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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

UFO. South Korea

ID	#1668590485
Added	Wed, 16/11/2022
Author	July N.
Sources	earth-chronicles.ru sillok.history.go.kr kyujanggak.snu.ac.kr
Phenomena	UFO
Status	Hypothesis

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Incident date:

22.09.1609 09:00

Location:

Канныне

Gangwon-do

South Korea

On September 22 (August 25 according to the lunar calendar), 1609, which was the first year of the reign of King Kwanghegong, throughout the day people throughout the kingdom observed numerous "anomalous air phenomena".

Time: 巳時 (09-11 am).

In Gangneung, Gangwon Province:

Weather description: The sun was bright and clear.

A strange aerial phenomenon: a physical object suddenly appeared in the sky and made small sounds. In shape, it resembled a large pumpkin, pointed at the top and large at the bottom. In the air, it was pointing north. His movement was as if he was about to fall to the ground.

As it descended to the ground, its shape gradually increased to 3-4 zhang (30-40 feet or 9-12 meters), and the color was very luminous and red. A white aura appeared on his trajectory, which dissipated in the air for a long time. After the object disappeared, thunder rang out, and the sound shook the heavens and earth.

Hypotheses

List of versions containing features matching the eyewitness descriptions or material evidence

Meteor

Meteor, "shooting star" is a phenomenon that occurs when small meteor bodies (for example, fragments of comets or asteroids) burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. A similar phenomenon of greater intensity (brighter than magnitude -4) it's called a fireball.