Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v1.c5.36

v1.c5.36

After a short while, the reddish disc of the moon is seen making its appearance which is indeed a most delightful sight of the night. As the moon slowly rises higher up in the sky, it spreads its most enchanting light on the earth, and a number of stars fade out one by one in the brilliancy of that light. While we are thus feasting our eyes, we may perhaps see a sudden flash of light and some star may appear to drop down from the sky. Sometimes we may be startled to see half a dozen such stars, small or large, dropping down from the heavens within a short interval of time.