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Sighting
| Id | 25 |
| Date | 1772-01-20 |
| Location | United Kingdom / -region na / Hounslow |
| Database | p strange lights |
A ball of bluish fire allegedly "rose as it were from the earth" and caused the explosion of three nearby gunpowder mills in 1772. The witness also reports a noise like distant thunder and a shaking of the earth shortly beforehand.
| NEWSPAPER |
Public Advertiser (London, United Kingdom)
1772-01-23, Issue 11619 |
| mill physical effects gunpowder explosion |
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