On May 15, 1879, on a clear night, the captain of the H.M.S.Vulture
recorded an extraordinary phenomenon called the "Wheels of light", which
was observed in the Persian Gulf:
"I noticed luminous waves or pulsations in the water, moving at great
speed and passing under the ship from the south-south-west. On looking
towards the east, the appearance was that of a revolving wheel with
center