[meteorite-list] NP Article, 04-1875 Bolide Over Illinois

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:06 2004
Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV140HLOPqHVb00009040_at_hotmail.com>

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Paper: Daily Republican =20
City: Decatur, Illinois =20
Date: Monday, April 19, 1875
Page: 3
Meteoric Display. - On Saturday evening a meteor of unusual brilliancy sh=
ot athwart the earthern heavens, from south to north, about sixty degrees=
 above the horizon. It started directly under the moon and shot along for=
 some distance in the form of a ball when it burst, producing a noise lik=
e the burning of powder in the open air, and leaving a trail resembling t=
hat of a rocket. Its explosion was equal to a flash of lightning in brill=
iancy.


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2> <P>Paper:</B> Daily Republican </P><B> <P>City:</B> Decatur, Illinois =
</P><B> <P>Date:</B> Monday, April 19, 1875</P> <P>Page: 3</P> <P>Meteori=
c Display. - On Saturday evening a meteor of unusual brilliancy shot athw=
art the earthern heavens, from south to north, about sixty degrees above =
the horizon. It started directly under the moon and shot along for some d=
istance in the form of a ball when it burst, producing a noise like the b=
urning of powder in the open air, and leaving a trail resembling that of =
a rocket. Its explosion was equal to a flash of lightning in brilliancy.<=
/P></FONT><BR><BR>Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line=
 archive of meteor and meteorite articles.</DIV></BODY></HTML>

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