title: Proposed Explanation of Luminous Particles Observed in Glenn Orbital Flight.
abstract: It is proposed that the luminous particles observed by John Glenn in his orbital flight are condensed nitrogen and possibly oxygen. Irradiation by the sun would produce excited trapped radicals, which would radiate in ways consistent with the observed behavior of the particles.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Herzfeld