Sonny, A good question. I can't speak to the Wheststone event, but with Park Forest there were sonic booms reported by many in the area.
Best, Steve Steve Witt IMCA #9020 http://imca.cc/ --- On Tue, 3/29/11, wahlpe...@aol.com <wahlpe...@aol.com> wrote: > From: wahlpe...@aol.com <wahlpe...@aol.com> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Fireball question / sonic boom > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 8:34 AM > Hi List, > > It seems like there have been many fireball sightings in > the past few months but no material being found on the > ground, as in the recent Oklahoma event. I was wondering if > the absence of a sonic boom has anything to do with it. > Does a sonic boom or explosion have to be present for a > major meteorite producing event? Could there still be a few > meteorites on the ground with no sonic boom? With Buzzard > Coulee, Mifflin, Ash Creek these events all produced > meteorites and sonic booms were heard by the locals. Does > anyone know if there were sonic booms associated with the > Park Forest and Whetstone events? > > Thanks, > Sonny > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list