From rowlf@... Wed Apr 05 16:31:37 2006 Return-Path: X-Sender: rowlf@... X-Apparently-To: mysterylights@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 10557 invoked from network); 5 Apr 2006 23:31:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.172) by m35.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 5 Apr 2006 23:31:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO linda-1.paradise.net.nz) (203.96.152.180) by mta4.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 5 Apr 2006 23:31:37 -0000 Received: from smtp-2.paradise.net.nz (tclsnelb1-src-1.paradise.net.nz [203.96.152.172]) by linda-1.paradise.net.nz (Paradise.net.nz) with ESMTP id <0IX900M0RW098E@...> for mysterylights@yahoogroups.com; Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:31:23 +1200 (NZST) Received: from paradise.net.nz (210-246-16-109.paradise.net.nz [210.246.16.109]) by smtp-2.paradise.net.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A75932DF13 for ; Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:30:43 +1200 (NZST) Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:35:12 +1200 To: mysterylights@yahoogroups.com Message-id: <44345430.C8B3349D@...> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.73 [en] (Win95; I) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Accept-Language: en References: X-Originating-IP: 203.96.152.180 X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:12:0:0 From: Peter Hassall Subject: Re: Re: Getting Back X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=2153689; y=3gcTqmFOWPqy7R_edaoTi1_QbOo7x6hPeIpFiS6M3Iv2sh4 X-Yahoo-Profile: hassle72 sean_b_palmer wrote: > > I am (slowly, but surely) compiling a database of reports > > of meteors, ball lightnings, etc. near ships. > > Ooh, cool. What are you planning to do with this database? Is it > online anywhere, or is it going towards research for some book or > other project? I eventually want to use it as a basis for a magazine article and then (with the permission of the other researchers) put the complete databas eon the WWW. > > Thus I was delighted to find the old case at your site. > > The old case? To which case do you refer? Got specifics? It was this one from 1867: http://inamidst.com/lights/notes An Instance of Ball Lightning at Sea. By Robert Seyboth, U.S. Weather Bureau. Cheers, Peter -- Peter Hassall: Stunt Performer Fight Choreographer Site: http://www.stuntman.co.nz Email: stunts@... Mobile: 021-167-1837 Post: PO Box 27432, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND