Case file · Unidentified submerged object
Luminous bodies rise from the sea
On 18 June 1845 the brig Victoria, in the Mediterranean south of Sicily, reported three luminous bodies rising from the sea and staying in view for about ten minutes.
1845 CE · 36.67, 13.73 · status: account
The account
The report was printed in the Report of the British Association and collected by Charles Fort in 'The Book of the Damned' (1919). Other ships in the area reported unusual 'fire' falling or rising in the same days.
The sceptical view
Meteors, ball lightning or volcanic activity (the area has submarine volcanoes) are possible explanations; only a brief report survives.