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meteor
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New London, Connecticut (USA)
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"We noticed at about 12 o'clock at night, in the direction of New-London, what we supposed to be the light of a meteor. It extended from the horizon to the zenith, and in form resembled a half closed fan, the widest part being overhead. The edges were sharp and well defined, as are the outer lines o...
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2011-01-29 |
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1870-01-04
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strange lights
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Eau Claire, Wisconsin (USA)
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On a clear night a "light exactly resembling the aurora borealis" appeared about 15 to 20 degrees above the horizon. Article states that the light "had not that moving, circulating and wavering appearance" [like an aurora] and also appeared "in the wrong quarter of the heavens." Also the light was p...
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2010-03-24 |
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1870-09-15
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strange lights
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Gardnerville, Nevada (USA)
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Approximate date. "Ball of fire" seen on different nights at different locations.
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1896-08-14
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meteor
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Chicago, Illinois (USA)
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"A stream of light, almost regular in shape, showed in the southern horizon, and with an amazingly rapid motion streaked across the sky and disappeared in the north." It lasted three minutes.
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2010-03-28 |
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1901-12-08
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airship
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Moriches, New York (USA)
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H. L. Terry and Alfred Chichester saw a mysterious balloon which had "every appearance of being propelled by some kind of engine." It approached steadily over the ocean, passed across the Great South Bay, and disappeared from view in the northwestern sky. Smoke or steam from either side like the exh...
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