REF: UAP/1910s/007Unexplained
1917-10-13
Fatima 'Miracle of the Sun'
Fatima · Portugal·Historical mass sighting·1910s
Unexplained
§ ASummary
~30,000-70,000 witnesses reported the sun appearing to dance/plunge; cited by Vallee and others as a possible mass UAP event with religious framing.
§ BWitnesses
Crowd of tens of thousands; press incl. O Seculo
§ CEvidence & Documentation
Contemporary press reports, photographs of crowd
§ DOfficial Investigation
Catholic Church canonical inquiry (1930)
§ EStatus Assessment
Church declared miracle; UFO literature treats as anomalous aerial phenomenon; skeptics cite optical/retinal effects
§ FVerifiable Sources
Vallee, 'Dimensions' (1988); Fernandes & D'Armada, 'Heavenly Lights' (2005)