Tag Archives: UFOs

Cthulhu and UFOs at the Nativity

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Roger Pocock

UFOlogists over the years have pored over the finer details of Renaissance art, looking for evidence to support their cause, and recently I have been having fun taking a scalpel to their findings.  The example I am going to look … Continue reading →

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Spaceships at the Crucifixion

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Roger Pocock

Once again I am indebted to a good friend for bringing another interesting painting to my attention, one that has fascinated UFO enthusiasts who went looking for historical evidence.  So here we have a 1350 fresco from the Visoki Decani … Continue reading →

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Pliny’s UFO

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Roger Pocock

Pliny the Elder’s Naturalis Historia is a fascinating piece of work, displaying an understanding of the world that seems remarkably ahead of its time. The first book concerns what we could broadly term astronomy. I recommend reading the whole text, … Continue reading →

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The UFO Baptism

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Roger Pocock

My article about UFOs in Rome provoked an interesting discussion among my friends, and I am indebted to one of them for sending me this image: It was sent as an example of the possibility of UFOs in art, and … Continue reading →

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UFOs in Rome

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Roger Pocock

When you look at lists of UFO sightings through history, one of the events that makes the list is recorded in Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita (The History of Rome), and took place in 218BC.  You tend to just see the … Continue reading →

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