/1790
Location: FRANCE, Alençon (Orne)
Description: (Translated from French) Report written by
Inspector of Police Liabeuf: "At five o'clock in the morning, some
peasants observed an enormous globe that seemed to be surrounded by
flames. At first they thought it was a burning hot air balloon, but its
great speed and the whistling it emitted intrigued them greatly. The
globe descended gently, turned and eventually crashed at the top of a
hill, uprooting the vegetation that grew on its sides. The heat emitted
by the object was so great that the grass and shrubs caught fire shortly
afterwards. The peasants managed to contain the fire which otherwise
would have spread throughout the region. In the evening, the globe was
still hot and then something extraordinary happened, barely believable.
The witnesses of this event are two mayors, a doctor, and three other
local personalities who confirm my report, not to mention the dozens of
peasants who were also present. The sphere, which was large enough to
contain a whole crew, was intact after the flight it had just made. It
slowly aroused the curiosity of the people who came from all directions
to see it. Then, suddenly, a door opened and a person came out, just
like us, but dressed in a strange way with clothes that clung to his
body; seeing the crowd, this person muttered some incomprehensible words
and fled into the woods. ('but he seemed to have dissolved in thin
air,'"Liabeuf wrote: "he dissolved like air, Liabuef wrote - cfr John
KEEL) The peasants instinctively recoiled, frightened, and ran away.
Shortly afterwards the sphere exploded silently, sending debris in all
directions; these debris burned until they were reduced to powder.
Searches were carried out to find the mysterious man but he seemed to
have evaporated into the air and so far no trace of him has been
found..." [note from vog: is there really a report about this somewhere,
or is this stuff made up by an author and taken up by others without
further ado?]
Reference: See OPERATION TROJAN HORSE by John A. Keel,
Manor Books, New York, NY, 1970, page 66.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "The Chronicle of UFOs" -
Delarge 1977 p.116-117, full text
Reference: Henry DURRANT: "The Black Book of UFOs" -
Laffont 1970, p. 62, summary
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_266
Date: 6/12/1790
Location: Alençon, Normandy, France
Description: 5:00 a.m. Several farmers in Alençon,
Normandy, France, see a large globe surrounded by flames and making a
whistling sound. The object slows, oscillates, and moves toward the top
of a hill, unearthing some plants along the slope. The heat is so
intense that grass and small trees start burning. In the evening the
sphere is still warm. Witnesses include two mayors, a doctor, and three
other authorities in addition to the dozens of peasants who are present.
A kind of door opens and a person emerges. He is dressed in a
tight-fitting suit and, seeing all the people, says some words that are
not understood. He runs into the woods. The sphere explodes silently,
throwing pieces everywhere, and these pieces burn until they are powder.
The original source is allegedly from a June 17 report by a Police
Inspector Liabeuf and forwarded to the French Academy of Sciences.
However, the Academy reported in 2006 that it has no knowledge of such a
report in its archives. Probable hoax.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Alberto Penoglio, “Antichi Visitatori
dal Cielo,” Clypeus 3, n. 3 (1966): 13–14; Vallée, Magonia, pp.
60–61; “1790
UFO Crash or Time Traveller?”
Cool Interesting Stuff, June 1, 2014
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_23
Date: 10/22/1790
Description: (Translated from French) During a total
eclipse of the Moon,
Herschel
discovers more than 150 bright red points on the lunar surface, with a
telescope that magnifies only 320 times. (October 22)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_109
Date: 9/18/1791
Location: FRANCE, PARIS
Description: (Translated from French) Day of the
proclamation of the Constitution; the German de Ste. Croix rises from
Paris, carrying a certain number of copies of the "Declaration of the
Rights of Man". Arrives at 12,000 feet of altitude, in shirt, he reads
the text aloud. (1791, 18 September)
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 25
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_267
Date: 11/12/1791
Location: Gottingen, Germany
Description: Astronomer Lichtenberg reports a solitary
sighting of an object passing in front of the Sun, observed from his
location.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_364
Date: 1792
Location: INDE, Seringapatam
Description: (Translated from French) The British were
greatly impressed by the rocket army during the siege of Seringapatam in
the southern part of INDIA. "A single rocket killed three men and
wounded four" reported Colonel Gerrard of the British Indian Army.
Reference: "Rockets, Vehicles of the Future" Hans
Kaiser, Ed. Amiot - Dumont 1954, p. 13
Reference: "Assault on Space" Georges H. Gallet, Ed. de
la Pensée Moderne, p. 22
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_268
Date: 1/9/1793
Location: USA, PHILADELPHIA
Description: (Translated from French) Blanchard makes
the first air travel in the United States. He travels from Philadelphia
to Gloucester County (New Jersey) in 46 minutes. He carries a letter
from George Washington.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 25
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_269
Date: 1/19/1793
Location: England
Description: An unidentified, lengthy opaque object was
witnessed by multiple observers, stationed immobile at the center of the
sun.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_365
Date: 6/6/1793
Location: USA
Description: (Translated from French) First parachute
drop in the United States: Blanchard experiments with his parachute and
releases a dog, a cat, then a squirrel.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 25
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_270
Date: 11/27/1793
Description: (Translated from French) Above Bucharest
(Romania) the city is shaken by 3 earthquakes. A witness recounts that,
while he was dining with his friend Constandin Poenaru in Floresti the
following evening, the Moon
performed a miracle - it made a journey across the sky in half an hour.
(November 27)
Reference: Biblioteca romänesc 2150, f.
111v.
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_110
Date: 11/27/1793
Time: ~19:30
Location: FLORESTI, ROM
Description: Earthquake. Next day 'moon' east going
west / 30 minute(s) across sky and stops! / LDLN#119.
Type: sighting
Reference: HOBANA Ion & WEVERBERGH,Julien: UFO'S
from BEHIND the IRON CURTAIN; Bantam Books,1975. 308pp. (Index
222)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_63
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues
Extra Data: Country: "Romania", Credibility: "6", Duration: "30", HatchDesc: "FLORESTI,ROM:EARTHQUAKE:NEXT DAY 'MOON' E>W/30min ACRS SKY +STOPS!:/LDLN#119", LatLong: "45.100002 23.850001", LatLongDMS: "45:06:00 N 23:51:00 E", Locale: "Residential", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Bucharest", Strangeness: "7"
Date: 12/28/1793
Time: 19:30
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Description: During the evening at approximately 7:30
P.M., a diner in Bucharest noted an enigmatic occurrence where it
appeared as though the moon had performed a miraculous feat, traversing
the sky in just half an hour.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_366
Date: 6/2/1794
Location: FRANCE, MAUBEUGE
Description: (Translated from French) A balloon is
used, for the first time, for military observation. The first official
one will be on June 26.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 26
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_271
Date: 6/26/1794
Location: BELGIUM, FLEURUS
Description: (Translated from French) (8 Messidor an
II) The balloon "L'Entreprenant" piloted by Captain Coutelle (French,
appointed on April 2nd) monitored the battlefield during the Battle of
Fleurus. It stayed in the air for 10 hours, transmitting numerous
messages to the ground. General Jourdan took a seat in the balloon in
order to make a direct observation of the battle. The balloon had been
brought inflated from Maubeuge to Fleurus (approximately 60 km).
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout Université 1967, p. 26
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_272
Date: 8/20/1794
Time: 19:45
Location: Balasore, India
Description: At 7:45 P.M., a group of observers
witnessed an unusually large meteor, outshining even the planets in
brightness. As it descended, it periodically halted, becoming even more
brilliant during these pauses. The meteor disappeared momentarily behind
hills but reappeared after around two minutes, ascending above the hills
and swaying horizontally between North and South directions. This
pattern of rising and falling occurred two more times before the object
eventually vanished, leaving the surroundings in darkness.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_367
Date: 8/24/1794
Location: PORTUGAL, LISBON
Description: (Translated from French) Italian Lunardi
makes the first ascent in Portugal at Lisbon.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 26
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_273
Date: 1/27/1795
Location: CHINA
Description: (Translated from French) ... in the sky of
the southeast a big star of the size of a bushel suddenly emerged.
Sparkling it descended and rose up to descend and rise three times in a
row. Another star repeated the same movement and finally fell before
crashing in a village. (1795, 27 January)
Reference: SHI BO: "China and the Extraterrestrials"
ed. Mercure de France, 1983, p.44
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_274
Date: 1/27/1795
Location: Quangxi Province, Linggui area, China
Description: In the Southeastern sky, a sizable
luminous object resembling a star was observed rising and falling three
times. Subsequently, another similar object descended and crashed into a
village.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_368
Date: 11/18/1795
Time: 23:00
Location: DERBY, ENGL
Description: Many observer(s). Fireball bounces going
up and down. Odd clouds. Sonic booms. No further details. /
Periodicals.
Type: sighting
Reference: AWARENESS (Quarterly) CONTACT
INTERNATIONAL/UK: listed by year. (Index 77)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_64
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues, CMF: Camouflage/disguise
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "11", Duration: "10", Elev: "67", HatchDesc: "DERBY,ENGL:MANY OBS:FBL BOUNCES ↑+↓:ODD CLOUDS:SONIC BOOMS:NFD:/Periodicals", LatLong: "52.938891 -1.466667", LatLongDMS: "52:56:20 N 01:28:00 W", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "England", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 1796
Location: GREAT BRITAIN
Description: (Translated from French) Englishman George
Cayley repeats the experience of the French Lannoy and Bienvenu
(helicopter).
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 26
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_275
Date: 10/1796 (approximate)
Time: ~07:00
Location: NEW MINAS, NS
Description: 3 observer(s). 15 airships going quickly
east. Man seen / front end / 1 ship. / r54p18.
Type: sighting
Reference: LEDGER, Don: MARITIME UFO FILES: 1998 Nimbus
Publ. Ltd. Halifax, NS. ISBN 1-55109-269-7 162pp. trade paper. (Index
15)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_65
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, FIG: Undefined or poorly seen figure/entity
Extra Data: Country: "Canada", Credibility: "6", Duration: "20", Elev: "12", HatchDesc: "NEW MINAS,NS:3 OBS:15 AIRSHIPS >>E:MAN SEEN/FRONT END/1 SHIP:/r54p18", LatLong: "45.072224 -64.472225", LatLongDMS: "45:04:20 N 64:28:20 W", Locale: "Coastlands", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Nova Scotia", Strangeness: "8"
Date: 10/12/1796
Location: New Minas, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia
Description: Fifteen airborne "ships" moving eastward,
each featuring ports on their sides, were observed in the sky. On one of
the ships, a man was seen extending his hand. The event was documented
by Simeon Perkins in his five-volume diary. A girl at Mr. Ratchford's
residence in New Minas reported the sighting around sunrise, prompting
two men to verify the phenomenon. Despite skepticism, some individuals
believed the account, while Perkins speculated that the sighting might
have been a product of imagination, potentially due to clouds at
sunrise.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_369
Date: 1797
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) The aeronaut
Testu Brissy made an ascent on a horse placed as a nacelle under a
balloon.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 27
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_276
Date: 10/22/1797
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) (1 Brumaire an
VI) Frenchman Garnerin makes a parachute jump from a balloon at an
altitude of 1000 meters. This is the first successful parachute jump by
a man.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 26
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_277
Date: 1/18/1798
Location: Tarbes, France
Description: Astronomer D'Angos witnessed an
astronomical anomaly, describing a distinct elliptical spot moving
across the Sun's surface. The anomaly, positioned midway between the
Sun's center and its edge, was observed for approximately 25 minutes
before disappearing from view.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_370
Date: 9/10/1798
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Alnwick (Northumberland)
Description: (Translated from French) At around 8:40 pm
an object resembling an apothecary's pestle suddenly emerged from a
cloud. One of the witnesses added that it seemed to branch out and then
split into two half-moons with rays of light. This strange object
disappeared after 5 minutes of observation.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "The Chronicle of UFOs" -
Delarge 1977 p.118
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_278
Date: 9/10/1798
Time: 22:40
Location: ALNWICK, NORTH ENGLAND
Description: Cylinder/cylindrical object jumps from
cloud. Splits going [to] 2 saucers with luminous rays. Vanishes / 5
minute(s).
Type: sighting
Reference: INFORESPACE Journal. SOBEPS Group, Belgium;
bimonthly (Index 28)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_66
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "7", Duration: "5", Elev: "61", HatchDesc: "ALNWICK,N.ENGLAND:CYL.JUMPS FROM CLOUD:SPLITS>2 SCRS W/LUM.RAYS:VANISHES/5min", LatLong: "55.077780 -1.716667", LatLongDMS: "55:04:40 N 01:43:00 W", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "England", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 9/10/1798
Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Description: Before midnight. Schoolmaster Alexander
Campbell and one other person observe a “remarkable comet, or meteor” at
Alnwick, Northumberland, England. It rapidly increases in brightness,
changing from a star-like object to a shape like “two half-moons, back
to back, having a short luminous stream between the two backs” over the
course of 5 minutes.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Annual Register 1798, p.
83
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_24
Date: 9/10/1798
Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Description: Schoolteacher Alexander Campbell and a
companion reported a remarkable UFO sighting. Initially appearing as a
small star in the southwestern sky, the object transformed as it
approached, eventually resembling an apothecary's pestle. It shifted
shapes multiple times, becoming a hammer or cross, and then forming into
two back-to-back half moons with a luminous stream between them. The
object grew increasingly bright with each transformation, outshining
surrounding stars. The sighting lasted about five minutes before the UFO
vanished from view.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_371
Date: 1799
Location: GRANDE BRETAGNE
Description: (Translated from French) William Congreve,
aged 29, set out to study war rockets in depth. With the help of his
father, Lieutenant General Sir William Congreve, who was in charge of
the Royal Laboratory of Woolwich, he was very successful. Soon Congreve
produced rockets with a range of about 2000 meters which were tested
successfully in front of the Prince Regent, the Prime Minister and the
Lords of the Admiralty.
Reference: "A l'Assaut de l'Espace" Georges H. Gallet,
éd. de la Pensée Moderne, p. 22
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_279
Date: 7/1799
Location: BRUGES, BELGIUM
Description: Unusual meteor goes south. Returns going
quickly north. Then makes 45° turn going quickly northwest.
Type: sighting
Reference: The UFO REGISTER. CONTACT INTERNATIONAL/UK.
(annual sightings catalog.) (Index 77)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_67
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s)
Extra Data: Country: "Belgium, Netherlandsand Luxembourg", Credibility: "7", Duration: "2", HatchDesc: "BRUGES,BELGIUM:UNUSUAL METEOR GOES S:RETURNS >> N:THEN MAKES 45° TURN>>NW", LatLong: "51.200002 3.200000", LatLongDMS: "51:12:00 N 03:12:00 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Belgium", Strangeness: "6"
Date: 7/1799
Location: Bruges, Belgium
Description: An anomalous event occurred involving an
object initially perceived as a meteor. This object, however, exhibited
extraordinary behavior, deviating from typical meteoric paths. It moved
from south to north, then unexpectedly shifted course at a 45-degree
angle to the northwest. The unconventional maneuvering of the object
ruled out the possibility of it being a natural celestial body like a
meteor, raising questions about its true nature and origin.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_372
Date: 11/12/1799
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Hereford
Description: (Translated from French) A large red
pillar flew over Hereford from north to south.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "The Chronicle of UFOs" -
Delarge 1977 p.118
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_280
Date: 11/13/1799
Location: Gerona, Catalonia, Spain
Description: Numerous brilliant "shooting stars"
cluster and then separate in an anomalous display of maneuvering
stars.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_373
Date: 1800's
Description: Significant sightings
Type: ufo sightings
Reference: Charles Fort
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_5
Date: 3/20/1800
Location: Quedlinburg, Germany
Description: Preacher and amateur astronomer Fritsch
observes an unidentified object swiftly traversing the sun's disk.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_374
Date: 4/5/1800
Location: USA, Louisiana, Baton Rouge
Description: (Translated from French) A shining body of
about thirty meters remained suspended above the city before
disappearing with a huge noise.
Reference: Yves Naud: "The E.T. and the UFOs in
History" Famot 1977, Volume 2, p. 197
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_281
Date: 6/19/1801
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Hull
Description: (Translated from French) A luminous sphere
the size of a full Moon, crossed by a dark bar, broke up into five
bright bodies. (1801, night of June 19th to 20th)
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977, p. 123
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_282
Date: 9/30/1801
Location: London, England
Description: At around five to six in the morning, a
remarkably bright cross-shaped object is sighted in the Eastern sky. Two
smaller star-like objects accompany it, one shining brightly to the left
and the other faintly below, all moving swiftly towards the South.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_375
Date: 1802
Location: PARIS, Champ de Mars
Description: (Translated from French) Claude Ruggieri
launched rockets carrying rats or mice as passengers. these devices were
equipped with parachutes that brought their occupants back to the
ground, in principle unharmed, at the end of their rocket flight.
Reference: "A l'Assaut de l'Espace" Georges H. Gallet,
éd. de la Pensée Moderne, p. 50
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_285
Date: 2/7/1802
Location: Quedlinburg, Germany
Description: Amateur astronomer Fritsch records the
passage of an unidentified dark celestial body with swift independent
motion across the Sun. The small spot moves from northwest to southeast,
exhibiting acceleration during its traversal.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_376
Date: 3/22/1802
Location: ITALY, Poniente
Description: (Translated from French) In the afternoon
of the 2nd Germinal of the year X, we saw a wonderful luminous
phenomenon. The sky was very clear, especially in the direction of
Poniente. At the moment when the Sun was approaching the horizon, on the
diametrically opposite side, I then saw five or six beams of light. They
were diverging from a hemisphere similar to a large globe, of which half
was hidden by the horizon. This half-disk was the same color as the sky,
as blue as it, but shone with more splendor (...) The sky became cloudy
above Poniente and hid the view of the setting Sun. During this time the
luminous phenomenon did not cease. As soon as the Sun had set, it began
to diminish in intensity and finally disappeared. (March 22, 1802)
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977, p. 123
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_283
Date: 6/24/1802
Location: GREAT BRITAIN
Description: (Translated from French) First scientific
balloon ascent (various measurements in the atmosphere) by Humboldt and
Bompland; they reached an altitude of 5878 meters.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 26, 27
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_284
Date: 10/10/1802
Location: Magdeburg, Germany
Description: Astronomer Le Verrier reports an anomalous
sighting by Fritsch, who observed an unknown dark object moving rapidly
across the sun's disk. The object covered 2 minutes of arc in 3 minutes
of time and disappeared after a cloudy interval of 4 hours.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_377
Date: 1803
Location: FRANCE, Ornans (Evilliers)
Description: (Translated from French) Two luminous
globes emitting rays of the sun, appeared above a tree to Pierre Mille,
to his three daughters as well as to a basket maker of the
country.
Reference: Christiane PIENS: "Les Ovni du passé" -
Marabout 1977 - p.84
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_286
Date: 1803
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) Robertson and
Lhoest aeronauts reach aboard the balloon "Entrepreneur" the altitude of
7,400 m. They suffer from lack of oxygen.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 27
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_287
Date: 1803
Description: (Translated from French) After the meteorite
shower of the Eagle (Orne), the Academy of Sciences delegates an
investigation commission led by Jean-Baptiste Biot. This will lead the
scientific community to admit the extraterrestrial origin (coming from
space to fall on Earth)
of these stones.
Reference: Etienne
1998
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_111
Date: 2/22/1803
Location: NEAR TOKYO, JAPAN
Description: 6M saucer-ship floats ashore. Young woman
exits. Very white skin..
Type: sighting
Reference: RANDLES, Jenny: ALIEN ABDUCTIONS - the
Mystery Solved; Inner Light, NJ 1988. (Index 34)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_68
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CST: Observer(s) in coastal area/just offshore, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, HQO: High-quality observer(s), MID: Likely mis-identification, HOX: Suspicion of hoax, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, SUB: Submersible: Rises from or submerges into water, PSH: Pseudo-human: Clone/organic robot/human-like, CVS: Conversation/communication, LND: UFO landing or any part touches ground, TCH: New technical details/clues
Extra Data: Country: "Japan", Credibility: "2", Duration: "10", HatchDesc: "nr TOKYO,JAPAN:6M SCR-SHIP FLOATS ASHORE:YOUNG WOMAN EXITS:VERY WHITE SKIN..", LatLong: "35.500002 139.666673", LatLongDMS: "35:30:00 N 139:40:00 E", Locale: "Coastlands", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Honshu Island", Strangeness: "8"
Date: 2/22/1803
Alternate date: 3/24/1803
Location: Hitachi province, Japan
Description: An attractive young woman aged 18–20 years
old arrives on a beach aboard a “hollow ship” (Utsuro-bune) that looks
like a rice cooking pot or incense burner in Hitachi province, Japan.
Fishermen bring her inland to investigate further, but the woman is
unable to communicate in Japanese. She is dressed in a foreign fashion
made of unknown fabrics and is clutching an ornate box also marked with
the unknown script. The vessel is covered in hieroglyphs that no one can
decipher. The fishermen return her and her vessel to the sea, where it
drifts away. Accounts of the tale appear in three texts: Toen shōsetsu
(1825), Hyōryū kishū (1835), and Ume-no-chiri (1844), but no official
records mention it.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Wikipedia, “Utsuro-bune”; Kazuo
Tanaka, “Did a Close Encounter of the Third Kind Occur on a Japanese
Beach in 1803?” Skeptical Inquirer 24, no. 4 (July/August 2000): 37–60;
Masaru Mori, “The Female Alien in a Hollow Vessel,” Fortean Times 48
(Spring 1987): 48–50; Junji Numakawa, “On
a UFO-Shaped Boat in 1803,” UFO Criticism 1, no 1 (January 2001):
2–3; Tanaka Kazuo, “‘Utsurobune’: A
UFO Legend from Nineteenth-Century Japan,” nippon.com, June 26,
2020; Shoichi Kamon [pseud. of Tanaka Kazuo], The Mystery of
Utsuro-bune: Ancient UFO Encounter in Japan? Flying Disk Press,
2019
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_25
Date: 8/15/1803
Location: Ormans near Evilliers, France
Description: Pierre Mille and his three daughters,
accompanied by a local craftsman, witness two luminous globes emitting
sun-like rays hovering over an oak tree. This event takes place while
the family is en route to church for the Feast of the Assumption. Upon
investigation, a small statue of the Virgin Mary is found within the oak
tree. Notably, the youngest daughter had previously observed the Virgin
Mary accompanied by two floating lights at the same location during
Easter, along the path between Maizieres and Ornans.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_378
Date: 1804
Location: Mays Landing, New Jersey
Description: Summary: The famous American naval hero
Stephen Decatur was said to have briefly skirmished with a bizarre
creature known as the “Jersey Devil.” He was test firing a new cannon
when the weird winged creature suddenly appeared overhead. Decatur
reportedly fired a shot at the thing but missed, and it flew off.
Type: creature sighting
Reference: America’s
Nightmare Monsters, Phillip L Rife
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_1013
Date: 8/20/1804
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) Biot and
Gay-Lussac conduct an ascent to measure the magnetic force; they do not
exceed 3977 m. (August 20, 1804)
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 27
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_288
Date: 9/16/1804
Location: FRANCE
Description: (Translated from French) Gay-Lussac makes
a new ascent, during which he reaches an altitude of 7016 m. He brings
back air samples collected at 6561 m and 6636 m.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - Ed. Marabout University 1967, p. 27
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_289
Date: 12/16/1804
Location: FRANCE, PARIS
Description: (Translated from French) (The 25th of
Frimaire, Year xiii) On the order of Napoleon and on the occasion of the
coronation of the Emperor, Garnerin launched a balloon from Paris,
decorated with the Imperial Crown. Unmanned, at the mercy of the winds,
the balloon headed towards Italy, flew over Rome and, on the way,
grabbed the Tomb of Nero (!) leaving behind a part of its crown.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout Université 1967, p. 27
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_290
Date: 1805 (approximate)
Location: Koyuk, Alaska
Description: Natives told of seeing a silver disc like
object that sailed through the air and then landed. Apparently three
human-looking “little men” emerged from the object, learned to
communicate with the locals, and reportedly stayed in the village for a
long time.
Type: landing/interaction
Reference: URECAT
Reference: Mark Chorvinsky, Fate January 1990
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_1012
Date: 1806
Location: FRANCE, Marseille
Description: (Translated from French) There was a
presentation as the climax of the show in certain fireworks, the launch
of a simple device (...) to which an animal was attached. It must be
believed that this material had been seriously improved, since the
chronicle states of a launch of this kind in which a sheep would have
reached a height of 200 m.
Reference: "To the Conquest of Space" - Thomas de
Galiana, ed. Larousse Poche, 1967, p. 53
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_292
Date: 6/27/1806
Location: Geneva, New York, USA
Description: Astronomer W. R. Brooks, using a two-inch
telescope at 1:00 A.M., observes a long, dark object crossing the lunar
disk from west to east. The object's swift passage, taking 3 to 4
seconds, rules out the possibility of it being a bird. Despite its
relatively small apparent size, approximately one third that of the
moon, the nature of the object remains unidentified.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_379
Date: 7/1806
Location: Maine
Description: Reverend Abraham Cummings, a scholar with
a Master's degree from Brown University, investigates a ghostly
apparition after initial skepticism. He describes witnessing a white
rock-like object in the evening, later transforming into a
two-foot-diameter globe with a reddish tint. As he approached, the
object quickly transformed into a female figure in attire, growing in
size based on his thoughts. This entity, representing a deceased woman,
appeared radiant with a sun-like depiction on her head, and Cummings
documents over thirty witness affidavits affirming similar encounters.
The apparition consistently emerged from a small luminous cloud, taking
on the woman's form before departing in a similar manner.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_380
Date: 8/7/1806
Location: Rutherford, North Carolina
Description: Patsey Reaves, residing near the
Appalachian Mountain, reports a remarkable sighting involving her
daughter Elizabeth and son Morgan. Elizabeth initially sees a man on
Chimney Mountain, followed by Morgan observing a multitude of flying
things in the air. More witnesses, including Polly and a Negro woman,
join in, and Mrs. Reaves herself sees a vast crowd of white-clad beings
resembling humans of various sizes. These beings rise off the mountain,
moving towards Chimney Rock in a northern direction. The spectacle
continues for about an hour, witnessed by many, including Mr. Robert
Siercy, who initially doubts the strangeness but later perceives the
radiant entities moving in groups and forming a semi-circular pattern
before gradually disappearing from sight, leaving an indelible
impression.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_381
Date: 10/8/1806
Location: GREAT BRITAIN
Description: (Translated from French) In the evening of
October 8, ten small vessels (boats) participated. 200 rockets were
launched in salves in half an hour, with a range of 800 meters. Many
fires were lit in the city but, quickly extinguished, had little
military consequences. Indeed, Nelson's victory at Trafalgar over the
Spanish and French naval forces had given England control of the sea.
(...) The english had considered the use of rockets sufficiently
conclusive. See 1807, Copenhagen.
Reference: "Assault on Space" Georges H. Gallet, ed. of
Modern Thought, p. 23
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_291
Date: 1807
Location: DENMARK, Copenhagen
Description: (Translated from French) The English made
a terrifying demonstration in Copenhagen. The ships of the English
squadron launched 25,000 to 40,000 rockets. The city, set on fire, was
almost entirely razed.
Reference: "Assault on Space" Georges H. Gallet, ed. of
Modern Thought, p. 23
Reference: see 1912 London
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_293
Date: 1807
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Cornwall Coast
Description: (Translated from French) Signal rockets,
whose head contains a small parachute whose deployment is triggered at
the top of their course at the same time as an illuminating charge is
ignited before slowly descending, maybe white, red or green or a
succession of these three colors in 27 possible combinations. In broad
daylight this illuminating charge is replaced by a smoke pot leaving a
black trace in the sky. These signals remained visible for a long time
from very far away. (...) The first tests seem to have been made in
England by a Captain Henry Trenrouse on the coasts of Cornwall where
frequent shipwrecks occurred.
Reference: "A l'Assaut de l'Espace" Georges H. Gallet,
éd. de la Pensée Moderne, p. 31
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_295
Date: 12/22/1807
Time: evening
Location: Middleton Cheney
Description: An object was sighted that had an
appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly
aircraft. One object was observed.
Type: sighting
Reference: Contact U.K.
Reference: ThinkAboutIt
Source: Maj2, ID: Maj2_1014
Date: 12/22/1807
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Middleton Cheney
(Northans)
Description: (Translated from French) The town was
overflown by an object shaped like a rocket moving at an altitude of
about thirty meters. The UFO flew horizontally from northeast to
southwest, like a bird and disappeared before reaching a hill.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977, p. 124
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_294
Date: 4/18/1808
Location: ITALY, Torre Pelice
Description: (Translated from French) A certain
Simondi, secretary of the justice of the peace of this village, was
awakened by a loud buzzing. That is when he saw a bright disc rise from
the ground at great speed.
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977, p. 124
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_296
Date: 5/16/1808
Location: SWEDEN, Skeninge
Description: (Translated from French) Mr. Acharius
observed at 4 o'clock an extraordinary phenomenon. The sun became brick
red. At the same time, a large number of dark brown, round bodies, of
the apparent size of a hat brim, appeared from the western horizon and
passed through the sky, disappearing towards the east. This fantastic
procession lasted nearly two hours. Sometimes one of the bodies fell to
the ground. Instead of a fall, a film was found which dried up
immediately and disappeared. Often, when approaching the sun, these
bodies seemed to come closer together in groups of no more than eight
units, and then tails of 5 to 8 m in length were seen. When away from
the sun, their tails became invisible again. Their substance was
described as soapy and gelatinous. (May 16, 1808)
Reference: Charles FORT: "The Book of the Damned" - ed.
Eric Losfeld 1967, p. 221, 222
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_297
Date: 5/16/1808
Time: ~15:00
Location: SKANNINGE, SWEDEN
Description: Sky turns red. Brown hat-crown size
objects pass overhead going quickly east. / Charles Fort.
Type: sighting
Reference: ALDRICH, Jan J.: Private research papers. A
huge mass of hard-won information. (Index 0)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_69
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, NWS: News media report, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, SCR: Classic saucer/disk/sphere shaped UFO, PRB: Probe: Possibly remote controlled, NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), TCH: New technical details/clues
Extra Data: Country: "Scandanavian and Finland", Credibility: "7", Duration: "1", HatchDesc: "SKANNINGE,SWEDEN:SKY TURNS RED:BROWN HAT-CROWN SIZE OBJS PASS OVHD>>E:/C.FORT", LatLong: "58.394447 15.077778", LatLongDMS: "58:23:40 N 15:04:40 E", Locale: "Town & City", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "Sweden", Strangeness: "7"
Date: 5/16/1808
Locations: Biskopsberga; Skänninge; Sweden
Description: 4:00 p.m. Swedish lichenologist Erik
Acharius watches a stream of dark-brown spherical objects moving
slowly through the sky in a straight line over Biskopsberga, near
Skänninge, Sweden. Some hover temporarily and speed up, while others
fall to earth. The objects appear in the western sky and stream to the
east for 2 hours. Some are apparently linked together in groups of
three, six, or eight, and all of them have some kind of trail. A few of
them fall in the vicinity of K. G. Wettermark, who has also been
observing. They resemble soap bubbles and dissipate quickly, leaving a
film like cobweb.
Reference: Eberhart
Reference: Erik Acharius, “Besynnerligt
Meteor-Phenomén,” Konglige Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handligar,
ser. 2, vol. 29 (July/September 1808): 215–218; “Account
of an Extraordinary
Meteoric Phenomenon,” North American Review 3 \(1816\): 320–322;
Martin Shough and Wim van Utrecht, Redemption of the Damned, vol. 1,
Anomalist, 2019, pp. 18–29
Source: EberhartUFOI, ID:
Eberhart_26
Date: 7/22/1808
Location: Maine, USA
Description: School teacher Cynthia Everett's diary
entry records an unusual sighting of light originating from the East.
Initially mistaken for a meteor due to its motion, the light's behavior
distinguishes it from such phenomena. It swiftly darts through the
atmosphere, transitioning between ascending and descending while
maintaining a consistent distance from the ground. The light moves in a
circular pattern across the visible horizon and eventually retraces its
path. Dr. Ranlett, a historian, highlights the significance that despite
Cynthia Everett's education and familiarity with celestial occurrences,
she refrains from attributing this sighting to a natural phenomenon,
suggesting its exceptional nature.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_382
Date: 9/1/1808
Location: Moscow, Russia
Description: A radiant "plate" was observed flying over
the Kremlin by Alexander Afanasyev, a member of the Russian State
History Museum. The event took place at 8:07 after noon in a clear,
star-studded sky. The phenomenon, characterized by its exceptional
beauty, radiance, and immense size, soared in an arch from 55 to almost
90 degrees on the horizon. The object, resembling a long, flat plate
around 6.35 meters in length and 0.35 meters thick, displayed an oval
flame on its front edge, emitting a phosphorescent-like radiance. The
flame dissipated, leaving a brightly illuminated plate that ascended
vertically among the stars, remaining visible for about two minutes
before becoming invisible due to its extreme altitude.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_383
Date: 10/12/1808
Location: ITALY, Naples
Description: (Translated from French) A phosphorescent
dome appears above Naples (Yves Naud: "Les E.T. et les OVNI dans
l'histoire" Famot 1977, Volume 2, p. 197) Luminous discs fly over
Pinerolo. At the same time, strange lights and noises are reported in
the sky of the Swiss Alps and the Tower of Auvergne (Puy-de-Dôme).
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977, p. 124
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_298
Date: 11/12/1808
Location: AUSTRIA
Description: (Translated from French) The aeronaut
Degen succeeds in making certain corrections to the flight of a balloon,
and in directing it in some way.
Reference: "The Conquest of the Air, Chronology..." A.
Van Hoorebeeck - ed. Marabout Université 1967, p. 27
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_299
Date: 1809
Location: NETHERLANDS, Flessingue
Description: (Translated from French) The British
artillery fired rockets at Flessingue.
Reference: "The Rockets, Vehicles of the Future" - Hans
K. Kaiser, ed. Amiot-Dumont 1954, p. 14
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_300
Date: 8/10/1809
Location: GREAT BRITAIN, Hatton Garden (London)
Description: (Translated from French) Observation by
Sir John Staveley: "I saw many meteors near the corner of a black cloud
from which lights were coming out. They were like dazzling spots of
light dancing and passing through the cloud. One of them increased in
size until it reached the brightness and size of Venus on a clear
evening. But I could not see any body in the light. It moved with great
speed and bordered the corner of the cloud. Then it became stationary,
lost its brilliance and disappeared. I saw these strange lights for
minutes, not seconds. For nearly an hour these glimmers, as strange as
it was and in countless points, came out and went back into this dark
cloud. No light came from the clouds where these glimmers were playing.
At the moment when these meteors increased in size, it seemed as if they
were descending towards the ground.."
Reference: Michel BOUGARD: "La chronique des OVNI" -
Delarge 1977, p. 125
Reference: Mini
catalogue chronologique des observations OVNI, by Godelieve Van
Overmeire
Source: Overmeire, ID:
Overmeire_301
Date: 8/10/1809
Description: (Translated from French) The Journal
of Natural History and Philosophy and Chemistry describes the
observation of an object of artificial appearance evolving in space.
(August 10)
Reference: rr0
- Beau
Source: rr0, ID: rr0_112
Date: 8/10/1809
Location: LONDON
Description: Scientist Staveley. Many night lights
maneuver / dark cloud cover. No further details. / r2p14.
Type: sighting
Reference: The APRO BULLETIN: Monthly. Jim & Coral
Lorenzen: Tucson,AZ (USA. defunct) By volume and number. (Index
403)
Source: Hatch, ID: Hatch_UDB_70
Attributes: GND: Observer(s) on ground, CIV: Observer(s) civilian, SCI: Scientist involvement, MID: Likely mis-identification, ODD: Atypical/Forteana/paranormal, CIG: Torpedo/cigar/cylinder shaped UFO, FBL: Fireball: Blazing undistinguished form/orb., NOC: No entity/occupant seen by observer(s), RAY: Odd light/searchlight/beam/laser-like, SIG: Signals/responses to/from/between UFO's/occupants/observers, EME: Electro-Magnetic Effects, CMF: Camouflage/disguise
Extra Data: Country: "Great Britain and Ireland", Credibility: "9", Duration: "10", HatchDesc: "LONDON:SCIENTIST STAVELEY:MANY NLTS MNVR/DARK CLOUD COVER:NFD:/r2p14", LatLong: "51.516669 -0.083333", LatLongDMS: "51:31:00 N 00:05:00 W", Locale: "Metropolis", LocationLink: "Google Maps", State/Prov: "England", Strangeness: "3"
Date: 8/10/1809
Location: Hatton Garden, London, England
Description: John Staveley recounts observing a
remarkable event where he witnessed a mesmerizing display of luminous
lights within a black cloud resembling an aerial ballet. The lights,
resembling sparkling specks, danced around the cloud's edge, with one
light even expanding to the size and brilliance of Venus. This light
moved rapidly along the cloud before fading away. Staveley continued to
watch for over three hours, during which the lights multiplied and
descended in various sizes, all while no lightning was associated with
the active cloud.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_384
Date: 8/1810
Location: Meklong, Thailand
Description: Dr. Jacob Hazlitt, a missionary and
physician, reported an anomalous sighting of a silver-clad humanoid
along a road near Meklong. The entity, described as having gleaming skin
and a single eye, caught his attention. Writer Ahmad Jamaludin further
discussed abduction cases in Malaysia and Indonesia involving beings
from a coexisting world. Abductees claimed to be transported to a
reality beyond ours, experiencing side effects akin to UFO abductees,
including amnesia, thirst, fatigue, and emotional distress. These
beings, referred to as the Bunian People, dressed similarly to locals,
though the origin of the term "Bunian" remains unclear.
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_385
Date: 9/1810
Location: Thailand
Description: A woman reported an unsettling experience
where she was awoken by an unknown force in the middle of the night.
Strangely, the usual sounds of animals were absent. Peering out her
window, she witnessed a peculiar humanoid figure in her backyard. The
entity, characterized by its singular eye and metallic suit-like
appearance, caught her attention. The incident culminated with the woman
asserting that she had been abducted to a place she referred to as a
"palace of lights."
Type: ufo sighting
Reference: Wonders
in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern
Times, by Jacques Vallée and Chris Aubeck, 2009
Source: WondersInTheSky, ID:
WondersInTheSky_386
Date: 9/19/1810
Location: Brezeau, Holland
Description: A strange event unfolded in the Dutch
village of Brezeau. According to the 36th volume of the Philosophical
Magazine, witnesses observed a luminous meteor to the south between 5:00
PM and 6:00 PM. The meteor seemed to gather and consolidate for about a
quarter of an hour, eventually transforming into a significant fireball
that moved northward. This phenomenon caused fear among the villagers,
who feared their houses would catch fire. The meteor was accompanied by
dense fog and notably absorbed water while crossing a river, later
releasing the water as rain. The duration of the event, lasting
forty-five minutes before becoming a column of fire and ascending into
the sky, adds to its mysterious nature.
Type: ufo sighting
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