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Utsuro-bune (Hollow Ship)
Fishermen recover a round vessel and a foreign woman—an enduring legend of a strange craft at sea.
Hitachi Province, Japan
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UFO TIMELINE · PERIOD 6
Industrial Age — 1800 CE – 1900 CE
From the Industrial Revolution to the mysterious Airship Flap of the late 19th century—chronicled sightings, scientific observations, and mass reports of strange aerial craft worldwide.
INTERPRETIVE CONTEXT · REPORTED ACCOUNTS AND ALTERNATIVE READINGS, NOT ESTABLISHED CONCLUSIONS · 39 EVENTS
- 1803 CE
Utsuro-bune (Hollow Ship)
Fishermen recover a round vessel and a foreign woman—an enduring legend of a strange craft at sea.
Hitachi Province, Japan - 1808 CE
Norfolk Fiery Globe
A bright globe crosses the sky at great speed, leaving witnesses alarmed.
Norfolk, England - 1816 CE
French Tricolor Lights
Three colored lights maneuver in formation against the wind.
Bordeaux, France - 1820 CE
Embrun Formation
Multiple objects maneuver in military-like precision over the Alps.
Embrun, France