What exactly did Alexander the Great see...from the mad,the bad, the sad - and the weird: Part 3...

What exactly did Alexander the Great see? Something out of the mad,the bad, the sad - and the weird file...

Alexander the Great was not the first to see them nor was he the
first to find them troublesome. He tells of two strange craft
that dived repeatedly at his army until the war elephants, the
men, and the horses all panicked and refused to cross the river
where the incident occurred. What did the things look like? His
historian describes them as great shining silvery shields,
spitting fire around the rims... things that came from the skies
and returned to the skies."

" Suddenly from the largest 'shield' came a lightning flash that struck the walls, these crumbled..."

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