Did the Ottomans see UFOs? An 1838 Ottoman document about unusual celestial phenomenon

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buir.contributor.authorRadushev, Evgeni
dc.citation.epage117en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber1en_US
dc.citation.spage106en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber55en_US
dc.contributor.authorRadushev, Evgeni
dc.contributor.authorSabev, O.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-30T11:33:09Z
dc.date.available2021-03-30T11:33:09Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentDepartment of Historyen_US
dc.description.abstractThe paper deals with an Ottoman document preserved in the Oriental Department of Sts. Cyril and Methodius National Library in Sofia. The document reveals that in October 1838 a heavy storm broke over in the night, followed by appearance of a round-shaped bright light. It illuminated the whole horizon and afterwards broke into pieces that fell down on the earth. The unusual celestial phenomenon was observed by the Ottoman soldiers camping nearby Mardin as well as the locals. They reported the case to the sultan, who was informed also of the opinion of the local men of religion, whose interpretation associated the phenomenon with a divine sign of forthcoming military victories.en_US
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dc.identifier.eissn2534-8574
dc.identifier.issn0324-1645
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/76017
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherInstitut d’Études balkaniques & Centre de Thracologieen_US
dc.source.titleEtudes Balkaniquesen_US
dc.subjectUFOen_US
dc.subjectOttoman documentsen_US
dc.subjectUnusual Celestial Phenomenaen_US
dc.subjectMahmud IIen_US
dc.subjectMehmed Ali Pashaen_US
dc.titleDid the Ottomans see UFOs? An 1838 Ottoman document about unusual celestial phenomenonen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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