From: Alan Duniven, Venus, Texas <aduniven [at] htcomp.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 20:18:42 -0600
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I was a witness to the spectacular meteor storm of November 1966 after 
my grandfather called our home around 5am.  My dad, mother, and at least 
two other brothers and I witnessed the spectacular event from the Texas 
Panhandle, near McLean.  We apparently came out at about the peak time 
as approximately 50 meteors per second were radiating from one area of 
the sky at a very high angle.  It appeared much like a sparkler from the 
4th of July except there was a small vacant hole from which they 
radiated out.  Most were small with an occasional stray larger streak 
which did not appear from the same area.  I tried again, hoping for a 
repeat this November 1998 but was disappointed by seeing only a couple 
at different times of the early morning hours.  The 1966 display is one 
I will always remember and am very thankful my grandfather took the time 
to let us know.