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UFO case file · UFO-6202

Leipzig, Ger fireball or luminous-object report — July 9, 1686

CE1Germany1686-07-09

LEIPZIG, GER, Saxony, Germany

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Case description

On July 9, 1686, at 1:30 a.m., at Leipzig, Ger, Saxony, Germany, astronomer Kirch and more/others. Moon-size fireball hovers / 8 minute(s). Altitude = 50km. Same / 22 Mar. '1680.

Recorded details

Local time
01:30
Craft description
Light Only, Orb / Spherical Object
Coordinate precision
SOURCE_APPROXIMATE
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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