First mention of UFOs from time of Romans? « IMPERIUM ROMANUM
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All the time we hear about sensational reports of observation of unidentified flying objects - UFOs. As it turns out, the ancient writers also left us interesting accounts.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/johncoktosin on 2024-12-17 12:51:27+00:00.

Original Title: TIL UFO sightings date back to ancient Rome: in 218 BCE, during the Punic Wars, ‘phantom ships’ were reportedly seen in the sky near Rome; in 76 BCE, Pliny the Elder recorded a story of a ‘spark’ that fell from the sky, increased in size, and then returned to the heavens