CHINA AND EXTRATERRESTRIALS (THE WORK OF CHINESE PROFESSOR SHI BO)

 

✍️ Editorial Introduction

> **Editor’s Note:** In a world where the debate over Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) gains momentum every day within congressional hearings and cutting-edge laboratories, looking to the past has become a scientific necessity. The following feature opens a portal into Eastern Ufology—a territory often overlooked by the West. Through the historical recovery work of Chinese journalist and researcher Shi Bo, we are invited to re-examine China’s archaeology, dynastic poetry, and imperial military records. We are not dealing with mere folklore here, but rather with meticulous attempts by ancient ancestors and modern scientists to catalog what we now call exotic intelligences.

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## 📰 Feature Presentation

### China and Exotic Intelligences: The Millennia-Old Investigation of a Non-Human Past

Long before the West coined terms like "flying saucers" or "extraterrestrials," the skies of the East were already the stage for phenomena that defied human comprehension. In Chinese tradition, the cosmos was never a silent void, but a vibrant ecosystem traversed by metallic, boat-shaped craft, "pearls" of blinding radiance, and beings of bizarre anatomy that shaped the iconography of entire dynasties.

The research of Professor Shi Bo, revived in this edition, reveals that China's quest to understand non-human intelligence was not born in the wake of 20th-century science fiction. It is deeply rooted in state archaeology, in the accounts of polymaths like Shen Kuo (Song Dynasty), and in the detailed observations of poets like Liu Ying, who in 1277 described zigzag maneuvers and sudden acceleration that would rival today’s most sophisticated Pentagon sensor data.

What Chinese archaeologists have unearthed at sites like Banpo and Gansu goes far beyond simple utilitarian pottery. These are visual chronicles. Glazed clay busts dating back more than 4,000 years—depicting what appear to be hermetic helmets and protective visors—suggest that first contact may have occurred when humanity was just taking its first steps into metallurgy.

To dive into this material is to understand that the phenomenon of exotic intelligence is global, trans-historical, and persistent. From ancient dynastic archives to Chinese Air Force encounters in the 1980s, Beijing has long watched the skies and documented the unexplained. Read on for the investigation that challenges the boundaries of our own timeline.

MYSTERY SCHOOLS & REVIEW

### CHINA AND EXTRATERRESTRIALS (THE WORK OF CHINESE PROFESSOR SHI BO)

Posted by **Rodrigo Veronezi Garcia** on **October 11, 2010**

Mr. Shi Bo was born in Shanghai in 1941. In 1965, he graduated from the Institute of Diplomacy in Beijing. Working as a journalist, he quickly discovered that strange rumors were emerging across his vast country regarding certain "apparitions" that mainstream science refused to discuss. He began researching, which led to his deep involvement in ufological networks, including extensive correspondence with foreign researchers. Following the fall of the Gang of Four—a monumental turning point in modern Chinese history—Mr. Shi Bo established international contacts, most notably with Mr. Jean Bastide, author of a remarkable book on UFO symbology.

Thanks to Mr. Bastide, Mr. Shi Bo wrote to Ms. Simone Gallimard on February 20, 1982. In near-perfect French, he proposed a book about UFOs in China. Intrigued, Ms. Gallimard accepted, and Mr. Shi Bo promised a manuscript by the end of June: approximately 300 pages across four main chapters, complete with photographs and drawings.

One might ask: "A Chinese book on UFOs, so what?" Patience. The manuscript arrived precisely on schedule. In an extraordinary feat, Mr. Shi Bo wrote a masterclass on the subject directly in French within just a few months—a study that remains a milestone in the field. Regarding the UFO phenomenon, it serves as an initiation worthy of the formidable nation that produced it.

The text presented below has undergone only minor editorial formatting. The publisher chose to preserve its original flavor, believing that altering it too heavily into Western prose would strip away its unique charm. This is a Chinese book, conceptualized in Chinese, written over three months in French by a man who had only ever known his native China.

#### Discoveries of a Geologist-Archaeologist

The Chinese nation possesses a long history and a brilliant cultural legacy. Chinese archaeologists have discovered an increasing number of ancient artifacts that suggest China has been visited by UFOs and extraterrestrial beings since antiquity. Wang Renxiang, a veteran archaeologist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, did not hesitate to write to us:

> "Many parts of our planet have been visited by 'space-men'; this is obvious to many of us. Whether the valleys of the Yellow and Yangtze rivers were visited remains a subject of study. Ufologists eagerly hope that Chinese archaeologists will strive to find traces of these 'space-men' in our country. As an archaeologist, I shared this exact desire. It is with immense joy that I solemnly announce: extraterrestrials visited our country during prehistory, and images of these extraterrestrials have been discovered on the Chinese continent."

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He specified:

"During the 1920s, J.G. Andersson, a Swedish geologist and archaeologist, discovered glazed clay busts in a village called Guanghe during his scientific excavations in Gansu Province. He enthusiastically purchased and examined these pieces, concluding they belonged to the Banshan culture of the Neolithic Era. One of these busts features a round head with a long neck, and its lower section is jagged. This colored ceramic piece features two rounded lenses over the skull that strongly resemble protective goggles. Viewed as a whole, the image mirrors a modern astronaut in a helmet. Specialists concluded this piece was sculpted around 2500 B.C., and I believe it is a work of art reproducing the likeness of cosmic visitors to our Earth. To me, it represents how the inhabitants of Banshan visualized the gods."

Other examples of astronaut-like imagery exist. In 1959, a team of Chinese archaeologists excavating Majiabang culture ruins in Haining County, Zhejiang Province, discovered a ceramic piece depicting a human head reminiscent of Pekin Man—yet distinctly covered by a helmet resembling a modern astronaut’s gear. Experts dated the piece to over 6,000 years old, implying extraterrestrial visitation to the Yangtze Delta around 4000 B.C.

During the 1950s, Chinese archaeologists conducted major excavations of Neolithic Yangshao culture ruins in the famous village of Banpo, near the city of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. Among the numerous unearthed artifacts, two painted pottery bowls caught the attention of both Chinese and foreign researchers. The interiors of these bowls are decorated with a human face flanked symmetrically by two fish, with a triangular, fish-shaped ornament atop the head. Specialists offer two conventional explanations: either the people of this era worshiped fish as a totem, or the bowls were used in exorcism rituals. However, I venture a different hypothesis: the people of Banpo were reproducing the likeness of bizarrely attired astronauts.

The renowned archaeologist Wang Renxiang did not stop there, adding:

"Traces of extraterrestrials are not lacking. Li Daoyuan, a great geologist of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386–534), reported in his *Commentary on the Water Classic* (*Shuijing Zhu*) that a 'painted cave' existed in the Yin Mountains of Inner Mongolia. In August 1976, archaeologists in Inner Mongolia discovered a series of stone-carved heads on Mount Hanwula. Further research in the Langshan region, the western sector of the Yin Mountains, revealed over a thousand rock carvings."

This is indeed Li Daoyuan’s "painted cave." The journal *Unearthed Artifacts* (June 1980) publicized this major discovery, attracting wide scientific interest. Among the drawings, I noticed figures wearing what look like deep-sea diving helmets. Another drawing deserves special attention: a kneeling man with hands clasped, worshiping a saucer-shaped object. This serves as definitive proof that ancient humans venerated these aerial bodies.

Even more fascinating is a "drawing of four gods," where the third figure clearly represents an astronaut. He wears a sealed helmet equipped with an antenna system, leaving only his eyes visible. The figure is escorted by two similarly helmeted companions. The black dots above their heads represent the stars from which they allegedly descended. Three Chinese characters on the artwork reveal it was finalized during the Tang Dynasty, meaning extraterrestrials visited the Yin Mountains of Inner Mongolia a thousand years ago, arriving from deep space to inspect these rugged, uniquely shaped peaks.

#### Our Ancestors Manufactured Saucer-Shaped Objects

Between 1954 and 1957, archaeologists discovered a ceramic saucer among the Yangshao culture ruins in Banpo village near Xi'an. In 1953, two other saucer-shaped objects were discovered. Mr. Shi Bansheng, a celebrated Chinese archaeologist, wrote in one of his papers:

"Why do these objects possess such a bizarre shape? What purpose did they serve at the time? Nothing is known."

Furthermore, very few people paid attention to these pieces. The three items possess neither artistic beauty nor practical utility. Could it be that our ancestors manufactured them solely to record the fact that they had witnessed flying saucers traversing the skies over Xi'an? We believe Wang Renxiang provides a reasonable explanation for these archaeological anomalies.

Shen Kuo, the grand polymath of the Song Dynasty, authored a famous book titled *Dream Pool Essays* (*Mengxi Bitan*). We cite here a paragraph from chapter 369, titled "Strange Occurrences":

> "In the middle of the reign of Emperor Jia You (1056–1063), a massive pearl-like object was frequently seen in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, particularly on overcast nights. At first, it appeared in the marshes of Tianchang County, passed through Lake Bishe, and finally vanished into Lake Xinkai. Locals and travelers witnessed it regularly over a ten-year period. A friend of mine who lived by the lake saw this luminous pearl near his house one evening. He cracked open his door, and the light flooded in, brilliantly illuminating his room. The pearl was perfectly round, encircled by a gold-colored band. Suddenly, it expanded considerably, growing larger than a dining table. Its core shone with a brilliant, silver-white intensity that was impossible to look at directly. The light extended for three miles, casting distinct shadows from the surrounding trees as if at sunrise, while the distant sky appeared ablaze. Finally, the round, luminous object began to move at a vertiginous speed, settling over the water among the waves, looking exactly like a rising sun..."

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This description is remarkably compelling, bearing an incredible resemblance to modern UAP reports. Between 1056 and 1063, there were no airplanes, no helicopters, and no human technology capable of emitting such intense light. As for bioluminescent animals or insects, none exist on the scale of a dining table. Around the same time this "pearl" was visiting Yangzhou, Su Shi (Su Dongpo), one of China’s greatest literary figures, also witnessed a UFO in Zhenjiang—a city separated from Yangzhou only by the Yangtze River.

#### The Most Ancient Astronaut

Deng Tuo, the former vice-mayor of Beijing and a highly respected historian, published an article over a decade ago under the pseudonym Ma Nancun titled "The Most Ancient Astronaut." Though this great scholar has passed away, his writing remains deeply significant. He analyzes ancient literature, citing two examples of spacecraft:

 1. ***The Book of Resubmission* (*Wang Jia's Shiyi Ji*) records an event from the 4th century B.C.:** "During the thirty years of Emperor Yao's reign, a massive ship floated upon the waves of the Western Sea. A powerful light mounted on this ship turned on automatically at night and extinguished during the day. Once every twelve years, the vessel would circle deep space. They called it the Moon Ship or the Star Ship."

 2. ***Observations of the Sky* (*Zhao Xigu's Dongtian Qinglu*) offers an even more vivid conceptualization of this "celestial vessel":** "There was a great celestial ship built by a certain Yan Zun, which was displayed in the Palace of Virtue during the Tang Dynasty. Measuring over fifty feet long, the ship rang like iron and bronze when struck, and resisted all decay... It would ascend into the heavens and subsequently return, continuing this cycle indefinitely."

*The Book of Resubmission* is a fascinating text written by Wang Jia, a great scholar who lived during the Jin Dynasty (265–420 A.D.). What he describes in the first case is unmistakably a craft arriving from afar. The vessel utilized the sea as a landing zone, possessed an automated power source for its illumination, could navigate the oceans, and was capable of traveling to the Moon and other stars. The parallels to contemporary UAP descriptions are undeniable.

*Observations of the Sky* is a collection compiled by Zhao Xigu during the Song Dynasty (960–1279 A.D.). His paragraph provides precise details about the ship, highlighting its metallic composition and its ability to travel freely through the sky. A clarification is necessary: in classical Chinese literature, the word "ship" (*chuan*) was frequently employed to describe flying apparatuses or engines.

It is common knowledge that in 400 B.C., and even in 1279, no nation on Earth possessed the technology to manufacture a vehicle capable of traveling seamlessly through both sea and sky. What, then, could an "enormous ship" or a "great celestial ship" mean, if not the very craft we refer to today as UFOs? We must conclude that the authors of these ancient texts were describing an oval-shaped, metallic UAP capable of traveling between the stars and Earth.

#### Celestial Combat

In *Science Confronts the Extraterrestrials*, Jean-Claude Bourret writes:

"We read in Livy, in the second book of his first decade, as well as in Plutarch and Valerius, that when Lucius Scipio and Norbanus were consuls, a massive sound was heard in the air between Capua and Volturnum, alongside a terrifying clash of arms, looking for many days like two armies locked in combat against one another."

This phenomenon is not unique to the West. In the *History of Power and Opposition*, written by Zhang Zuo during the Tang Dynasty (618–907 A.D.), we find this intriguing entry:

"Qiu Jingye revolted against the Emperor with his armed men, and the two armies fought fiercely on the battlefield. Above them, massive stars lined up in formations, combating one another. Each star advanced and retreated within its rank; this spectacle lasted for three nights."

#### The White Cigar

Qian Yong, a writer of the Qing Dynasty, penned a fourteen-volume work titled *Notes from the Garden* (*Luyuan Tancong*). Two paragraphs appear to describe UAPs:

"I was born and raised in the countryside. In my hometown, it is often told that one day in late autumn before dawn, as the rice was ripening, a wind rose over the dense fog blanketing the fields. Two or three dragons were seen flying through the mist. They possessed neither heads nor tails. Suddenly, along with the fog, they vanished. The autumn harvest was ruined, and the peasants starved. The elders stated this same phenomenon had occurred previously during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)."

These "dragons without heads or tails" closely match modern descriptions of cigar-shaped UAPs reported globally. They travel in formation and vanish instantly. Furthermore, according to *Notes from the Garden*:

#### A Great Yellow Canopy in the Sky

Our Chinese ancestors observed UAPs of numerous shapes: oval, cylindrical, round, rectangular, and biconvex. Niu Xiu, a literary figure of the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), recorded a highly compelling account in chapter 6 of his notebook collection, *Gu-Sheng*:

"Between late spring and early summer of the twenty-seventh year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (1688), my brother-in-law Bixilin was staying at his mountain residence, twelve miles from the city of Kunming, Yunnan Province. During this time, every day at noon when the weather was clear, he witnessed a large yellow canopy, resembling an umbrella, rise slowly from a mountain ridge. The object cast brilliant lights that were too intense to look at directly. It gained altitude and penetrated the clouds. Shortly after, it descended—always slowly—only to rise and fall again in the same manner. As night fell, the flying object lost its bright yellow glare, becoming pale and vaporous, vanishing completely as the sky turned black. There was an ancient temple in the mountains; superstitious people went to offer incense to the gods, but received no explanation from them."

In short, what could this great yellow canopy traversing the skies of Kunming be, if not a classic UAP?

#### UAP Observation in 1277

Liu Ying, a celebrated poet of the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368), described his own UAP sighting in verse. The event occurred at dawn on June 3, 1277 (the fourteenth year of Emperor Zhi Yuan). The poem, titled "An Event Witnessed at Sunrise," is preserved in chapter 3 of the *Anthology of Yuan Literature*. Poet Liu Ying was known by all in his hometown—Yongcheng District, near modern Baoding, Hebei Province—as an honest, loyal, and serious man.

In "An Event Witnessed at Sunrise," the poet recounts:

"I rose at dawn and, looking through the window, saw a brilliant light traversing the Milky Way. Then, I witnessed three luminous objects appear in the southern sky, two of which flew away and vanished rapidly from sight. The remaining object possessed five unequal lights beneath it, and on its upper section, I noticed a dome-like structure. The unknown object began to zigzag like a falling leaf. Simultaneously, something fiery fell from heaven. Shortly after, the sun rose, but its brilliance was eclipsed by the luminous object moving rapidly toward the north. In the western sky, a green cloud was suddenly agitated by another unknown object—flat and oval—which descended rapidly. This object was over ten feet long, surrounded by blazing flames, and shot back upward immediately after its descent. Stunned by this splendid and thrilling spectacle, I ran to the village to alert the residents. By the time my friends stepped out of their homes, the flying engine had vanished. After the event, I reflected deeply but could find no reasonable explanation. I felt as though I had awakened from a long dream. I hastened to write down everything I saw immediately, so that those who understand such matters might offer an explanation."

#### UAP Crashes

Early UAP lore frequently features accounts of small humanoids found deceased inside damaged or grounded craft. While many ufologists contest the veracity of these stories due to a lack of documentation, some have passed firmly into modern legend.

One frequently repeated story involves a ten-meter-diameter spacecraft that allegedly crashed near Aztec, New Mexico, in 1948. Twelve humanoid bodies, measuring between 3 and 4 feet tall, were supposedly recovered clandestinely by the U.S. armed forces and transported to a secret building at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for cryogenic preservation. Another frequently discussed case involves Dr. Botta in Argentina on May 10, 1950, who reported seeing a metallic, disc-shaped object resting on the ground at an angle.

#### Close Encounter in 1523

*Tales from the Pavilion of Flowers* provides a highly compelling description of a close encounter that unquestionably took place in 1523. Translated in full:

"In the second year of Emperor Jiajing's reign (1523), a scholar named Lü Yu lived in the village of Yujiu. On a day of torrential rain, he witnessed two boats navigating through dense clouds directly above the ruins in front of his house. These vessels measured over sixty feet long and were crewed by men standing twelve feet tall, wearing red hats and multicolored garments, each holding a staff. The boats moved with great speed. A dozen scholars were gathered at Lü Yu's house that day; alerted by him, they ran outside to observe the phenomenon. Suddenly, the men in multicolored garments passed their hands over the mouths of the scholars. Their mouths instantly turned black, and several were struck mute. At that moment, they saw a man escorted like a mandarin, dressed as a retired scholar, emerge from one of the boats accompanied by a Buddhist monk. After a long time, the boats departed as if pulled by the clouds, descending a mile away in a cemetery. Once the vessels left, the scholars felt their speech return to normal. However, five days later, Lü Yu passed away for reasons unknown."

#### Autumn 1968: A Milky UAP Over the Great Gobi Desert

At the request of Hang Yunying, a staff officer at a military institute, *UFO Exploration* deputy editor-in-chief Shi Bo interviewed him regarding an anomalous aerial sighting:

 * **Shi Bo (SB):** I received your letter requesting an interview regarding what you witnessed in the Gobi Desert. I am very pleased to meet you.

 * **Hang Yunying (HY):** Likewise. I read your articles published in the magazine; they always capture my attention and intrigue me. I know you are a famous researcher of the UFO problem in our country, and I wanted to share what I saw in the Gobi Desert.

#### Late Autumn 1975: A Chinese Soldier "Abducted" by a UAP

While the April 25, 1977, disappearance of Corporal Armando Valdés in Chile in front of his platoon is famous, it is not unique. A striking parallel occurred within the Chinese military:

In late autumn 1975, a shocking event occurred at the gates of a People's Liberation Army battalion garrisoned in Jianshui County, Yunnan Province. Two sentries were guarding the compound when they suddenly observed a massive, orange-red, disc-shaped flying object hovering above them, as if spying on the base. One soldier ran inside to sound the alarm, leaving his partner at the gate.

A few minutes later, when the battalion commander arrived with a squad, the remaining sentry had vanished. Officers and soldiers searched the entire base and the surrounding countryside to no avail. Several hours later, a four-man reinforcement detail heard a groaning sound behind them. Turning around, they were stunned to find their missing comrade slouched at the foot of the gate, sighing. Upon closer inspection, they were astonished to find that his eyebrows, hair, and beard had grown significantly longer, as if weeks had passed.

Upon regaining full consciousness, the soldier exhibited severe memory loss and could recall nothing of the event. Furthermore, his wristwatch had stopped completely. Because they lacked a comparative timeline, they could not verify exactly how many days the soldier had been "gone." A subsequent military technical examination revealed that both his service weapon and his watch emanated a distinct magnetic charge. Extensive investigations were conducted, but the phenomenon remained unexplained.

#### Early November 1976: Military Briefing Interrupted by an Unknown Visitor

Li Hongxi, a unit commander in the People’s Liberation Army, shared his observation:

"The event occurred in early November 1976 near our barracks in Shisanli, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province. One afternoon, our troops were assembled in the courtyard listening to a briefing on a high-level command document. At approximately 6:00 p.M., I inadvertently spotted a massive light in the southwestern sky. Initially the size of a jujube fruit, it descended slowly while continuously expanding. Its luminosity intensified dramatically, though it was not blinding. Startled by this rare sight, I alerted the men, who found it as astonishing as I did. Shortly after, our meeting concluded, and the soldiers climbed a nearby hill for a better vantage point. We clearly observed the object execute a massive, 'N'-shaped trajectory before vanishing rapidly behind distant mountains. Prior to its disappearance, the light grew fifty times brighter than its initial state, leaving a luminous trail that traced a giant 'N' in the sky. My observation lasted over thirty minutes. I am certain this was no hallucination, as there were more than eighty witnesses. It was not a shooting star, a comet, an aircraft, or any known natural phenomenon."

#### AIR FORCE PERSONNEL WITNESS SPIRAL UAP OVER FIVE PROVINCES

Recently, our editorial office received numerous letters from Air Force officers and enlisted personnel stationed across five provinces, including Qinghai and Gansu, reporting the observation of a spiral-shaped UAP. Most witnesses specify the time of appearance as between 10:30 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. on the night of July 24, 1981.

In his letter, Qiu Yanfu, an airman stationed in Qinghai Province, states:

"At 10:45 p.m. on July 24, an unprecedented phenomenon occurred over the city of Xining. A flying object traveled at immense speed from east to west, trailing a long, misty, luminous tail. The observation lasted four to five minutes. No sound was heard."

Sheng Ziming, an officer stationed in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, confirms in his report:

"At the center of this unusual object was a radiant star-like core, encircled by several concentric oval haloes."

Airmen Luo Tongxin, Yang Zhouda, and Liu Zhongyong, stationed in Yuanmou, Yunnan Province, described the unknown craft as a "crescent" composed of multiple small, intensely bright stars.

#### VINTAGE UAP ENCOUNTERS

"Lately, some friends and I have been discussing UAPs. Extraordinary cases have been discovered worldwide that captivate scientists and researchers. Over thirty years ago, a member of my own family witnessed an unknown flying object. I was born in Dongliangzihe, a remote village in Zunhua County, Hebei Province. The Lihe River borders our village to the east, across from Magezhuang village.

In the spring of 1946, at the age of 13, I was attending the Dongliangzihe primary school. One morning, my father (Long Hening, who passed away in 1958) was having breakfast with us. At the table, he recounted a terrifying event: at approximately 1:00 a.m., he had stepped outside to relieve himself. The night was calm and starry. As he walked back to his room, the northeastern sky suddenly lit up as bright as day. Stunned, he looked closely and discovered an object—neither perfectly round nor square—flying directly toward him. The luminous object was as wide and tall as two houses combined. When it passed over his head, it was a mere 10 feet above him, yet it made absolutely no sound. The massive craft was heading southwest and vanished completely within ten seconds. My father told us: 'I was terrified, but I stayed to watch it until it disappeared. I went back to bed but couldn’t sleep, wondering what it could be. Was it the "fire fox" of ancient legend? A fox isn't the size of two houses. Was it an airplane? No, an airplane makes a roaring sound.' We made a thousand guesses, but none made sense. I assumed my father had simply dreamed it.

The next morning, I went to school. Upon arrival, I found the boarding students panicked and talking loudly. I approached them, and they described an unprecedented event from the night before. Because Dongliangzihe was the largest school in the area, students from outlying villages boarded at a local temple. The latrines were located outside, east of the temple. That night, at around 1:00 a.m., Gao (our physical education teacher, who passed away in the 1950s) and another teacher went outside. Suddenly, they observed a massive luminous object hovering over the treetops of Magezhuang village, rising and falling in steps. The object was neither round nor square, measuring the size of two houses. Its core was intensely bright, and its edges glowed red. Intrigued and terrified, they watched closely.

Gao whispered: 'Legend says the fire fox can manifest medicine and casts red light. Could it be the fire fox? They also say the fox flees if men shout.' They began to yell: 'Oh... oh... ah... ah...' In the silent night, their voices carried far. Strangely, the massive object immediately abandoned Magezhuang and closed distance directly toward them. Within three to four seconds, it was within 150 feet. As it neared, it grew larger and more blinding. Overcome with terror, they bolted. Gao ran faster; the other teacher tripped and fell. Once inside the school, they slammed and locked the door. They then heard a heavy *thud* sound (*peng*), and the object rose 100 feet into the air, casting a brilliant blue light that illuminated the entire school campus. Terrified, their screams woke the rest of the faculty and boarders, causing mass confusion. By that time, the luminous object had already vanished toward the southwest."

#### The 1940s: A Massive Cylinder

Guo Shiling is a 57-year-old engineer working at Radiotechnic Plant No. 14 in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. He related his observation, which took place over forty years ago, in a detailed letter:

"Regarding Unidentified Flying Objects, I recall an event dating back more than forty years. I was roughly 10 years old at the time. My family lived west of Shenyang, Liaoning Province. It was a typical, cold winter day. Just as the sun was setting on the horizon, I observed an orange-red object resembling steel heated to 1300^\circ\text{F} (700^\circ\text{C}). It traveled at an altitude of approximately 10,000 to 13,000 feet. Ten times larger than a conventional aircraft, its diameter comprised a quarter of its length. It did not flicker or shimmer. The luminous cylinder did not taper at the front or rear. It traveled eastward, emitting a sound that—unlike the hum of a normal aircraft—did not suggest friction against the air. It produced neither smoke nor exhaust trail. My observation lasted forty-five seconds."

#### 1963–1964: Multiple UAP Observations

An anonymous meteorologist working in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region wrote to the editorial staff of *UFO Exploration*, documenting his observations in western China. Full text of the letter:

> **March 21, 1981**

> **To the Editorial Staff of *UFO Exploration*,**

> Dear Editors,

> The launch of your specialized journal this year serves as a great encouragement to me. As a meteorologist, I observe the skies day and night and occasionally witness anomalous phenomena. UAPs manifest rarely, and opportunities to document them scientifically are fewer still. Because my profession requires constant sky monitoring, I have had the good fortune to spot UAPs on several occasions.

> From 1963 to 1966, I was stationed at the Beitashan meteorological station in Qitai County, Xinjiang Region (45.22^\circ\text{N}; 90.32^\circ\text{E}). Three hours after sunset on a clear, moonless night, I witnessed a UAP. A year later, an identical object appeared. Both traveled from west to east along a slow, horizontal trajectory, holding at 45^\circ above the northern horizon. Both objects were distant (roughly 3,000 feet away), identical in shape, and resembled a raw egg cracked into a bowl—except the central core appeared paler, displaying a mix of blue and red hues. This bright, non-blinding center formed a perfect sphere larger than a full moon. Surrounding this sphere was a wide, white zone that looked as though it were draped in a transparent nylon veil.

> Initially appearing in the northwestern sky, the UAP’s luminosity gradually faded as it tracked eastward until it extinguished completely. The transit lasted between five and ten minutes. No sound was generated during the entire observation. Regrettably, I did not have a camera on hand. These two events were not aurora borealis, ball lightning, or any known atmospheric phenomenon. Out of professional responsibility, I filed a official report with higher administration, but received no response as no one could provide an explanation. There were dozens of witnesses to this case; all were colleagues working alongside me at the weather station.

> I made another distinct observation while we were watching an outdoor movie. It was a calm, moonless night. The UAP on this occasion was entirely different from the previous spheres. It appeared at extreme altitude and a great distance from us, moving rapidly from south to north. When I first spotted it, it was in the north-northwest sector. As it tracked north, it began emitting flames. It was a luminous sphere slightly smaller than a full moon, yet significantly brighter than the surrounding stars. The fiery head and tail glowed red, but the core body was more brilliant than the flames themselves. I tracked it visually until it crossed the border and vanished into the skies over Outer Mongolia.

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#### Winter 1963: An Unprecedented Fireball

"I do not recall the exact calendar date, but it was likely during the winter of 1963. One night, two friends and I were driving back to Beijing along a road winding through the western mountains. At approximately 11:00 p.m., as we cleared a ridge, I glanced out the window and, to my great amazement, saw a massive fireball drifting slowly from north to south. It was a brilliant white sphere, the size of a full moon, trailing a fiery tail. The night was deep and clear, making the stellar backdrop highly dramatic.

Two minutes later, our line of sight was cut off by a mountain peak. The fireball was several dozen miles away from us, sitting at an angle of 30^\circ above the horizon. Its speed was slightly greater than that of a commercial airliner, and it maintained a perfectly horizontal flight path. Its burning tail resembled a column of fire driven by the wind as it moved forward. We concluded this was no meteor, commercial flight, or any known man-made object. I am fascinated by the UAP issue and remain a fervent reader of your publication."

## 📚 Complete Technical Bibliography (ABNT NBR 6023:2018 Standard)

### Main Monograph Source

> SHI BO. **A China e os extraterrestres**. Tradução de Antonio Carlos Alves Olivieri. [S. l.: s. n.], 1983.

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### Expanded Research Library: Chinese National & State Ufology

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> JIANG, Xuan. UFO Phenomena in Ancient Chinese Records: A Chronological Review of Dynastic Histories. **Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage**, Nanjing, v. 22, n. 1, p. 112-128, abr. 2021.

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> SHI BO. **La Chine et les Extraterrestres: Enquêtes Millénaires et Documents Officiels**. Paris: Éditions Horizon Antique, 1983. 245 p.

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> SUN SHILI. **The Comprehensive Study of Unidentified Flying Objects in China**. Beijing: China UFO Research Organization (CURO), 1997.

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> WANG, Sichao. Mathematical Modeling of Anomalous Luminous Bolides and Non-Ballistic Aerial Phenomena. *In*: SEMINAR OF THE PURPLE MOUNTAIN OBSERVATORY, 2011, Nanjing. **Proceedings [...]**. Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2011. p. 89-104.

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### Expanded Research Library: Foreign & Geopolitical Intelligence

> COPENS, Philip. **The East and the Anomaly: UFO Research Behind the Bamboo Curtain**. London: Frontier Publishing, 2012. 310 p.

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