W.T.P.I.S. UFOLOGY and Planet-X Research

  As I was returning home from the Royal Society to Westminster
on  Tuesday,  Dec.  16,  1742  h.  8.  40'   p. m.   being about the
Middle of the Parade in St. James's Park, I saw a Light arise from
behind the Trees and Houses in the S. by W. Point, which I took
at first for a large Sky-Rocket ; but when it had risen to the Height
of about 20 Degrees, it took a Motion nearly parallel to the Hori-
zon, but waved in this manner,

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and went on to the N. by E. .Point over the Houses.   It seemed
to be very near, that  I  thought  it  passed over Queen's Square,
the Island in the Park, cross the Canal, and I lost sight of it over
the Haymarshes.  Its Motion was so very slow that I had it above
half a minute in view; and therefore had Time enough to contemplate
its Appearance fully, which was what is seen in the annexed figure,

A seemed to be a light Flame, turning backwards from the Resist
-ance the Air made to it.    B B a bright fire like burning charcoal,
inclosed as it were in an open Case, of which the Frame CCC was
quite opaque, like Bands of Iron.   At D issued forth a Train or
Tail of light Flame, more bright at D, and glowing gradually 
fainter at E, so as to be transparent more than half its length.
The Head seemed about half a Degree in Diameter, the Tail next 3 
Degrees in length, and above one Eighth of a Degree in Thickness.
C.M.