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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On Thursday morning last, between 2 and 3 a.m., a loud noise like distant thunder was heard in the heavens for nearly a minute, accompanied by reports of a rapidly moving ball of fire from west to east, bursting after the light disappeared. The night was clear, and the noise was heard in this town and up to ten miles away.
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On Thursday morning last, between two and three o'clock, an uncommon noise was heard in the heavens: --From what we can learn, it was similar to heavy, distant thunder, and continued near a minute. Some reports say, that a ball of fire was seen moving, with great rapidity, from the west and easterly course, and that the bursting of this meteor occasioned the report, which was not for several minutes after the disappearing of the light. The night was remarkably serene and not a cloud in view. The noise was heard in this town and by numbers for ten miles in the country.
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Thursday Morning Last
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An uncommon noise similar to heavy distant thunder was heard in the heavens between two and three o'clock, continuing near a minute. A ball of fire was seen moving rapidly from west to east, bursting several minutes after the light disappeared, occasioning the report. The night was serene with no clouds. The noise was heard in this town and by numbers for ten miles in the country.