Ep.9 The Fiery Dragon Over Sweden

UFO Chronicles Podcast

Nik Hunter

Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Science

4.6 • 843 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Welcome to Brief Encounters—where history’s strangest moments collide with the unexplained. It’s 1716, Sweden is at war. Winter still bites the air, and as dusk falls over the snow-covered hills, something stirs above. A dragon, or so they said. A flaming serpent—enormous, glowing, twisting across the sky. Witnessed not by one, or two but by thousands.

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 Fiery Dragon over Sweden.
0:13.0	Picture this, it's 1716.
0:17.0	Sweden is at war. Winter still bites the air. And as dusk falls over the snow-covered hills,
0:25.2	something stirs above, a dragon. Also, they said, a flaming serpent, enormous, glowing,
0:34.4	twisting across the sky, witnessed not by one or two, but by thousands.
0:40.3	Soldiers, farmers, nobles, priests, and no one could explain it.
0:47.3	This is brief encounters.
0:49.3	And you're listening to Episode 10, The Fiery Dragon Over Sweden.
0:55.6	Sweden in 1716, a kingdom under fire. It was a turbulent time.
1:02.8	Sweden was in the middle of the Great Northern War, fighting Russia, Denmark and Poland for
1:09.0	control of the Baltic. Tensions were high. Morale was low.
1:14.6	The country was fractured between glory and fear.
1:18.6	Then, in the spring of 1716, strange things started happening in the skies.
1:25.6	The most famous occurred near the town of Elfsborg in
1:30.7	southwestern Sweden. On May 15th, as evening set in, something emerged from the western horizon,
1:39.3	a serpentine figure, twisting, glowing red and breathing what looked like fire.
1:47.0	Here's a translated excerpt from a local priest's journal.
1:53.0	It moved with purpose, its body long and coiling like a great worm, trailing sparks as it went. Those who saw it said it hissed like
2:03.6	a steam, and the very air grew warm as it passed. Another account from the Swedish army
2:11.1	garrison nearby reported, A glowing beast like a fiery serpent passed above our heads.
2:18.6	Some say it was an omen, others fell to their knees and prayed.
2:24.3	We're not talking about a flicker in the clouds.
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