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A series of mass sightings of celestial phenomena occurred in 1566 above
(deutsch). The Basel pamphlet of 1566 is not the only one of its kind. In the 15th and 16th centuries, many leaflets wrote of "miracles" and "sky spectacles".Wiebke Schwarte: ''Nordlichter''. S. 88-99.
A series of mass sightings of celestial phenomena occurred in 1566 above Basel
Basel ( ; ), also known as Basle ( ), ; ; ; . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine (at the transition from the High Rhine, High to the Upper Rhine). Basel is Switzerland's List of cities in Switzerland, third-most-populo ...
, Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. The Basel pamphlet of 1566 describes unusual sunrises and sunsets. Celestial phenomena were said to have "fought" together in the form of numerous red and black balls in the sky before the rising sun. The report is discussed among historians and meteorologists. The phenomenon has been interpreted by some ufologists to be a sky battle between unidentified flying objects.William J. Birnes: ''The Everything UFO Book''. S. 21-22. The leaflet written by historian Samuel Coccius reported it as a religious event.Ulrich Magin: ''Ein Ufo im Jahr 1561?'' - pdf-Dokument(deutsch). The Basel pamphlet of 1566 is not the only one of its kind. In the 15th and 16th centuries, many leaflets wrote of "miracles" and "sky spectacles".Wiebke Schwarte: ''Nordlichter''. S. 88-99.
History
The event is reported to have taken place in Basel, Switzerland in 1566. According to Samuel Coccius, on 27–28 July and 7 August, many local witnesses in Basel reported seeing three celestial phenomena. The first is described as an unusual sunrise, the second as a total lunar eclipse with a red sun rising, and the third like a cloud of black spheres in front of the sun.The phenomenon described
The text of the broadsheet can be translated as giving the following description of the event:See also
* 1561 celestial phenomenon over Nuremberg * 1665 celestial phenomenon over Stralsund * List of reported UFO sightingsReferences
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