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ADDITIONAL REPORT ON THE GLOW PHENOMENON ON 25TH Tan. 27th, 1949. CMO. Tokyo Im addition to the previous report on the glow from the Takayama Weather Station, we have received reports also fron the other stations on the same phenomenon, stating as follows: 1. ida Weather Station. Last night, we have observed in this district a phenomenon, probably be a fall of meteor. The following is the report for ite At Tide, at 19h 46m 30s, @ pale glow was observed in the direction of Northeast at an altitude of 35° above the harizm, which moved almost horizontally through north toward west and then disa; red. This glow was as great as one and a half of the moon in @ with considerable brightness, At about 19h 50m, a und was heard end doors trembled. ‘This pheno- menon. have been observed in many places in the district of this station, of which report will be made after investigation. 2. Suwa Weather Stations hy & pale glow like meteor with a sound ‘was observed at Su 1 glow appeared in a distance of a few degree to the north-north-east of Betelguese in the Orion Constel- lation and moved almost to southeast, attaining its maximm brightness at an altitude of about 60° above horizon. It shined with palish white colour, the intensity of which was such. that objects on the ground near the observer were clearly discernible fora manent illuminated by it. ‘Thereafter, it became yellowish in colovr, then yellowish red passing a point in the southwest and at an altitude of about 40°, and finally disappeared. The time elapsed far the above was 3 or ), seconds, About 1 minute thereafter, a sound resembling to a distant thunder was heard, which continued for about 1§ seconds, 3... Nagano Weather Stations At about 19h 50m on January 25th, a phenomenon, probably be @ meteor, with a sound like that of explosion was observed in Many places near this station. According to the observation taken by Yasuc Miyamoto, a member of thisstation, a glow appeared in the direction of easi-south-east: and at a point of mediun altitude above “izon, which moved sending out palish white light toward a point in the direction of west-south-west, where it. disappeared below the horizon. This glow continued about 5 minutes. About 3 minutes thereafter, a sound like that of explosion was heard in the direction of west=south-west.