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in Eftex (which lies about 1 2 miles eaft of London, 
and upon a pretty high hill), when we obferved a 
meteor bearing northward of the eaft, in appearance 
not high up in the air, tho’ with a confiderable angle 
of elevation, perhaps of about 70 or 80 degrees, with 
its declination from the zenith eaftwards. It moved 
with great velocity, in a direction from north to 
fouth, and feemingly in a curve line downwards j but 
vanifhed at the height of 4 or f degrees above the 
horizon, then bearing nearly fouth of us. It was of 
a round form, about the fize of the planet Venus, 
when feen at the largeft, of a light bluifti eaft, but 
very bright. At its vanifhing, feveral particles, ftill 
brighter than itfelf, and fomewbat like the ftars, that 
are feen upon the breaking of a rocket, feemed to 
iflue out of it. We perceived a faint light to follow 
it, like the tail of a comet, and about two feet in 
length. The whole time of the appearance did not 
exceed 3 or 4 feconds. This is the beft account I 
can give of what I faw j and my companion, to whom 
I have fhewn this letter, agrees with me in all thefe 
circumftances. I am, 
SIR, 
Your very humble fervant, 
Wm. Dutton. 
XXXIV. An 
