REF: UAP/1560s/002Unexplained
1566-07-27
Basel celestial phenomenon
Basel · Switzerland·Historical mass sighting·1560s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
Broadsheet described large black spheres speeding before the sun over three dates in 1566.
§ BWitnesses
Basel citizens; chronicler Samuel Coccius
§ CEvidence & Documentation
1566 broadsheet by Samuel Apiarius/Coccius
§ DOfficial Investigation
None (pre-modern)
§ EStatus Assessment
Unexplained historically; atmospheric explanations proposed
§ FVerifiable Sources
Jung (1958); Vallee & Aubeck (2010); en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1566_celestial_phenomenon_over_Basel