The article below was published in the daily newspaper The Free Press, New York, USA, December 6, 1887.
[Readers letters section.]
FINE, December 6, 1887.
Perhaps I might interest some of your readers, if I should tell them of a strange phenomenon I saw at sunset Oct. 24th. I was sitting at a window, looking towards the east, watching the clouds as they rolled up from the west, giving us a clear sunset. At the south the forest sparkled and glistened, as if clad in what looked to me like sparkling silver; I began to look around for the cause; and coming from the north, was -- what? I can only describe it like this: About midway between the heavens and earth, and coming at a rapid rate, was [sic] what looked like silver balls, reminding me of silver coin of all denominations, bright and sparkling, tumbling and rushing through the air going towards the east, and finally disappearing beyond the lower stratus of clouds. Two winds were prevailing at the time. The upper stratus of clouds going towards the east, the lower towards the west, and this bushel of sparkling balls, below the lower clouds, towards the east also. This grand phenomenon was visible about 4 minutes, and was seen by several persons here in town. Can any one tell me from my discription [sic], what it was, and the cause of it? The day had been dark and gloomy. G.
