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Same Celestial Visitor that Startled Sumter Folks Was Seen at Spartan burg Also, Spartanburg, April 23.—One of the most remarkable meteoric phenomena of which local scientists have any rec ord burst over this county this even ing at 8.30 o'clock and was witness ed by the soldiers at Camp Wads worth. Although it was yet daylight, the illumination in the heavens cast shadows of every object. The shadows of electrical wires overhead were sud denly outlined on the pavement, and a red glow filled the heavens. Those who looked up saw hanging a little to the southeast in the center of the sky, a floating white cloud, as if a shrapnel shell had burst, and the smoke remained stationary. Three minutes after the bright flash there came the sound of three dis tinct explosions. Many said it was a signal sent up from camp, perhaps a star shell they are trying out, and many of the soldiers accepted that ex planation. At the office of the signal corps it was said that no such thing had been undertaken, and that the cloud was too light to have been caused by an explosion sent up from the earth. A short while after the explosion reports came from many nearby towns of the same experience, showing that it had been witnessed thirty and forty miles from Spartan burg. Authorities of local colleges say it was a remarkable meteor.
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Sumter Watchman and Southron
Sumter, South Carolina, US
Sat, Apr 27, 1918
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