Ep.8 The Battle Over Stralsund

UFO Chronicles Podcast

Nik Hunter

Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Science

4.6 • 843 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Brief Encounters—where history’s strangest moments collide with the unexplained. I’m your host, Nik. It was April 1665. A quiet day along the shore of the Baltic Sea. Fishermen cast their lines near the German town of Stralsund, as they had for centuries. Salt in the air. Nets in the water. Nothing unusual—until they looked up and saw ships—not in the water, but in the sky. Dozens of them. Moving, maneuvering, and even firing at each other. A battle. In broad daylight. Overhead. And then… a dark object emerged. It hovered. It shimmered. It terrified.

Brief Encounters is a tightly produced, narrative podcast that dives headfirst into the world of UFO sightings, the paranormal, cryptids, myths, and unexplained legends. From ancient sky wars to modern close encounters, each episode takes listeners on a journey through some of the most mysterious and compelling cases in human history. Whether it's a well-documented military sighting or an eerie village legend whispered across generations, Brief Encounters delivers each story with atmosphere, depth, and cinematic storytelling. Episodes are short and binge-worthy — perfect for curious minds on the go. In just 5 to 10 minutes, listeners are pulled into carefully researched accounts that blend historical context, eyewitness testimony, and chilling details. The series moves between eras and continents, uncovering not only the famous cases you've heard of, but also the forgotten incidents that deserve a closer look. Each story is treated with respect, skepticism, and wonder — offering both seasoned enthusiasts and casual listeners something fresh to consider. Whether it’s a 15th-century sky battle over Europe, a cryptid sighting in a remote forest, or a modern-day abduction report from rural America, Brief Encounters is your guide through the shadows of our world — and the stories that refuse to be explained.

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0:00.0	The battle over Stralzand. It was April 1665.
0:16.0	A quiet day along the shore of the Baltic Sea. Fishermen cast their lines near the German
0:22.5	town of Strasund just as they had for generations. Salt in the air, nets in the water. Nothing unusual
0:30.9	until they looked up and saw ships, not in the water, but in the sky. Dozens of them, moving, maneuvering, even firing at each other.
0:42.3	A battle in broad daylight, overhead, and then a dark object emerged.
0:49.3	It hovered. It shimmered.
0:52.3	It terrified. What exactly happened that spring day? And why do the report still send chills down the spines of modern UFO researchers? This is brief encounters. And you're listening to episode 8, the battle over Stralzond. A scene on the the sea April 8th, 1665, around midday
1:15.6	Dozens of fishermen were out on the water off the coast of Stralzond,
1:19.6	then part of Swedish Pomerania.
1:22.6	The sky was clear, the sea was calm,
1:25.6	and suddenly someone shouted.
1:28.9	They all looked up, and what they saw would become one of the most bizarre aerial sightings in pre-modern history.
1:38.6	Here's how it was described in a contemporary account, later published in Theatrum Orbis Tararum, a fleet of ships appeared in the sky,
1:48.0	engaged in battle, with smoke and flashes of fire. The battle lasted over an hour, afterward,
1:56.0	a dark object resembling a large flying disc, hovered above the town for some time.
2:01.6	This wasn't a fleeting glimpse.
2:04.6	This was an extended event.
2:06.6	It lasted over an hour, witnessed by dozens, if not hundreds.
2:13.6	The event was so widely talked about that it was later illustrated in pamphlets and local newspapers.
2:21.3	In one surviving image you see dozens of sailing ships complete with masts and rigging,
2:28.3	battling in the sky, smoke trails and bright flashes, perhaps like cannon fire, and most strangely, a single black disc hanging ominously above the town, and these weren't drunken tales or poetic metaphors.
2:47.1	They were reported as fact. Multiple people signed their names to witness statements.
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