Utrecht, Netherland: Yellow object in the sky — 1528
”Cruel and strange observation” of a yellow object in the sky, flying over during the siege
of the city. The inhabitants of Utrecht panicked, while attackers took it as a sign of impending success. Lycosthenes writes: “At the time the city of Utrecht was heavily besieged, a terrible sign was seen in the sky which threw the town inhabitants into dismay and the enemies into the hope of capturing the town. For a sign in the sky, resembling a cross of a yellowish color (and of terrible aspect) appeared over the town. And because it was the symbol of Burgundy, they believed on both sides that the town would shortly belong to the Burgundians.”
Source: Ambroise Pare and all subsequent authors drew from a booklet by Peter Creutzer: Auslegung Peter Creutzers, etwan des weytberhiimbten Astrologi M. Jo. Liechtenbegers (sic) discipels iiber den erschrecklichen Cometen.. .erschynen am xi. Tag Weynmonats des MCCCCxxvii. Jars… (1527). Fig. 13: “Horrible object” seen in Westrie Case: W125