Great Ball of Fire in County Durham, 1855
From The Times, 12 December 1855 (click for larger image):
Saturday, November 22, 2008
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1 comments:
Sounds a lot like ball lightning - the description is close, but it's the mention of exceptionally loud thunder that seems to confirm it.
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