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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

UFO. United Kingdom

ID	#1524932211
Added	Sat, 28/04/2018
Author	July N.
Sources	thinkaboutitdocs.com Report of the British Astronomical Association (1851): 1-52 at 2-3, 38, and Baden Powell, On Observations of luminous meteors
Phenomena	UFO
Status	Hypothesis

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Incident date:

05.02.1850 18:50

Location:

Сэндвич

United Kingdom

At 6:50 PM Viks (Mr. W. H. Weekes) noticed a small glowing object. He appeared near Orion, and approached slowly in a straight line, increasing to the apparent diameter of the moon. He changed its shape from spot light to the "hot iron ball" hovered for about three minutes, and then ascesa in the fiery downpour.

Thus, bject first remained stationary for 1 min 45 seconds, then moved horizontally for a full 45 seconds.

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Original news

At 6:50 P.M. according to Mr. W. H. Weekes, a small luminous object appeared stationary near Orion and approached slowly on a straight line, growing to one third the apparent diameter of the moon. It went from a speck of light to a “red-hot iron ball,” hovered for about three minutes and disappeared in a shower of fire. The object had remained
stationary for 1 min 45 seconds, then moved horizontally for a full 45 seconds.

Hypotheses

List of versions containing features matching the eyewitness descriptions or material evidence

Meteor

Meteor, "shooting star" is a phenomenon that occurs when small meteor bodies (for example, fragments of comets or asteroids) burn up in the Earth's atmosphere. A similar phenomenon of greater intensity (brighter than magnitude -4) it's called a fireball.