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Parent Issue
Day
10
Month
November
Year
1881
Copyright
Public Domain
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S. G. Sharpless, formerly slation agent for the Michigan Central railroad at this place, wrüte tüe Chicago lüter-Ocean receutly an account of a peculiar sight that was ivitnes3ed by a nuraber of men near Bisinarck, Dakota. ïlie day had been cold, cloudy and dark for this time of the year, when all of a sudden the whole country around was all of a glowing lighf; Our first thought was that it was lightning, but on looking up we saw there was something coming toward us, and we thought that it was goiug to alight close by us, as it did not look to be more than flfty feet frorn the ground; but it did not, nor it did not appear to ascend or deseend in the least, so far as we could see it. When opposite us it looked similar to a largo sky-rocket, but did not make any noise or throw any sparks. lts main body looked to be about eight feet long and about twenty inches in diameter which seemed to be perfectly true and solid the whole length, and was of a dark reddishcast. The point was sharp and a firey red. lts tail was some twenty feet in lenglh, and spread out after leaving the body till it looked to be about five feet across, wilh a true taper. Close up to the body it looked like a blaze of fire gushiug out of the end, and was a very brijjht red, bul grew lighter and liguter toward the end, till it finally died out altogether. lts tail seemed to be merely light, as it was transparent. It did Dot appear to travel over sixty or seventy-five miles an hour; therefore we hud p!enty of time for observation. It took an easterly dirsetion, and the whole time that we saw it was about five minutes.

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Ann Arbor Democrat