| Date: | May 21, 1882 |
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| Time: | 11:00 a.m. |
| Place: | Atchison, Kansas |
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A curious phenomenon appeared in the heavens in a southeast direction this morning at 11 o'clock, being a small cloud showing all the colors of the rainbow, the sky around it being perfectly clear. [ate1] |
Insufficient information.
Meteorological or balloon or flying saucer.
| Type of report: | Local newspaper. |
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| Number of witnesses: | Not indicated. |
| Number of named witnesses: | 0. |
| Witnesses occupations: | Not indicated. |
| Type of location: | Not indicated. |
| Coordinates: | Lat. 39.56 N, Long. 95.13 W |
| Coordinates precision: | 20 kilometers. |
| Description of "UFO": | Cloud with all the colours. |
| Description of "manoeuvers": | Not indicated. |
| Reactions: | Amazement. |
| Occupants: | None. |
| Occupants keywords: | N/A. |
| Communication: | N/A. |
| Language: | N/A. |
| Content: | N/A. |
| Daylight/nocturnal: | Daylight. |
| Weather: | Totally clear sky. |
| Observation devices: | Not indicated. |
| Strangeness: | Middle. |
| Reliability: | Middle. |
| Explanation(s) at the time: | Strange cloud. |
