http://www.zwire.com/news/newsstory.cfm?newsid=3561007&title=Fire%20on%20the%20mountain,%20missiles%20in%20the%20air&BRD=1190&PAG=461&CATNAME=Top%20Stories&CATEGORYID=410 Fire on the mountain, missiles in the air Alamosa Valley Courier March 16, 2002 DEL NORTE - Rio Grande County Sheriff's officers and Search and Rescue volunteers searched the area around Frisco Creek, Rock Creek and Dog Mountain, Friday night, attempting to locate what several citizens called in to report as a large fireball seen falling to ground in that vicinity. Late in the evening, NORAD (North American Air Defense Command) confirmed there had been a missile launch out of Vandenburg Air Force Base in New Mexico. The reports started coming in about 7:47 p.m., according to RGSO Cpl. Steve Trujillo. He said the first report was of "lights in the sky, followed by an explosion with smoke," southwest of Del Norte. A check with the Federal Aviation Administration by Trujillo reported no large planes missing, with the only possible small plane down being in the Colorado Springs area. Trujillo alerted Sheriff Desi Medina to the continuing reports, and Medina had him alert Search & Rescue at 8:10 p.m. By 10 p.m., RGSO was scouring the area from Rock Creek and Frisco Creek, Pinos Creek to Beaver Creek, with Search & Rescue sweeping Lime Kiln Road with "beeper detectors," designed to locate emergency aircraft beacons. Trujillo said about 15 calls had been received about the phenomena by RGSO, and another dozen or more by the Colorado State Patrol dispatch in Alamosa. It was about 10:15 p.m. when Trujillo received confirmation from NORAD of the missile launch, and all units were told to stand down from the search. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
