~3one Lalf (1/2) nastical wile), a sirea: of Light which
soead te havo resulted freq an atenie boszb exolesion
a3 Beene
The vessel's nesition at that tins wes aoproxl-
mately Lat. 12¢53-1/L%. and Lonte 1659250/UIE.
ALoat seven or eight sinutes after the light had been eeen,
a dstonaticn asparertly resulting froa an atoale bomb
explosion was heard and the veasal insediately started
hauling in its linese Shia operation ended at 1039 hours
and tis vassel hesied toward the north ts get ost of the
aYrete
1
lis
&fter O50 houra, “areh 2 the wossel shifted its course
toward the north-west and headed for Yaisn,
it entored
the port of Yaigu at 3590 hoars on March 1h.
IYI.
Cihreunstances of the
le
acclidantie
About Ob12 hours on Parch 1, @ reddish Lrilliant light
was eran in the dircctisn of uestessuthvest of the veasele
The color of this light gradually turned to wi ite-relloyv
and acain beck to red end faded uxaye
2e
No wind rasulting fro. the esplosicn vas felt witnin
tho
mex scven or eight minutcs bub two blasts were heard
in
succession.
4 cloud having the shape of a srisurosa Kos
seen in the cirection were the light was first sean and
this cloud startel
Clouds.
CHIVES
to exsand ecavering the sky with dark