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REPORT — 1856. 



Date. 



1853. 

 Sept. 30 



h m 



11 15 



(g.m.t.) 



1855. 

 Feb. 21 



Aug. 11 



Hour. 



11 15 



10 15 p.m 



(g.m.t.) 



11 30 p.m 



Dec. 11 



Appearance and 

 magnitude. 



Round, = *lst mag., 

 magnitude dimish- 

 ed and disappeared 

 as if merely from 

 distance. 



Pear-shaped, =§ of 

 moon. Afterwards 

 burst at the lower 

 part into a number 

 of fragments which 

 disappeared. 



About double of 3 

 Form doubtful. 



Brightness 

 and colour. 



White 



Lustre like 

 quicksilver. 



White 



A bright light behind 

 the hills preceded 

 the rising of a bright 

 body like the full 

 moon. Gradually 

 diminished to 

 small star. 



1856. 

 Jan. 7 



8 10 p.m. 

 (Commence- 

 ment not ob 

 served : only 

 noticed by 

 reflexion on 

 snow which 

 covered the 

 ground.) 



4 55 p.m. 



4 55 p.m 



4 55 p.m 



4 55 p.m. 



Round, well-defined, 

 diam. = 30'. 



Train or sparks. 



Continued about 1 

 sec. (not observed 

 at commence- 

 ment). 



None observed 



Rays proceed 

 ing from it 

 on all sides, 

 not shooting 

 out but stati- 

 onary. More 

 red than f . 

 Brightness 

 obscured the 

 stars, " like 

 a crimson 

 moon." 



Intensely 

 bright, pale 

 violet. 



Velocity of 

 duration. 



2 or 3 sees. 



About Iw second . 



Continued till 1 

 a.m., rising slow- 



ly. 



Tail of red sparks 



Clear round disk, 

 somewhat less than 

 the moon. 



A ball of fire, burst 

 without noise. 



With a flash 

 like light 

 ning. 



Disappeared very 

 suddenly after 2 

 sees. 



Left behind a 

 vapour." 



' column of 



A bright vertical line emit 

 ting sparks brighter than 



n. 



Exploded at the end of a 

 long slanting fiery train, 

 which remained, length 

 5'. 



A small white cloud, re- 

 mained about ^ hour, 

 then vanished. 



After 5 minutes,ll 

 curved and waving f 

 for 10 minutes, 

 then horizontal 

 and vanished. 



