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Circa 523, Kent, Britain - Weird sky phenomena, drops of blood
Identifier
028962
Type of Spiritual Experience
None
Background
Aubeck and Vallee rejected this observation because “Here we have a further challenge, since nothing indicates that these events were correlated at all, or even happened at the same time. (Britton, C.E., A Meteorological Chronology to A.D. 1450, London: H.M.S.O., 1937.) “
On the other hand they bear a striking similarity with events that Charles Fort recorded and as such have a real curiosity value.
A description of the experience
Wonders In The Sky - Unexplained Aerial Objects From Antiquity To Modern Times - and Their Impact on Human Culture, History, and Beliefs - Jacques Vallee and Chris Aubeck
"In his time strange sights were seen of Dragons, Lions and other furious wild Beasts Fighting in the Air. In the West of Kent it Rained Wheat, and soon after great Drops of Blood, upon which ensued extream Dearth..."
Scholar C. E. Britton comments: "Vaguely allocated to the reign of Octa (ca. 513-533). Legendary."