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2.2.2 Some Incidents and Records before 1900 CE

c. 1450 BC: Tulli Papyrus:
Location: The Levant (Eastern Mediterranean Coastal Region) (exact location unknown).
Description: Egyptian records describe "fire circles" in the sky during the reign of Thutmose III.

218 BC: "Ships in the sky":
Location: Roman Republic, Italia.
Description: Roman historian Livy recorded "phantom ships" seen shining in the sky.

1561: Nuremberg celestial phenomenon:
Location: Nuremberg, Germany.
Description: A woodcut depicts a large aerial battle with various objects, including orbs, cylinders, and a black spear.

1860: Wilmington, Delaware Sighting:
Location: Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
Description: A large, pale blue light, followed by glowing red balls, was reported streaking across the sky.

1880: Louisville, Kentucky Sighting:
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Description: Witnesses reported seeing "a man surrounded by machinery" with wings.

1883: Bonilla Observations:
Location: Zacatecas Observatory, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Description: Astronomer Jos? Bonilla photographed hundreds of dark objects crossing the sun.

1896-1897: Mystery airship sightings:
Location: United States (primarily California, then spreading eastward).
Description: Widespread reports of mysterious airships with lights, cigar-shaped bodies, and metallic hulls.

1897: Aurora, Texas, UFO incident:
Location: Aurora, Texas, USA.
Description: A reported crash of an airship, with claims of an alien pilot.







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