* Astronomy

A mass of 4.74 kg was observed to fall on April 7, 1904, at 6:35 a.m. near the village of Okano. This is near Sasayama and 40 km north of Kobe. A noise resembling a distant cannon was heard there. A teacher who observed the fall from a point 30 km north of the impact reported:

"On the northwestern sky, at an altitude of about 70°, there suddenly appeared a white-glowing mass. From its tail I saw fused drops fall off. The light phenomenon lasted 1-2 seconds and then disappeared on the south-eastern sky, but the white trail of smoke could be distinguished for another eight minutes. Some minutes after the disappearance (of the light) a loud noise like a thunderclap was heard, and this continued for about a minute."

The iron was located in a small forest by a farmer who saw it fall. It was recovered immediately from an 80 em deep hole in clay.

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