| ID | #1526377365 |
| Added | Tue, 15/05/2018 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | Letter to the editor of Chatham News and Symonds’ Monthly Meteorological Magazine (Dec. 1867): 8.
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
In the second half of the day on Monday, the 4th, between 3 and 4th day I experienced a very unusual sign in the heavens ...
Witness James E. Beveridge (Darland, Chatham) drove past the water mill on the reservoir. He noticed that Miller utters exclamations of surprise and seriously looking to the West. They both watched in the West, countless black discs in groups.
Initially to this object the attention of the Miller caught his daughter. She said, "Look, father, look like a lot of balloons!"
Flying in front of the sun, they looked like a big cannon shot. The phenomenon lasted about 20 minutes, then they vnesite began to disappear, leaving after itself traces of grayish-brown vapor very similar to smoke.
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Original news
“On the afternoon of Monday the 4th, between the hours of 3 and 4,1 witnessed a very extraordinary sign in the heavens…The facts are as follows: I was passing the Mill by the water-works reservoir. On the gallery I observed the miller uttering exclamations of surprise, and looking earnestly towards the west. On inquiring what took his attention so much, he said: ‘Look, sir, I never saw such a sight in my life!’ “On turning in the direction towards which he was looking, the west, I also was astounded—numberless black disks in groups and scattered were passing rapidly through the air. He said his attention was directed to it by his little girl, who called to him in the Mill, saying, ‘Look, father, here are a lot of balloons coming!’ “They continued for more than 20 minutes, the time I stayed. In passing in front of the sun they appeared like large cannon shot. Several groups passed over my head, disappearing suddenly, and leaving puffs of grayish brown vapor very much like smoke. “I am, sir, your truly, James E. Beveridge, Darland, Chatham.”
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