Bruges, Belgium — July 1799
Unexplained maneuvering “meteor”
An unusual “meteor” crosses the sky towards the south and returns north, then makes a 45-degree turn to the northwest, proving it was no natural object, and certainly not a meteor.
Source: T. Forster, “A Memoir on Meteors of Various Sorts,” Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, July-Dec. 1847. Case: W324