From C.A. feuchter [at] centurion.flash.net  
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 21:52:00 -0700
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I was living in Alamogordo, New Mexico in November of 1966. I had finished
a Masters degree in astronomy the previous year and was working for the Air
Force. I was fortunate enough to work with Dr. Paul Jose, a professional
astronomer who had seen reports that the Leonids might put on a show that
year. I got up sometime after midnight and saw nothing. I went back to
sleep only to be awakened by Dr. Jose on the telephone about 5 AM. My wife
and I went outside to a spectacle I can never forget. The sky was full of
meteor trails as though a huge but silent fireworks display were underway.
We watched spellbound for 15 or 20 minutes. At one point I tried to count
the trails, but I was unable to keep up. There were more than 10,000 per
hour. It had to be the most remarkable natural phenomenon I've ever witnessed.