... or maybe not?
So I saw this on the Bing newsfeed:
UFO Depicted In Text Written In 1716 Discovered On Google Books (http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2016/09/ufo-depicted-in-text-written-in-1716-discovered-on-google-books-3414668.html)
In essence the picture is claimed to be proof of UFO in the 18th century.
I would ask of those making the claim why, if it was a UFO, has it got the sun on it? Why does the picture cite Psalms 84:12, "O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee."?
To me it looks far more like the sun is peering through a hole in the dome of the sky, something clearly referenced in Genesis as well as other biblical books. To me it seems clear that this references something biblical and has sod all to do with UFOs. I suspect it has more to do with the Noahic flood than anything else since it appears to depict a sea of some kind, perhaps the end of the flood.
Keke
Hmm, and verse 11 of the same psalm reinforces the non-UFO interpretation: ". . . the Lord God is a sun and shield . . ." In addition to the text "Defendor Benignè" seen in the image, it's pretty clear that this is nothing but religious iconography.
The next step for the author would be to say that of course the artist is using religious imagery and references to disguise his depiction of a UFO. And so it goes.
Yeah it totally looked like a compass or a pocket watch to me and just happened to be in the stereotypical flying pattern that all UFO pictures are; tilted forward, half cocked to the side.
Looks like a beer bottle cap to me.