Date:
April 4, 1561
Location: Nuremberg, Germany
At
sunrise on the 14th April 1561, the citizens of Nuremberg
beheld "A very frightful spectacle." The sky
appeared to fill with cylindrical objects from which red,
black, orange and blue white disks and globes emerged.
Crosses and tubes resembling cannon barrels also appeared
whereupon the objects promptly "began to fight one
another." This event is depicted in a famous 16th
century woodcut by Hans Glaser.
Hans Glaser woodcut from 1566 of the 1561 event over Nuremberg.
(Wickiana Collection, Zurich Central Library)
Source:
Various sources
Below
are descriptions of the event from various sources:
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At
dawn of April 4, in the sky of Nuremberg (Germany), a
lot of men and women saw a very alarming spectacle where
various objects were involved, including balls "approximately
3 in the length, from time to time, four in a square,
much remained insulated, and between these balls, one
saw a number of crosses with the color of blood. Then
one saw two large pipes, in which small and large pipes,
were 3 balls, also four or more. All these elements started
to fight one against the other." (Gazette of the
town of Nuremberg).
The
events lasted one hour and had such repercussions that
an artist, Hans Glaser, drew a woodcut of it at the time.
It describes two immense black cylinders launching many
blue and black spheres, blood red crosses, and flying
discs. They seem to fight a battle in the sky, it also
seems that some of these spheres and objects have crashed
outside the city.
(UFOs
at Close Sight - Ufologie.net)
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Today
in Odd History, an eerie battle raged in the skies above
Nuremberg, Germany. It began at dawn, as dozens, if not
hundreds, of crosses, globes and tubes fought each other
above the city. It ended an hour later, when "the
globes in the small and large rods flew into the sun,"
and several of the other objects crashed to earth and
vanished in a thick cloud of smoke.
According
to the Nuremberg Gazette, the "dreadful apparition"
filled the morning sky with "cylindrical shapes from
which emerged black, red, orange and blue-white spheres
that darted about." Between the spheres, there were
"crosses with the color of blood." This "frightful
spectacle"was witnessed by "numerous men and
women." Afterwards, a "black, spear-like object"
appeared. The author of the Gazette warned that "the
God-fearing will by no means discard these signs, but
will take it to heart as a warning of their merciful Father
in heaven, will mend their lives and faithfully beg God,
that he avert His wrath, including the well-deserved punishment,
on us, so that we may, temporarily here and perpetually
there, live as His children." In the same year, a
Lutheran clergyman on progress in Nuremberg wrote: "...God
the Almighty has ... placed in the heavens many horrible
and hitherto unheard of signs... We have seen far more
signs now than in any other year. The sun and the moon
have been darkened on a number of occasions. A crucifix
in the sky was seen, as were biers and coffins with black
men beside them. Further, rods and whips and many other
signs were seen in a multitude of places... and scarcely
a year has passed of late without an eclipse of the sun
or moon..."
(News
of the Odd)
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Nuremberg,
Germany. April 14th 1561. The Hans Glaser wood-cut from
1566, 5 years after the event and in the same year as
the Basle report.
At
sunrise on the 14th April 1561, the citizens of Nuremberg
beheld "A very frightful spectacle." The sky
appeared to fill with cylindrical objects from which red,
black, orange and blue white disks and globes emerged.
Crosses and tubes resembling cannon barrels also appeared
whereupon the objects promptly "began to fight one
another." After about an hour of battle, the objects
seemed too catch fire and fell to Earth, where they turned
too steam. The witnesses took this display as a divine
warning. This report is unique in the annals of Ufology,
in that it has never been repeated. There is no record
of such "objects" in either local or German
national folklore. The surviving Town records from the
period, give no indication of any unrest either civil
or external. Given the uniqueness of the incident, it
appears that something supernatural or paranormal took
place.
(Jim
Morris)
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April
1561 - A War In Heaven?
One
of the most astounding of documented sightings of aerial
phenomena took place in 1561 over Nuremberg, Germany.
What was described could only be called a war in the heavens,
with a wide variety of craft ranging from spheres to spear-like
cylinders to crosses. The sky was apparently filled with
the machines, clashing in battle. Comets and such were
well identified and charted in this period, so it is highly
unlikely that what the people witnessed was merely a celestial
phenomenon like a 'meteor shower', as some debunkers suggest.
Rather, what is described are physical objects of unique
detail and shapes, in 'battle' for over an hour. The battle
was such that a winner was perceived as well. Spheroid
UFOs were seen emerging from cylindrical 'motherships'.
At the conclusion of the battle, it seems a magnificent,
black, spear-like super-ship of some kind came upon the
scene...
It
began at dawn, as dozens, if not hundreds, of crosses,
globes and tubes fought each other above the city. It
ended an hour later, when "the globes in the small
and large rods flew into the sun," and several of
the other objects crashed to earth and vanished in a thick
cloud of smoke.
According
to the Nuremberg Gazette, the "dreadful apparition"
filled the morning sky with "cylindrical shapes from
which emerged black, red, orange and blue-white spheres
that darted about." Between the spheres, there were
"crosses with the color of blood." This "frightful
spectacle" was witnessed by "numerous men and
women." Afterwards, a "black, spear-like object"
appeared. The author of the Gazette warned that "the
God-fearing will by no means discard these signs, but
will take it to heart as a warning of their merciful Annunciation
with St. Emidius Father in heaven, will mend their lives
and faithfully beg God, that he avert His wrath, including
the well-deserved punishment, on us, so that we may, temporarily
here and perpetually there, live as His children."
(Rense.com)
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A
broadsheet that dates from 1561, held in the Wickiana
Collection of Switzerland's Zurich Central Library, describes
an ancient battle of ufos over the skies of Nuremberg,
Germany, on April 14th of that very same year. At sunrise,
many people witnessed large numbers of dark red, blue
and black 'globes' or 'plates' near the sun, 'some three
in a row, now and then four in a square, also some alone.
And amongst these globes some blood colored crosses were
seen.' The document also refers to two great tubes ' in
which three, four and more globes were seen. They then
all began to fight each other.' This went on for about
an hour, until 'they all fell...... from the sun and sky
down to the earth, producing alot of steam'. Beneath the
globes a long object that looked like a great black spear
was also described as being seen.
(Subversive
Element)
Source:
http://www.ufoevidence.org/cases/case486.htm
