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SAUCERS VS. TRIANGLES
Flying saucers have been in our modern news since 1947, but for thousands of years, people have reported seeing strange objects in the sky. Although human beings from many diverse cultures have witnessed these objects over the course of human history, reports have been remarkably similar. Interpretations of the UFO phenomenon depend heavily on the period, culture, and personal belief of the witness. For example, in ancient Greece, they were referred to as flying shields and chariots, thought to be the aerial transportation vehicle of some powerful god. In biblical times, they were called clouds, wheels, and angels; in the Middle Ages these objects were thought to be manifestations of the devil and his fallen angels. In 1561, a mass sighting of discs, cylinders, and spheres was seen during the day in the sky over Nuremberg, Germany, frightening thousands of onlookers into thinking the end of the world was nigh. The event was captured in a woodcut and to this day has never been explained. 1