J. L. Smith—Two Bolides in Middle Kentucky. 2038 
Art. XXIX.— On the Pussage of two Bolides in 1872 and 
1874, over Middle Kentucky ; by J. LAwRENcE Smiru, of 
i ky. 
Louisville, Kentucky 
lsappearance of the meteorite. : 
Not many miles from Louisville it is described as an electric 
flash in a clear sky (with the moon shining and the brighter 
stars visible), followed in two minutes, by a distant rolling noise 
like thunder, the reverberation of which lasted for over a minute ; 
and near the zenith, two indistinct clouds were seen, resembling 
the smoke caused by the explosion of gunpowder. 
Another observer, forty miles to the east of Louisville, fol- 
lowed its passage for about twenty degrees. It appeared to 
him to arise in the west, about ten degrees above the horizon, 
in the form of a ball of fire, one-fourth the size of the moon, 
followed by a trail of light which was visible for several seconds 
id gradually gave place to a well defined line of bluish vapor, 
which could be plainly seen for three or four minutes. Its 
€ was accompanied by a distinct noise. 
_ Ata place about eighty miles east of Louisville it was seen 
m a direction almost due west, about 80° above the horizon, 
resembling a large sky-rocket throwing off sparks, and i 
fapidly southward inclined to the horizon; it 
about 20° above the horizon, leaving a bright track of smoke, 
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