| ID | #1526389497 |
| Added | Tue, 15/05/2018 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | Quarterly Journal of the Meteorological Society, vol.1, new series, No. 6 (April 1873): 157
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
In a very clear day, with the wind blowing from the North-East, captain Frederick William Banner and his crew of the American ship "Lady of the lake", - noticed object in the South-Southeast at 18:30.
The ship was about halfway between Senegal and to these Natalya (Brazil, at latitude 5, 47 N and longitude 27,52). The object was described as a "round cloud" light gray round center and four appendages, idummy from the center to the edge of the circle.
Banner noted that "from center to 6 degrees beyond the circle was a fifth ray, wider and more distinct than the others, with a curved end."
The object moved to the northeast, well below the cloud cover. The last time he was seen at 7:20 p.m. about 30 degrees above the horizon.
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Original news
On a very clear day, with the wind blowing from the north-northeast, Captain Frederick William Banner and his crew of the American bark “Lady of the Lake” observed an object at 6:30 P.M. in the south-southeast. The ship was located about halfway between Senegal and Natal, Brazil, at latitude 5.47 N and longitude 27.52 W. The object was described as “a circular cloud” light gray in color with a semicircle near the center and four arm-like appendages reaching from the center to the edge of the circle. Banner noted that “from the center to about 6 degrees beyond the circle was a fifth ray, broader and more distinct than the others, with a curved end.” The object moved to the northeast, much lower than the cloud cover. It was last seen at 7:20 P.M. about 30 degrees above the horizon.
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