Halberstadt, Saxony, Germany: Black sphere — 24 April 1547
A black ball-shaped object was seen, apparently “emerging from the middle of the moon”
and flying fast towards the North.
Source: Simon Goulart, Tresors d’Histoires Admirables et Memorables de notre Temps (1600); Jobus Fincelius, Wunderzeiche, Warhafftige Beschreybung undgrundlich verzeichnuss schrocklicher Wunderzeichen und Geschichten. (Jhena: Rodinger, 1556); Lycosthenes, op. cit., 595. Case: W132