[blam]

"That huge area of Siberia that was levelled back in the early 1900s was attributed recently to a large meteor detonation. I don't think that they ever found craters or where anything actually hit the ground."

1908 Tunguska Explosion (Reconstructing An Asteroid Impact From Eyewitness Accounts)

Residents of London reported being able to read the newspaper outside at midnight (for 4 days) it was so bright.

Scientists are puzzled by the native reports that they heard the asteroid/meteorite before they saw it.

[RightWhale]

Residents of London reported being able to read the newspaper outside at midnight (for 4 days) it was so bright.

The flash would have lasted a few minutes, so something else would have been the cause of the extended duration bright sky. Perhaps light from a huge forest fire reflecting off atmospheric dust.