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Direction; noting also 
pearance; Train, if any,) Length of | whether Horizontal, i 
i and its Duration. Path. Perpendicular, or Remarks. Observer. 
: Inclined. 
rs LS TT | ES SS SS OF | SS | 
appeared without)...,.. teeeeeese|N.W. to S.E., in a line|[n the blush of sunset ;3}W. Wood. 
ange of course, explo- nearly horizontal, but} momentary view of 
n, or sparks. Broad somewhat dipping} disappearance only. 
e streak like a ribband downward, 
ice twisted, immediate- 
disappeared. 
a rocket, not globu-|.....000......| Horizontal course .,.,../Still serene evening, W. M. G. Miller. 
r. Emitted beautifully without a cloud. Po-| Measurements 
ight colours in a sitions from memory.) communicated 
raight line behind it. by Sir H. James. 
own-coloured tail was}........ Pinfuniewal sceun Gewduvanmemaue des asoacasen Positions from memory|— Edgeby ; 
en at one and the same communicated 
e the whole length by S. Whitton 
t it travelled and Alexander 
Buchan. 
Measurements 
communicated 
by Sir H. James. 
© Volans, with tail al...............|Came from N.W., and/A fine evening after a/James Shaw; 
d or two long, but no proceeded to S.E.,] rainy day. communicated 
arks seen. declining downwards. by Dr. G, 
Rankin. 
il two or three yards)....,.....0+./N.W. to S.E. .....se0s.-/The flash like lightning|— Malholland ; 
length, like the me- was noticed in closed} communicated 
r itself. A fiery kite rooms. by Dr. Rankin. 
dragonwitha long tail. 
m shooting - stars.|,,,.,,..,......,Radiant at top of Lion’s|.,..,.......ssssesessseeesees|Aw Se Herschel. 
ee had a sparkling head. 
pearance. No tracks 
Ova dat scan s| 2004 aos penabanieherssnisassctliatedicasit aeceesvnsssanecens| Lp 
1; ruddy before dis- 
PPRR EOE E Ree Hees Here seer eee sore eBOes renee |SOFOOS PSOE EH SEE HEEEESES OOOO ES ores eetnncens FOP eteeeroseeeres W. H. Wood. 
eft a train for a fewl...............,Radiant point ~ Leonis. dcécdessessueresneuansccectnes|lGs 
mds ; 8 shooting-stars. 
@ train for a few/30° .........\From overhead to N. 
ds. by E. 
idid train, 2 seconds ;|...,,,....se...| Vertically down inN.W.,]........cescssosesecsesesses.,|Re Ps Greg. 
a bar of light 1° to as if from Dubhe. 
broad. 
of fire, and a con-|......... seoees[SsW. to N.E., in an ap-|Tail and body travelled/P. A. Dassauville 
able tail: like a parently almost hori-| together with regular} (Proc. Royal 
work, zontal line. speed. Phys. Soc. 
: Edinb.). 
