Darmstadt, Germany — 7 June 1846
Slag residue falling
- An object falling from the sky is found to be “only slag.” In several well-attested modern cases when an unknown flying object dropped some molten metal, the residue was also found to be “nothing but slag,” So while not representing an important sighting, the report should not be summarily discounted and we include it for its possible physical relevance
Source: James Glaisher et al. “Report on observations of luminous meteors, 1866-67.” Annual Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (1867): 288-430, at 416. Case: W387