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Painted illustration Fatima Miracle of the Sun Cova da Iria, Fátima, Portugal 1917 evidence Contested On October 13, 1917, an estimated 30,000–70,000 people witnessed a spinning, multicolored luminous disk perform aerial maneuvers near Fátima, Portugal. The phenomenon, claimed as proof of a Marian apparition, later…
Open the book On October 13, 1917, an estimated 30,000–70,000 people witnessed a spinning, multicolored luminous disk perform aerial maneuvers near…
Mass sighting South African Monoplane Wave South Africa (multiple towns, incl. Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Warmbaths) 1914 evidence Contested Between 11 August and 9 September 1914, thousands of South Africans reported a night-flying monoplane, or its headlights, in a wave that was widely attributed to German aircraft but was never identified and is now…
Open the book Between 11 August and 9 September 1914, thousands of South Africans reported a night-flying monoplane, or its headlights, in a wave that…
Mass sighting New Zealand Airship Wave New Zealand 1909 evidence Documented Mass UFO wave across New Zealand in winter 1909 featuring cigar-shaped and boat-shaped craft with occupants, generating hundreds of reports and consistent eyewitness descriptions.
Open the book Mass UFO wave across New Zealand in winter 1909 featuring cigar-shaped and boat-shaped craft with occupants, generating hundreds of reports…
Painted illustration Great Airship Wave Sacramento, California (origin), then nationwide, USA 1896 evidence Contested A five-month wave of reported 'mystery airships' swept the western and then central United States from November 1896 to April 1897, generating thousands of newspaper reports and a mix of genuine misidentifications,…
Open the book A five-month wave of reported 'mystery airships' swept the western and then central United States from November 1896 to April 1897,…
Painted illustration The Marfa Lights Mitchell Flat, near Marfa, Presidio County, Texas, USA 1883 evidence Contested Mysterious luminous orbs observed over the Chihuahuan Desert near Marfa, Texas since at least 1883 — one of North America's oldest and most persistently documented anomalous light phenomena, partially but not fully…
Open the book Mysterious luminous orbs observed over the Chihuahuan Desert near Marfa, Texas since at least 1883 — one of North America's oldest and most…
Mass sighting Gwanghaegun-era Sky Objects over Gangwon Gangwon Province (Gangneung, Ganseong, Chuncheon, Yangyang), Joseon Korea, South Korea 1609 evidence Contested Officials in four Gangwon Province counties reported bright, shape-shifting objects with thunder and drum-like sounds in 1609, entered in the Gwanghaegun Ilgi; a meteor explanation is considered persuasive.
Open the book Officials in four Gangwon Province counties reported bright, shape-shifting objects with thunder and drum-like sounds in 1609, entered in…
Mass sighting Basel Celestial Phenomenon Basel, Switzerland 1566 evidence Documented A series of celestial phenomena witnessed by hundreds of Basel residents in late July and early August 1566, documented in a contemporary broadsheet.
Open the book A series of celestial phenomena witnessed by hundreds of Basel residents in late July and early August 1566, documented in a contemporary…
Painted illustration 1561 Nuremberg Celestial Phenomenon Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire, Germany 1561 evidence Contested Residents of Nuremberg reported an aerial spectacle of spheres, cylinders, crosses, and a great black spear-shaped object battling across the dawn sky — documented in a famous woodcut broadsheet by Hans Glaser.
Open the book Residents of Nuremberg reported an aerial spectacle of spheres, cylinders, crosses, and a great black spear-shaped object battling across…
