In an Issue of the Scientific American magazine, published on December 18, 1886, in a section titled "Curious Phenomenon in Venezuela," a letter, dated November 17, 1886, from Warner Cowgill of the U.S. Consulate in Maracaibo, Venezuela, describes a sighting of a "dazzling light" that caused environmental effects and injuries to a family of nine. Below are the contents of this letter: - To the Editor of the Scientific American: The following brief account of a recent strange meteorological oc...