UFOs Through The Ages...A Timeline
This Is No Contemporary Phenomena!
Not even taking into account the vast number of Biblical accounts which seem
to describe alien beings and flying machines of a technology clearly beyond
that of mankind, nor the incredible accounts from other 'holy' books such as the
Hindu Vedas/Upanishads which detail air borne vehicles which traversed "the
islands in the skies", below is a marvelous collection of eyewitness accounts
from world history on the mysterious UFO. 1,500 BC:
Pharaoh Thutmose III In Egypt, the Pharaoh Thutmose III sees silent,
foul-smelling circles of fire and flying discs in the sky. compiled by Joel Arys
800
AD:
Peru Aerial landing strips are built in the Peruvian Andes. compiled by Joel
Arys 329 BC:
Alexander the Great, via his historians: told of 2 strange objects in the sky
that dived repeatedly at his army as they were attempting a river crossing.
(Jaxartes River). The action so panicked his elephants, horses, and men they
had to abandon the river crossing until the following day. They were described
as great silver shields, spitting fire around the rims. Contributed by Thon 170
BC:
From Conrad Wolfhart, Lycothenes (Medieval reporter/writer) "At Lanupium, a
remarkable spectacle of a fleet of ships was seen in the air."
99 BC:
From Prodigia of Julius Obsequens, Rome "When C. Murius and L. Valerius were
consuls in Tarquinia towards sunset, a round object, like a globe, a round or
circular shield, took its path in the sky from west to east." 90 BC:
From Prodigia of Julius Obsequens, Rome "At Aernarie, while Livius Troso was
promulgating the laws at the beginning of the italiian war, at sunrise, there
came a terrific noise in the sky, and a globe of fire appeared burning in the
north. In the territory of Spoletum, a globe of fire, of golden color, fell to
the earth gyrating. It then seemed to increase in size, rose from the earth
and ascended into the sky, where it obscured the sun with its brilliance. It
revolved toward the eastern quadrant of the sky." 85 BC:
From Pliny, Natural History: Book II, ch 34 "In the consulship of Lucius
Valerius and Caius Marius, a burning shield scattering sparks ran across the
sky."
Contributed by Thon 42 BC:
From Prodigia of Julius Obsequens, Rome "Something like a sort of weapon, or
missile, rose with a great noise from the earth and soared into the sky" 70
AD, May 21:
From Josephus "Jewish War" Book CXI "On the 21st of May a demonic phantom of
incredible size...for before sunset there appeared in the air over the whole
country chariots and armed troops coursing through the clouds and surrounding
the cities." Contributed by Thon 80 AD:
From Conrad Wolfhart, Lycothenes (Medieval reporter/writer) "When the Roman
emperor, Agricola was in Scotland, wondrous flames were seen in the skies over
Caledon Wood, all one winter night. Everywhere the air burned, and on many
nights, when the weather was serene, a ship was seen in the air moving fast." 98
AD:
From Conrad Wolfhart, Lycothenes (Medieval reporter/writer) "At sunset, a
burning shield passed over the sky at Rome. It came sparkling from the west and
passed over to the east." 398 AD:
Byzantine Empire "A thing like a burning globe, presenting a sword, shown
brilliantly in the sky over the city. It seemed almost to touch the earth from
the zenith. Such a thing was never recorded to have been seen before by man."
776 AD:
From an old chronicle by W. R. Drake "Those watching outside in that place,
of whom many still live to this very day, saw they beheld the likeness of two
large shields, reddish in color in motion above the church, and when the pagans
who were outside saw this sign, they were at once thrown into confusion and
terrified with fear and began to flee from the castle."
810 AD:
Charlemagne: St. Gregory of Tours, a historian, wrote of Charlemagne:
"Alcuin, the secretary and biographer of Charlemagne, and author of the Vita
karoli,
states in the thirty second chapter of his work that in 810 when he was on his
way from Aachen, he saw a large sphere descend like lightning from the sky.
It traveled from east toi west and was so bright it made the monarch's horse
rear up so that Charlemagne fell and injured himself severely."
1235:
General Yoritsume was at military camp with his unit on September 24, 1235,
when a most extraordinary phenomenon was sighted. Through the night and into
the early morning lights in the sky were seen swinging, circling, and looping.
General Yoritsume had some astronomers working for him investigate this
phenomenon. They came up with perhaps the first explanation offered for UFOs,
'The
whole thing is completely natural, General, it is only the wind making the stars
sway'. Compiled by Danny Brown 1239 AD:
England: From Matthew of Paris: "On July 24, 1239 at dusk, but not when the
stars came out, while the air was clear, serene and shining, a great star
appeared. It was like a torch, rising from the south, and flying on both sides
of
it, there was emitted in the height of the sky a very great light. It turned
quickly towards the north in the aery region, not quickly, nor, indeed, with
speed, but exactly as it wished to ascend to a place high in the air." 1254 AD:
January 1, From Matthew of Paris: At midnight in the clear and serene sky
with the stars shining and the moon eight days old, there suddenly appeared in
the sky a kind of large ship, elegantly shaped, and well-equipped of marvelous
color. Certain monks of St. Albans saw it for a long time, as if it were
painted, and a ship made of planks, but finally it began to disappear." 1290:
Byland, North Yorkshire: From William of Newburghs Chronicle "While the abbot
and monks were in the refectorium, a flat round, shining, silvery object
(discus) flew over the abbey and caused the utmost terror."
1332:
Uxbridge: Nov. 4; From Robert of Reading "In the first hours of the night,
there was seen in the skies over Uxbridge England, a pillar of fire the size of
a small boat, pallid, and livid in color. It rose from the south, crossed the
sky with a slow and grave motion, and went north. Out of the front of the
pillar, a fervent red flame burst forth with great beams of light. Its speed
increased and it flew through the air." 1492 AD, October 11, 10:00 PM:
From "The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus." Christopher Columbus and
Pedro Gutierrez while on the deck of the Santa Maira, observed, "a light
glimmering at a great distance." It vanished and reappeared several times during
the night, moving up and down, "in sudden and passing gleams." It was sighted 4
hours before land was sighted, and taken by Columbus as a sign they would
soon come to land. Contributed by Thon 1528:
At the Siege of Utrecht in Holland " A cruel and strange sight was seen in
the sky, which terrified the townspeople and made the enemy think he would get
the city. It was the form of a Burgundian cross right over the city, high in
the sky, yellow in color, and fearful to behold." 1554:
March 10: France: "There appeared between 6 and 8 PM, about the moon, a
burning fire, emitting a great noise, what seemed to be the point of a lance,
turning form side to side, from east to west, casting out flames on all sides."
1643:
March 11: England, from the diarist, John Evelyn "I must not forget what
amazed us exceedingly the night before, namely, a shining cloud in the air in a
shape resembling a sword, the point reaching to the north. It was as bright as
the moon, the rest of the sky being very serene. It began about 11 at night and
vanished not till about one, being seen by all the south of England." 1742:
December 16: From an account by a Fellow of the Royal Society: England "I was
crossing St James park when a light rose from behind the trees and houses,
from the south and west, which at first I thought was a rocket of large size.
But when it rose 20 degrees, it moved parallel to the horizon, but waved like
this (the speaker drew an undulating line) and went on in the direction of
north-by-east. It seemed very near. Its motion was very slow. I had it for about
half a mile in view. A light flame was turned backwards by the resistance the
air made to it. From one of burning charcoal. That end was a frame like bars of
iron, and quite opaque in my sight. At one point on the longitudinal frame, or
cylinder, it issued a train in the shape of a tail of light more bright at
one point on the rod or cylinder; so that it was transparent for more than half
of its length. The head of this strange object seemed about a half a degree in
diameter and the tail near three degrees in length." 1700s:
United States Indians In the US, there is an 18th century Indian legend about
luminous humanoid beings who paralyzed people with a small tube. In
variations of these tales, Indian women were even said to have married a couple
of
these "star people". FRANCE 1790
During the summer, Police Inspector Liabeuf witnessed and investigated a
large red globe as it flew over farmland. The globe landed and a man came out
and
spoke in a language none understood. The globe then exploded and the man
disappeared. The event was witnessed by many and is well documented. Compiled by
Danny Brown 1870:
from the log/account of a ship's captain, F. W. Banner: "The sailors saw a
remarkable object or cloud in the sky. It was a cloud of circular form, with an
included semi-circle divided into four parts, the central dividing shaft
beginning at the center of the circle and extending far outward, and then
curving
backward. The thing traveled from a point 20 degrees above the horizon to a
point about 80 degrees above. Then it settled down to the northeast, having
appeared from the south, southeast. It came up obliquely against the wind, and
finally settled down in the wind's eye. For half an hour this form was visible,
then it finally did disappear" 1878:
Flying saucers The term saucer was used by a Texan farmer to describe an
object seen over his farm. The ter was popularized in 1948 when Kenneth Arnold
saw
a formation of objects over the Cascade Mountains of Washington State and
described them as moving like a saucer would if you skipped it across water.
This
image inspired a local reporter to coin the term 'flying saucer'. compiled by
Joel Arys Persian Gulf 1880
Members of the crew of the British India Company's steamship 'Patna'
witnessed two large luminous wheels each estimated to be 500 to 600 meters in
diameter. The wheels were spinning, one on each side of the ship, and the spokes
touching the ship. The sighting lasted 20 minutes and was witnessed by Captain
Avern, third officer Manning, and Lee Fort Brace. Compiled by Danny Brown MEXICO
1883
This sighting is the first photographed UFO sightings. At the Zacatecas
Observatory, Jose A. Y. Bonilla sighted several hundred discs and like objects
crossing the sun. Similar sightings occurred the following day. Compiled by
Danny
Brown CHINA 1893 North China Sea In February of 1893, the ship, H.M.S.
Carolina was sailing in the North China Sea, when a report from an officer of
unusual
light activity in the sky came to the attention of Captain J.N. Norcross. The
officer told Captain Norcross that the lights appeared sometimes in a huge
mass, others spread out in unusual patterns. He said that they resembled Chinese
lanterns set between the masts of a ship. The next night these strange lights
reappeared but with a reddish glow and emanating small amounts of smoke.
Compiled by Danny Brown 1897:
Sworn Statement from an Alexander Hamilton, at his farm in LeRoy Kansas:
"Last night about 10:30 we were awakened by a noise among the cattle. I arose,
thinking that perhaps my bulldog was performing his pranks, but upon going to
the
door saw to my utter astonishment that an airship was slowly descending upon
my cow lot, about 40 rods from the house" Hamilton also described it as a
cigar shaped portion, about 300 feet long with a carriage underneath. The
carriage
was of some transparent material. It was brightly lighted within. It
contained six on the strangest beings he had ever seen. 1908 - Siberia
A mysterious fireball exploded over Tunguska in Siberia, creating shock waves
felt miles away and setting 1,200 acres on fire. In 1927, Russian scientists
first visit the sight of the blast. They find no meteorite fragments, but
discover unusually high levels of radio activity in the Tunguska soil.
Speculation
centers on the theory that a crippled alien spacecraft's nuclear reactor
exploded on impact. This incident is thought to be the first modern crash by
alien
spacecraft. compiled by Joel Arys 1915 - Hill 60
During World War I, a regiment of the British Army, the 1st 4th Norfolk,
disappeared in an attempt to take Hill 60 at Suvla Bay near Gallipoli. In front
of
22 witnesses, the regiment --- over 800 men --- marched into a strange
formation of lenticular clouds hovering over Hill 60 and was never seen again.
Posted as missing, the regiment was thought to have been captured. After the
war,
Britain demanded the return of the regiment, but the Turks denied any knowledge
of the regiment's existence. No trace of the regiment has ever been found.
compiled by Joel Arys JAPAN 1940's
While flying over Japan, Wing Commander D.J. Blakeslee sighted an object he
described as having red, green and white lights. The craft moved rapidly to
escape detection. Blakeslee was guided by ground radar. He was reported to be
stable and reliable. The Air Force officially ruled the sighting to be Jupiter,
although it was tracked by radar. Compiled by Danny Brown Return To Index at
Solomon Islands 1942
Sergeant Stephen Brickner of the US Marine Corps witnessed an extraordinary
UFO formation. He estimated the number to around 150 craft all arranged in a
rectangle. The formation was 15 craft long and 10 deep. Formation sightings have
been reported before but the rectangle shape is unique. Compiled by Danny
Brown USA 1942 Los Angeles, California
In February of 1942, UFO's were reported flying near Los Angeles, California.
Paul T. Collins was one of the main reporting witnesses who had seen these
UFO's. He described them as lights moving in a strange manner. There were also
reports from other witnesses stating that they had seen extremely large UFO's
around the same times as Mr. Collins. Compiled by Danny Brown ITALY 1947
In August of 1947 an Italian artist by the name of Rapuzzi Johannis was
taking a leisurely walk in the mountains between Italy and Yugoslavia. He saw
just
in front of him a red glowing saucer. This saucer was about thirty feet wide
and it was accompanied by two small dwarf-like creatures. These creatures had
very large heads with green faces, sort of resembling that of a fish. They also
had a circle around each eye. Apparently one of the creatures had hit
Johannis with an electrical ray which left him very weak and almost paralyzed.
After
this incident the creatures ignored the Johannis and left. Compiled by Danny
Brown USA 1947 Lake Mead, NEVADA
On June 28th, while cruising at 6,000 feet, US Air force pilot Lieutenant
Armstrong witnessed six discs flying in formation. Compiled by Danny Brown USA
1947 Mount Rainier, WA
On June 24, Kenneth Arnold was on an aerial search for a crashed C-46 marine
transport plane when he saw 9 objects flying in formation. He estimated their
speed at 1,300 to 1,700 miles per hour, distance at 23 miles and length of
formation to be 5 miles. Also in the air at the time was a DC-4 which Arnold
used
as a point of reference to estimate the size of individual discs. He
estimated the size as two thirds the size of the DC-4. This sighting was not
corroborated by radar or witnesses but did attract media attention and public
interest.
Compiled by Danny Brown USA 1947 White Sands, New Mexico
On June 29, 1947, C. J. Zohn stationed at White Sands proving grounds in New
Mexico watched a huge, silver, circular disc at a height of 10,000 feet above
the installation. This sighting was just days after Kenneth Arnold's sighting
which publicized the UFO phenomenon. Compiled by Danny Brown 1952 - Veronica,
Argentina
Hundreds of residents of Veronica, Argentina witnessed six discs circling
above the town, the disappearing into the night sky. This sighting was written
hours of a similar report from Captain Paul Carpenter near Denver. Carpenter
reported the craft was traveling at 3,000 miles per hour, making it possible for
the saucer to have appeared in both locations. compiled by Joel Arys This
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