:Chi yan teng kong
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Chi yan teng kong (赤焰騰空), literally meaning "red flame take off", was a painting by Wu You-ru (吳友如) that it is claimed depicted the first graphical account of a UFO incident in Qing dynasty China.Tech.China.com. "[http://tech.china.com/zh_cn/science/zhuanti/ufo/lishi/89970/20041015/11916476.html Tech.China.com]." 中国UFO档案：古国千年史上著名的UFO事件(图). Retrieved on 2009-04-30.
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The painting showed crowds gathered near Nanjing's Confucius temple looking up at a "fireball" in the sky.Shanghaidaily.com. "[http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2008/200806/20080628/article_364909.htm Shanghaidaily]." UFOs not rare but regular - astronomy researcher. Retrieved on 2009-04-30. The incident occurred in 1892, which is reported as the 18th year of the Guangxu Emperor's reign.Chinareviewnews.com. "[http://www.chinareviewnews.com/crn-webapp/search/allDetail.jsp?id=100713759&sw=%E4%BA%8C%E5%8D%81%E5%85%AB%E6%97%A5 Chinareviewnews.com]." 我國最早的UFO：發生在南京夫子廟 時間：1892年. Retrieved on 2009-04-30. Wu You-ru wrote the date and time on the painting as the 9th month 28th day, 8pm.Big5.xinhuanet.com. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20091117113940/http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/tech/2008-06/27/content_8448140.htm Big5.xinhuanet.com]." 我國UFO記錄：最早1892年 最大百萬人目擊. Retrieved on 2009-04-30. The month reported is likely not the Gregorian calendar, since the Chinese calendar was used up until the end of the Qing era.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
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