"At about 12:45, I observed a flash of light in
the sky just above that steamer. I thought
nothing of it
as there were several shooting stars about, the night being fine and
clear
with light
airs and calms."..."I saw the last of the rockets as near as I can say
about
1.40."..."At about 3.20, just before half-past three,
as near as I can approximate,
Gibson reported to me he had seen a white
light in the sky to the southward of us,
just about on the port beam." - 2nd Officer
Herbert Stone, SS Californian.