| ID | #1524836563 |
| Added | Fri, 27/04/2018 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | “Malta Mail”, cited by London Times, 18 August 1845, and James Glaisher
“Report on observations of luminous meteors, 1860-1861.”
Annual Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (1861): 1-44, at 30.
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
At 9:30 PM, the brig Victoria, from Newcastle to Malta, 36 ° 40 '56" and 13 ° 44 '36 "
The weather was good. The sailors felt the heat and the stench of sulfur. At this moment three luminous bodies came from the sea, about half a mile from the vessel, and remained visible for ten minutes.
Soon after they began to leave, the ship is caught in a stream of cold fresh air.
Translated by «Yandex.Translator»
Original news
“At 9:30 P.M. the brig Victoria, from Newcastle to Malta, in lat. 36° 40′ 56″, long. 13° 44′ 36″ was becalmed, with no appearance of bad weather; when her top-gallant and royal masts suddenly went over the side as if carried away by a squall. Two hours it blew very hard from the east; and whilst all hands were aloft reefing topsails, it suddenly fell calm again, and they felt an overpowering heat and stench of sulphur. At this moment three luminous bodies issued from the sea, about half a mile from the vessel, and remained visible for ten minutes. Soon after it began to blow hard again, and the vessel got into a current of cold fresh air.”
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