[meteorite-list] Fireball streaks over East Coast, with sightings from Canada to D.C. region
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/hundreds-report-seeing-fireball-streak-over-east-coast/2016/10/05/4a2a2f6c-8b09-11e6-bff0-d53f592f176e_story.html Regards! Tom __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Fireball lights up East Coast skies
From Dirk: Breaking News VA NC PA fireball 27FEB2014 http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2014/02/breaking-news-va-nc-pa-fireball-meteor.html From CNN: A dazzling meteor lit up skies Thursday night in at least 10 states, from Ohio to Maryland and all the way down to South Carolina. http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/28/us/east-coast-fireball/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 From Inside NoVa: An apparent fireball streaked through the skies over the Washington area Thursday evening, prompting dozens of reports to the American Meteor Society. http://www.insidenova.com/news/local/northernva/fireball-streaks-through-the-skies-over-northern-virginia/article_734854ea-a016-11e3-abb3-0019bb2963f4.html __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball lights up East Coast skies
Art, List, This was a wide spread event seen over 7 states and VERY bright. Links above give all the info. Greg Redfern NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador Daily Blog Twitter WTOP On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 11:08 AM, Art Jones art.jo...@iscs.com wrote: From Dirk: Breaking News VA NC PA fireball 27FEB2014 http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2014/02/breaking-news-va-nc-pa-fireball-meteor.html From CNN: A dazzling meteor lit up skies Thursday night in at least 10 states, from Ohio to Maryland and all the way down to South Carolina. http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/28/us/east-coast-fireball/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 From Inside NoVa: An apparent fireball streaked through the skies over the Washington area Thursday evening, prompting dozens of reports to the American Meteor Society. http://www.insidenova.com/news/local/northernva/fireball-streaks-through-the-skies-over-northern-virginia/article_734854ea-a016-11e3-abb3-0019bb2963f4.html __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball on the east coast
Hi Darren all, Nice link but I know that fireball anywhere! ;-) That image (http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=41612provider=top) is taken from the Western Australia fireball video that was recorded on December 1st, 2005. See here for the video: http://www.meteorites.com.au/films/ Cheers, Jeff __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball on the east coast
Hi, ... thus dashing our hopes for a NEW good video of a bolide. Since TV News became mere entertainment, it's hopeless. Get me a picture of this train wreck! Chief, we don't have any pictures of this train wreck. Doesn't matter. Get me any picture of any train wreck. Train wrecks all look alike, don't they? Sterling - Original Message - From: Jeff Kuyken [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 2:36 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball on the east coast Hi Darren all, Nice link but I know that fireball anywhere! ;-) That image (http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=41612provider=top) is taken from the Western Australia fireball video that was recorded on December 1st, 2005. See here for the video: http://www.meteorites.com.au/films/ Cheers, Jeff __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball on the east coast
Supposedly real photo this time: http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/breaking_news/16539378.htm http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/stories/wcnc-012507-jmn-ufo.1c3d638c.html http://www.fox21.com/Global/story.asp?S=5987366nav=2KPp __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball on the east coast
Some good quotes here (or quots, as per the article). I'm right in the area
where this was seen. I should stand outside more often.
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/16544728.htm
A bluish green ball traveling at a fast speed'
Observer Staff Report
Reader descriptions of the mysterious lights:
While driving on I-485 last night (between Providence Road Matthews), a
little before 8:00 pm, I saw an eerie greenish blue object soaring through the
sky. It almost looked like it was a flare, but it was the wrong color. It was
kind of creepy. It broke apart into two smaller sections, and it was falling so
fast, I thought it was going to crash. I never saw anything else, but I
definitley saw something last night.
I was standing outside on my balcony and I saw what I thought was a plane then
it flashed green and looked like a plane burning up and then it disappeared. Is
this what others saw?
While standing talking to other parents while our boys were at soccer practice,
we saw the greenish-blue lights in the sky. I thought it was a shooting star
made a wish. Some other parents thought it was an airplane. Even my son, who was
on the soccer field noticed it, and he said he thought it was a shooting star
too.
My wife and children were with me last night, we were driving on Highway 74 in
Gastonia. It was about 7:45 PM, and we were driving to Chic-Fil-A to get dinner
after Church. I glanced out my left window (towards I-85, near Home Depot) and
noticed a large bright green ball, it had the same appearance as an airplane
does when it is flying directly towards you (when the lights are focused), but
it was moving very slowly, and staying relatively the same height, and had a
haze about it (which I guess was caused by the cloud cover). I have seen
meteorites before, and am familiar with how they move, but this light moved very
slowly. My wife and 4 children saw it as well. Wish I had my camera with me at
the time!
My husband and I saw what appeared to be a bluish green ball traveling at a
fast speed last night (Wednesday, January 24) around 8:55 PM. We were sitting at
the traffic light at Wilgrove Mint Hill Road and Albemarle Road. This
intersection is near Wilgrove Airport so we turned and went toward the airport
to see if it was an airplane attempting to land. The light was traveling too
fast and at an awkward angle for a plane to land safely. When were arrived at
the airport about one minute after seeing the light there were not any planes on
the runway. We were not sure what we saw but we are glad to know we were not the
only ones to see it.
{quot}My kids and I were coming home after church last night in the Matthews
area. We did see a greenish like light low in the sky, we really thought a small
plane or helicopter was going to crash at first. This was around 8:00pm. We
watched as it went down, I was even waiting for a crash, but ofcourse there
wasn't one. We didn't 911, but I can't wait to tell the kids when they get home
from school that we weren't the only ones who saw it. Wish we did get a
picture.{quot}
{quot}I am not the type to believe in super-natural phenomenon but I saw
something last night.
While I was driving down Catawba Ave. in Cornelius around 7p.m. last night, I
noticed a really bright light in the sky and it disappeared within seconds. I
assumed that it was a airplane since there are flight paths over our town. This
light seemed brighter than a plane though.{quot}
{quot}My wife and I were leaving our development off of Rocky River rd last
night around 8:00.I looked to the sky and saw a blue/green light.It quickly
disappeared.Both myself and my wife saw it and thought maybe it was some type of
flare.{quot}
{quot}I was on 77 around 8 pm last night and I was just passing under th
overpass for the exit before 85 and I saw a green light that that was dropping
to Earth heading my direction. I saw it for a couple of seconds, and then just
like fireworks, it started to blink and then dissapeared. I saw something very
similar about 3 years ago over the Bi-Lo on Prosperity Church road. It was a
bright green light that just fell to Earth.{quot}
Read tomorrow's Charlotte Observer for more details on this developing story.
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[meteorite-list] Fireball on the east coast
Anyone on the east coast witness a large green fireball falling low on the horizon at approximate. 7:30 EST? It was the largest I've seen in years. Had a smaller companion trailing behind it. Sincerely, Michael Johnson SPACE ROCKS, INC. 932 Hanging Rock Road Boiling Springs, South Carolina 29316-7401 USA http://www.spacerocksinc.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball on the east coast
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:06:21 EST, you wrote: Anyone on the east coast witness a large green fireball falling low on the horizon at approximate. 7:30 EST? It was the largest I've seen in years. Had a smaller companion trailing behind it. No, but I just heard something about it as breaking news on my local news station. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Visible in Tennesse, too. There is a photo (apparently a frame from a video) on this page: http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=41612provider=top __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball rattles the east coast(2001).
Don Merchant wrote: Hi List. I was organizing some old papers and came across an article that brought back memories of something I will never forget. On July 23rd, 2001 (almost 6 years ago) ... Yes, quiet the excitement for a few weeks in a particularly warm summer for Pennsylvania. Several list members worked on this for a while, tracking down witnesses, conducting interviews, collecting photos, coordinating with the State Emergency Action Center, etc. We had a good handle on what needed to be done but lacked the resources to do get it done. While it was widely seen, few people submitted fireball reports. The media was all over impact sites-- sensationalizing crop damage but down right hostile about informing the public where to send eyewitness reports or what to be on the look out for. This east to west, daytime fireball was viewed as far south as Virgina where it was photographed by a car passenger. It was sboth seen and photographed in Ontario. Other than smoke trails no fireball photos surfaced any place closer to the ground track. Satellite tracking info provided by the US Air Force was analyzed and the terminal point was projected over a very rugged steep wooded terrain vicinity of Tioga County/Wellsboro PA--around 8-12 sq miles centered on the Pine Creek Gorge, aka The Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania http://www.visittiogapa.com/grandcanyon.html. A less trekable area of PA doesn't exist! The meteoroid is believed to have bolided somewhere below 20 miles(32km). Some math whiz can do the math: it dropped 50km over a 140km track. I can't locate the velocity estimates, sorry. Keep in mind this was a snapshot measurement by the satellite, not including the detection time, lock on nor the time after the on board sensors ceased tracking. I presume the stated yield of 3000 kiloton was also only the portion of the total output that was measured during the tracking segment. In other words 1.3 BILLION joules were expended in the atmosphere over 88 miles (140 km). So the yield could have been 3-5 times higher than published. Incidentally, this fireball criss-crossed the Peekskill ground track which was west to east. You perceived the fireball headed south. Because in Rochester you were near to a perpendicular (90-100°horizonal angle) to the flight azimuth (line of flight) and seeing it at the termination point , I surmise that you saw it in its steepest vertical down-angle drifting right to left. Be it remembered: On the line of flight, if you are behind the fireball trajectory, it will appear to be rising in the sky. If you are in front/beyond the trajectory it can appear headed down and/or away drifting slightly. It you are in the vicinity of ground zero, it can appear as an almost steady point in the sky. At your vewing location, it could have looked like it was going away--not sure, but it is nice to get another eyewitness account. I saw the flash which lit up a darkened room and many seconds later heard --what then I assumed, was a transformer blowing up. Elton Archives: via Sky Telescope/ Ron NORTHEAST FIREBALL PINPOINTED It now appears that July 23rd's dazzling daylight fireball punched through the atmosphere over central Pennsylvania and may have scattered meteorites over the rugged woodlands of Sproul State Forest. Defense Department satellites tracked the meteoroid's flare for several seconds beginning at 6:19:11 Eastern Daylight Time. The path began over Scranton (75.6 deg. W, 41.5 deg. N) and ended 140 kilometers to the west over the town of Williamsport (77.3 deg. W, 41.3 deg. N), during which it dropped in altitude from 82 to 32 km. Despite occurring in daylight, the meteor was bright enough to be spotted by eyewitnesses from Canada to Virginia. In its final moments the fireball created a deafening sonic boom that shook the ground. Meteor expert Peter Brown (Los Alamos National Laboratory), who is analyzing the satellite records, told Sky Telescope, I can almost guarantee that this object broke up. He says that reconstructing the object's orbit and flight path are proving difficult because the entry velocity is uncertain, though it's probably in the asteroidal range of 17 to 20 km per second. Brown believes that whatever remains of the incoming object probably fell in an elongated pattern up to 30 km long. The meteoroid's size is also still a guess. The satellites' visible and infrared sensors recorded 1.3 billion joules of luminous energy, which corresponds to a kinetic-energy wallop equivalent to 3,000 tons of TNT (one-fifth that of the Hiroshima bomb). Meteoroids in this energy range strike Earth roughly 10 times each year. If it was stony, as most meteorites are, such an object would have weighed 30 to 90 tons and been the size of a car. However, Brown says acoustic and seismic data argue for much less kinetic energy and, in turn, a much smaller object. I'd hoped to have had some meteorites recovered by now, Brown
Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball rattles the east coast.
Hi Don, Great story! Here is more info and news videos: http://archives.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/07/24/fire.ball/ http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast27jul_1.htm Thanks for sharing, Ken Newton IMCA #9632 Don Merchant wrote: Hi List. I was organizing some old papers and came across an article that brought back memories of something I will never forget. On July 23rd, 2001 (almost 6 years ago) I was jet skiing on Lake Ontario by Rochester N.Y. (I have lived here my whole life) I was heading dead east about 1/4 mile off shore. All of a sudden I looked up and see what appears to be a plane (commercial jet) heading due South in FLAMES!!! I thought this at first because the Rochester International Airport is south of Lake Ontario. It of course is daylight out, somewhere around 6 or 7 pm EST. Within several seconds, I then knew this was something very spectacular and very rare. This was something that when I was kid of 8 years old and became hooked on the stars and planets, and asteroids...this was the Holy Grail sort of speak. This was NOT a plane on fire! This was NOT my neighbor launching a frog again in a tiny Estes rocket with a "D" size engine! Most surely this was not Domino's Pizza making a delivery! This was an actual Daylight Fireball! I waited patiently 33 years to see one. I got an eye full! Supposedly a corn field in Lycoming County Pennsylvania was searched as witnesses said flaming debris fell amongst the corn. I read an article on MSN the next day 7/ 24/ 01 What bothered me was that some witnesses outside of N.Y. State saw this fireball descending West!!?? I know what I saw and I paid very careful attention to it and the direction because I knew I may never live to see another. When I first noticed the flames which were green, blue, yellow orange and red... mostly bright yellow and orange, I was heading east and looked straight up ahead about 40-45 degrees and this fireball was BRIGHT!! It was headed due south, if anything the slightest west that I saw. I was able to follow (about 4 to 6 seconds) until it went out of sight but still burning bright!! Does anyone remember this? If so, was anything ever found of this possible fireball turned meteorite? Also...would anyone else like to share their story if they too have seen a daylight meteor/fireball Thank you. Don Merchant __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Fireball rattles the east coast.
Hi List. I was organizing some old papers and came across an article that brought back memories of something I will never forget. On July 23rd, 2001 (almost 6 years ago) I was jet skiing on Lake Ontario by Rochester N.Y. (I have lived here my whole life) I was heading dead east about 1/4 mile off shore. All of a sudden I looked up and see what appears to be a plane (commercial jet) heading due South in FLAMES!!! I thought this at first because the Rochester International Airport is south of Lake Ontario. It of course is daylight out, somewhere around 6 or 7 pm EST. Within several seconds, I then knew this was something very spectacular and very rare. This was something that when I was kid of 8 years old and became hooked on the stars and planets, and asteroids...this was the Holy Grail sort of speak. This was NOT a plane on fire! This was NOT my neighbor launching a frog again in a tiny Estes rocket with a D size engine! Most surely this was not Domino's Pizza making a delivery! This was an actual Daylight Fireball! I waited patiently 33 years to see one. I got an eye full! Supposedly a corn field in Lycoming County Pennsylvania was searched as witnesses said flaming debris fell amongst the corn. I read an article on MSN the next day 7/ 24/ 01 What bothered me was that some witnesses outside of N.Y. State saw this fireball descending West!!?? I know what I saw and I paid very careful attention to it and the direction because I knew I may never live to see another. When I first noticed the flames which were green, blue, yellow orange and red... mostly bright yellow and orange, I was heading east and looked straight up ahead about 40-45 degrees and this fireball was BRIGHT!! It was headed due south, if anything the slightest west that I saw. I was able to follow (about 4 to 6 seconds) until it went out of sight but still burning bright!! Does anyone remember this? If so, was anything ever found of this possible fireball turned meteorite? Also...would anyone else like to share their story if they too have seen a daylight meteor/fireball Thank you. Don Merchant __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
