Fishermen witnessed a “UFO battle” in 1665

In April 1665, fishermen near Barhöfft, which was then a part of Sweden and now a part of Germany, reported an extraordinary aerial event.

In April 1665, fishermen near Barhöfft, which was then a part of Sweden and now a part of Germany, reported an extraordinary aerial event.

Illustration accompanying the text by Erasmus Francisci. Given the lack of an aeronautical lexicon at that time, the flying objects of the battle are portrayed and described as ships or boats.

They claimed to have witn…