Potential Ancient UAP sighting in Paris in the Year 1348
3/10
niche or mildly interesting
UAP Insight significance score
- Author
- Moist_Emu_6951
- Published
- May 23, 2026
- Event date
- 1348-01-01
- Location
- Paris
- Witnesses
- Researcher
- Object type
- bright stationary object
Historical
Original excerpt
I was reading a book on the history of the Black Death and it would appear that there was a UAP sighting that appeared in Paris in 1348 and was documented by a French friar, Jean de Venette, and was considered as a potent for the Black Death plague. It consisted of a large, bright UFO that remained stationary for hours and then exploded in a burst of light before disappearing. Thought I'd share t…
Key claims
- →Jean de Venette allegedly documented a UAP sighting in Paris in 1348
- →The object was described as large and bright, remained stationary for hours
- →It allegedly exploded in a burst of light before disappearing
- →The sighting was considered a portent of the Black Death
UAP Insight Analysis— AI generated, not official
A Reddit user claims to have found historical documentation of a UAP sighting in 1348 Paris, allegedly recorded by French friar Jean de Venette, describing a stationary bright object that exploded in light.
Analysis by Claude · may contain errors
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