A Spanish Archival Account of a Dawn Bolide over La Calahorra on 1768 September 18 and Its Temporal Proximity to the Lucé Meteorite Fall
Abstract
Abstract Attention is drawn to an eighteenth-century Spanish archival record describing a conspicuous atmospheric phenomenon observed from La Calahorra (Granada, Spain) at dawn on 1768 September 18. The narrative is consistent with a bright bolide showing persistent trains, fragmentation, and delayed acoustics, with a reported duration of about 6 minutes. Its value lies in providing a dated, localized Iberian eyewitness account that merits explicit cross-reference in historical discussions of the Lucé (France) meteorite fall of 1768 September 13 and of late-September 1768 European meteoric activity, without implying a common physical origin.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Astro and Planetary Science
History and Developments in Astronomy
Historical Astronomy and Related Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Research Notes of the AAS
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 45–45
- Publication date
- 5 March 2026
- Language
- EN