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Tis the season… for alien conspiracy theories.
Actually, that’s more of a year-round endeavor, but since tis the Christmas season so let’s go ahead and combine the two, shall we?
Good, because there are some folks out there that are way ahead of us.
A famous painting, “Madonna and Child,” that depicts Mary with the infant Jesus, Saint John the Baptist, and the Patron Saint of Florence seems like appropriate art to appreciate this time of year.
Found in the Hall of Hercules on the second floor of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy, the painting, which is believed to date date back to the 16th century, has caused quite a stir in the UFO community over the years.
The painting’s artist is currently unknown, which is too bad, because numerous people believe that it not only depicts the nativity scene with baby Jesus, it also depicts a UFO in the sky above.
The Sun recently reported…
More mystery is added by what some people think is a UFO shape floating in the sky in the painting’s upper right corner.
Conspiracy theorists think the painting is evidence of an ancient UFO sighting and have dubbed it “Madonna of the UFO”.
According to the website Florence Inferno, some art historians think the spikey saucer shape is supposed to be an angel.
This isn’t the first time ufologists have pointed out potential ‘aliens’ in an ancient painting.
Another popular example is a wall mural from 1350 by an unknown artist.
It’s called the Crucifixion of Christ 1350 and two odd-looking objects with ‘pilots’ can be seen in the sky on both sides of Jesus.
There are many explanations for what these symbols represent but some people like to believe they are spaceships.
UFO In "Madonna and Child" Painting, 1400s, Video, UFO Sighting News. https://t.co/tqHR1Pcons #ancientaliens #ufo #UFOsighting #paranormal #god #jesus pic.twitter.com/AKl2SeQgAj
— UFO Sightings Daily (Website) (@UFOSightings101) March 27, 2021
The website Florence Inferno wrote in 2014, “While the baby Jesus is reaching his hand toward his mother, St. John is attempting to support him. Behind the head of the Madonna, an ellipsoidal object can be seen in the sky, one that is very similar to modern depictions of UFOs. There is also a man painted in the background, a shepherd, with his hand on his forehead and his head turned toward the sky. Next to him is a dog that is also looking in the direction of the flying object.”
The Sun also points out that UFOs have been spotted in another ancient paintings such as a mural from 1350 titled “Crucifixion of Christ.”
The Crucifixion of Christ (1350)
• There are two UFOs with "pilots" - one in each corner.
• Neither have a halo around them which makes it unlikely that they are divine objects. pic.twitter.com/6hMNK3FDcR
— Michael Karnjanaprakorn (@mikekarnj) October 19, 2022
In 2016, the Mirror reported on another UFO which appears in a medieval wall painting hanging in a Transylvanian church.
A church wall painting in Segesvár, Transylvania from the 17th century. Is that a #UFO? pic.twitter.com/ea3XiAanat
— Bence Tóth (Author) (@BenceTt33734272) November 24, 2020
Of course, that particular mystery has already been solved.
#uaptwitter
I was a kid who was driving THIS CRAFT a ufo with EXTRATERRESTRIALS.
I was time traveling all through history & I'm recorded and documented on petroglyphs that are over 10.000 year's old
I'm recorded on a painting in Transylvania at a church 500 year's ago #ufo pic.twitter.com/cANB23MgBO— THE PAHANA/BAHANA FROM THE HOPI PROPHECY (@BahanaKenneth) July 8, 2022
Yep. That tracks.