Jung describes accounts of luminous sky objects that move with a fluidity resembling thoughts rather than mechanical propulsion. Witnesses report that the objects shift direction or pause as if guided by intention.
He sees these characteristics as hallmarks of dream imagery: weightless, symbolic, and responsive to psychological states. The objects thus occupy a liminal zone between vision and dream.
Jung uses these reports to illustrate how unconscious content can surface as externalized dreamlike imagery during periods of tension.