Paris, France — 13 March 1850
A flying object reverses course
- Mr. Goulvier-Gravier, founder of a private observatory dedicated to meteoritics, observed a magnitude 3 “shooting star” that came from the southeast and reversed course at 4:45 A.M.
Source: Goulvier-Gravier, Recherches sur les Meteores (Paris: Mallet-Bachelier, 1859), figure 88 on page 300. 453. Case: W406