Make this more neutral: shortly before this annexation, the great sign in the sky seemingly happened on jan. 25, 1938, as reported in the ny times of that day, above the fold, beneath the headline, "aurora borealis startles europe; people flee in fear, call firemen."
shortly before this annexation, the great sign in the sky allegedly happened on jan. 25, 1938, as reported in the ny times of that day, above the fold, beneath the headline, "aurora borealis startles europe; people flee in fear, call firemen."