August 11, 2026

Golden Ship

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A golden, four-winged ship descending outside a London window while silent figures stand motionless and a translucent second figure runs toward it, February 9, 1678
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1678: Jane Lead’s “A Transport” | The Golden Ship of London

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A black coffin-shaped object with a fiery dart and bloody sword hanging in the daylight sky between Leicester and Nottingham, England, watched by hundreds, 1659
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1659: The Black Coffin of Leicester and Nottinghamshire | Two Hours Over England

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A large, tapering fiery object hanging bright over Hull's South Blockhouse garrison, illuminating soldiers on guard, October 3, 1660
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1660: The Hull Fiery Object | Bright Enough to Read By

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Two moon-sized objects confronting each other in the pre-dawn sky over Ilford, Essex, streaming fire and blood-red material, November 30, 1660
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1660: The Ilford Aerial Dogfight | Essex, England

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