Ancient UFO Sightings in Imperial China: Han Dynasty Accounts

Exploring Historical UFO Sightings and Ancient Alien Encounters in Imperial China’s Han Dynasty: Eyewitness Reports, Ancient Chinese Records, and Mysterious Sky Phenomena

A 100-meter (approximately 328 feet) long body of a dead dragon was allegedly found in China in the year 164, accompanied by strange atmospheric events that might be today described as UFO phenomena. What really happened?

On a certain April day in the year 164 AD, in the Chinese province of Shanxi (山西), stars and stones began falling from the sky, accompanied by sounds resembling thunder. 

But the worst was yet to come.

On July 19 of the same year, in the province of Henan (河南), the body of a dragon over a hundred meters long was discovered on Mount Ruzhuan. The following year, Emperor Huan of the Han dynasty (漢桓帝) died — and many saw the strange aerial phenomena and the dragon’s death as some ominous portents of the emperor’s impending passing.

He was only 35 years old.

Our Evaluation of the Alleged UFO Sighting

The strange events of 164 AD allegedly occurring in Ancient Imperial China during the Han Dynasty — falling stars, thunderous sounds, and the supposed discovery of a body of the gigantic dragon on top of the mountain — have sparked plenty of speculation. Some have even pointed to this as one of the earliest recorded UFO sightings.

However, upon closer examination, things become less mysterious. The “falling stars” could easily have been a meteor shower, and the rumbling noises might have come from an earthquake or storm.

As for the dragon, it’s hard to say exactly what people saw. Perhaps it was a real creature lost to time, some unknown, still undiscovered cryptid, or perhaps a powerful story that helped explain the premature passing of the young emperor. One way or another, this historical account reminds us that people have always tried to make sense of mysterious things in the sky — just as we still do today.

Reference: 

Book of the Later Han