Nuremberg celestial phenomenon

Nuremberg · Germany (HRE)·Historical mass sighting·1560s

Unexplained

§ ASummary

Broadsheet reported spheres, crosses and tubes appearing to battle in the sky at sunrise; a key pre-modern case cited in UFO literature.

§ BWitnesses

Townspeople of Nuremberg

§ CEvidence & Documentation

Hans Glaser woodcut broadsheet (1561), held at Zurich Central Library

§ DOfficial Investigation

None (pre-modern)

§ EStatus Assessment

Unexplained historically; likely sun dog / atmospheric optics per modern analysts

§ FVerifiable Sources

Jung, 'Flying Saucers' (1958); Vallee & Aubeck, 'Wonders in the Sky' (2010); en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1561_celestial_phenomenon_over_Nuremberg

§ GCross-referenced cases2