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I kept subtracting and found a few ufo cases during the 1700's that were pretty small in comparison, but it seems like the 1600's are more promising http://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/ufos-over-hamburg-germany-in-1697/

Another major sighting

Damn, the trail went cold after the 1600's.

Surprisingly enough the 1300's might have something.

1947

Writer Gianfranco degli Esposti mentions that “reports relating to the period of the famous Black Plague, between 1347 and the 1350, speak of strange cigar-shaped objects slowly crossing the sky, sometimes at low altitude, dispersing in their passage a disturbing mist.” He attributes the Black Plague to these objects because “immediately after the appearance of these shocking events, the epidemic exploded in that area.” In Florence a huge mass of vapors appeared in the sky, coming from the north. It spread throughout the land. In the East in the same year, many animals fell from the sky. Their decomposing animal carcasses were said to make the air fetid and to cause the spread of the infamous illness that was fatal in India, Asia, and Britain. In Florence alone it killed 60,000 people.

Source: Gianfranco Degli Esposti, “Travi di fuoco e segni divini: paura nei cieli del Medioevo” (www.edicolaweb.net/ufostl6r.htm);

>>32938

I'm interested, but somewhat sceptical too. There have been hundreds of UFO sightings just in the 20th century, what makes Roswell or the Phoenix lights so special? For example, during WWII there were the Foo Fighters, which in my opinion were just as important, if not more so, than Roswell. Or the Fatima sightings in 1917. In other words, I think you might be seeing a pattern where there is none.

If you're looking into alien stories from the medieval period, you need to search for demon encounters instead. In description they are all completely identical to alien abduction stories, but the cultural interpretation is different.

>>32943

They're the most popular ones. Foo fighter's aren't specific big ones, just a general group of sightings.