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The Hat Phantom Incident in the Northern Song Dynasty: a mass UFO sighting in China more than 1,000 years ago.
Witnesses
Unknown
Duration
Unknown
Source material
2
Timeline
2
Source context
Unscored
This case has not been source-context scored yet and still needs stronger corroboration.
Source provenance
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Live sighting record 0030a4d7-b495-41b0-99ba-c435f7ad17a1.
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Correlations
Field Intelligence
Moon phase
18% illumination
Waxing crescent — moderate moon brightness
Solar window
Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Orbital traffic
Context notes
Heavy cloud cover (100%) — limited visibility
252 Starlink satellites above horizon at sighting time
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Mar 22, 2026, 7:30 PM
Timezone
China Standard Time
Location
Northern Song Dynasty, China
Witness account
Narrative
An Investigation into the "Hat Phantom Incident" in the Second Year of the Tianxi Reign In 1018, the second year of the Tianxi reign, rumors of a "hat phantom" spread across the Northern Song Dynasty. Recorded in official historical documents including History of the Song Dynasty · Records of Five Elements, Continued Zizhi Tongjian Long Draft, and Compiled Administrative Records of the Song Dynasty, this is a documented mass abnormal rumor incident in the Song Dynasty. The incident began in t...
Case progression
Timeline
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Grouped into the Hat Phantom Incident incident dossier.
Ledger
Source material
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Original report
Direct source material from r/UFOs.
telemetry
Environmental pass
Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.