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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. Netherlands

ID	#1689170441
Added	Wed, 12/07/2023
Author	July N.
Sources	igap.dk
Phenomena	UFO
Status	Fact

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Incident date:

19.08.1887

Location:

Netherlands

August 19, 1887. Two flying round bodies appeared over the Dutch ship "JPA". One was light, the other dark. One "fell into the sea with a crash and a colossal splash."

Original news

1887

19. augustTo flyvende, runde legemer viste sig over det hollandske skib "J. P. A.". Det ene var lysende, det andet mørkt. Det ene "faldt i havet med et brøl og et kolossalt plask".

19. augustMarseille, Frankrig. Rund maskine med en diameter på 1/10 af Solens nær Solens rand iagttoges af astronomerne Codde og Payan uafhængigt af hinanden under en solformørkelse. Iagttagere andre steder så den ikke, hvad der viser, at genstanden var nærmere Jorden end Solen.

12. novemberUhyre, glødende, kredsrund skive hævede sig op af havet nær ved Cape Race; den bevægede sig imod vinden tæt hen til det britiske skib "Siberian" og derpå bort igen. Synlig i fem minutter. Kaptajnen sagde, at han før havde oplevet en lignende tildragelse på samme sted.

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