Country

Switzerland

cases
2
years
1566–1975

Disputed: 1 Hoax: 1

  1. 16th century

    1. 1566 Historical sky phenomena · Disputed Black Globes over Basel Basel, canton of Basel-Stadt At sunrise on August 7, 1566, numerous black globes appeared over Basel and, according to a broadsheet, raced toward the sun and “fought” each other.
  2. 1970–1979

    1. 1975 Discs and flying saucers · Hoax Billy Meier and the “Pleiadians” of Hinwil Hinwil, canton of Zurich From 1975, Swiss man Eduard “Billy” Meier claimed to meet visitors from the Pleiades and showed hundreds of photographs of their ships.