Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back (Rev 12:7).

One of the more ambiguous ancient UFO sightings recorded was that by the famous first century Jewish historian, Josephus in AD 70. According to his account, a mysterious event occurred over the skies of Jerusalem. Josephus said, “Chariots and troops of soldiers in their armor were seen running about among the clouds….a miraculous phenomenon, passing belief.”

“…a certain prodigious and incredible phenomenon appeared; I suppose the account of it would seem to be a fable…were not the events that followed it of so considerable a nature as to deserve such signals; for, before sun-setting, chariots and troops of soldiers in their armor were seen running about among the clouds… Moreover, at that feast which we call Pentecost, as the priests were going by night into the inner temple…they said that, in the first place, they felt a quaking, and heard a great noise…”

Intuitively, the historian knew how incredulous this would sound and probably wouldn’t have reported had it not been for “the narratives of the eyewitnesses” who had also seen it.

Although it’s second hand and wasn’t until 115 AD, it’s noteworthy that the Roman historian Tacitus reports this event as does Eusebius, a Christian historian in 325 AD.  Tacitus also records some very unusual supernatural events taking place just prior to the Temple’s destruction.  Whether or not these reports reflect a battle between angelic beings taking place over Jerusalem cannot be determined but if yes, they very well may have been a shadow on a local scale, as were other events surrounding the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD for that which in the End Times will take place on a global scale.