Noes, Uppland, Sweden: Fiery globe — 1 October 1729
Two hours prior to sunrise, M. Suen-Hof saw red vapors in the sky, which stretched in
wide bands from north to south, then proceeded to gather together into a fiery globe about two feet in diameter. The globe kept moving in the same direction where the reddish vapors had appeared. It emitted sparks and was as bright as the sun. After moving through a quarter of the sky it disappeared abruptly, leaving thick black smoke and a burst of sound similar to cannon shot.
Source: Sestier, La Foudre et ses formes, T.I., 222. Cited by Camille Flammarion, Bolic Inexpliques par leur aspect bizarre et la lenteur de leur parcours-Bradytes, in Etudes et Lecturessur l’Astronomie (Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1874), T.5, 143. Case: W278