1676: Edmund Halley sees a UFO

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Date: March, 1676

Sighting Time:

Day/Night: Night

Location: United Kingdom

Urban or Rural: Rural

Hynek Classification: NL (Nocturnal Light) Point or extended luminous source observed at night

Duration:

No. of Object(s): 1

Size of Object(s): bigger than the moon

Distance to Object(s): 40 miles

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Number of Witnesses: 1

Source:

Summary: Edmund Halley, the astronomer who discovered Halley’s comet, could recall two accounts involving unidentified crafts. His first experience was in March of 1676, when he saw a, as he said, “Vast body apparently bigger than the moon.” He estimated it at 40 mi. above him. He also stated that it made a noise, “Like the rattling of a great cart over stones.” After estimating the distance it traveled in a matter of minutes, he came to the conclusion that it moved at a speed greater than 9,600 m.p.h.