Starting in the 1940s, a luminous disc aircraft was discovered over the United States. Newspapers at the time only generally called it an "elliptical luminous object." UFOs aroused people's interest even more.
The term "UFO" is the name given to unidentified flying objects. U.S. Air Force Captain Edward Ruppelt invented the term "UFO", replacing the inaccurate and suggestive term "flying saucer" used at that time.
There are records of UFOs appearing in foreign countries. Has this phenomenon ever appeared in China's five thousand years of civilization development?
In the ancient Emperor Yao's period, there were UFO alien incidents spread in our country. At that time, on the West Sea, people saw a round giant ship shining brightly. It was even more bright and illuminated at night. In the sea water and green trees in the distance, people wearing feathered clothes can be vaguely seen, just like the legendary gods, who appear once every 12 years. After Emperor Shun succeeded to the throne, they never appeared again.
This mysterious phenomenon is recorded in the book "Shiyi Ji" of the Jin Dynasty of China. This book is dedicated to recording strange events, people and objects from various places that will be forgotten in the past dynasties.
"Historical Records·Zhou Benji" records the story of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, when UFO flaming red objects helped King Wu of Zhou crusade King of Shang Zhou . It was the 11th century BC, a few years after King Wu of Zhou came to the throne, he planned to attack the tyrannical King Zhou of Shang.
While King Wu of Zhou was marching against King Zhou of Shang, a fiery red object flew from the sky. It first stayed above King Wu's tent, and then flew away. From a distance, it looked like a bird, accompanied by sound. This kind of UFO made people feel that God was helping King Wu of Zhou to conquer King Zhou of Shang. Everyone was full of confidence and destroyed the brutal King of Shang Zhou in one fell swoop.
UFOs seem to be a symbol of eradicating evil and promoting good. According to "Book of Jin·Zhang Zuo Biography", in 354 AD, Zhang Zuo usurped the throne and established himself as emperor, with his capital in Guzang (now Wuwei in Hexi Corridor) The strange scene on the night when Zhang Zuo became emperor: "That night, there was light in the sky like a car hood, and a sound like thunder, shaking the city. The shape of the car hood was like a big umbrella, sharp above and flat below."
This flying object is similar to a round flying saucer Very similar, because Zhang Zuo usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, the ancients regarded this incident as an ominous omen. Sure enough, after Zhang Zuo had been emperor for three years, he was killed by other members of the family.
The Northern Song Dynasty astronomer Shen Kuo recorded the real "Yangzhou Pearl" incident in "Mengxi Bi Tan". A friend's study was built on the lake. One night suddenly saw a huge "pearl" very close to him. The "Pearl" room was wide open, as big as half a table. Inside, there was a pearl as big as a fist. It was dazzling, with white light like silver, and the light was like the newborn sun. Suddenly, the "Pearl" flew up and floated on the lake like a dazzling sun. superior.
The UFO described by Shen Kuo, an astronomer in the Northern Song Dynasty, is very similar to the witness reports of modern people. What is even more amazing is that this flying object actually disappeared and appeared for decades.
In 1892, the Qing Dynasty painter Wu You's painting "Red Flames Soaring into the Sky" showed citizens at the head of Zhuque Bridge looking up at a ball of fire in the sky and talking about it. The picture "Red Flame Soaring into the Sky" can be said to be a detailed and vivid report, describing the time, location, size, color, speed, etc. of the fireball passing over Nanjing City.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was no talk about flying saucers and UFOs, but this picture "Red Flame Soaring into the Sky" has become one of the earliest historical materials for people to study UFOs today.
Recently, with the progress of society, we have more detailed records of various UFOs, and the explanations have become more modern, making it easier for people to accept.
I have recorded various legends about UFO earlier. There were legends in the era of Emperor Yao, and later records were more detailed. They are hidden among the people and recorded in the annals of history. These flying objects can also help us open our minds, and more Think more and explore the mysteries of the sky with more interest.
