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ON Wednesday, February 4, at 6 p.m., a very bright meteor appeared in the sky at Naini Tal (India). It travelled from west to east at an altitude of about 60°, and was visible for fully five seconds. The yellow fireball left a bluish-white trail, which remained hanging in the air for a considerable time, and then gradually dispersed. About halfway through its course a big puff of vapour came out of the meteor, which probably indicated the bursting. Half a minute later a thundering noise was heard, which continued to rumble for a quarter of a minute. It had been snowing an hour before, but the sky was perfectly clear at that time.
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DEY, M. Fireball of February 4. Nature 105, 105 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/105105d0
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