No thanks, too far, too scary there for me. Cival Wars are not my idea of a good time. Mike Farmer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tettenborn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ron Baalke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Meteorite Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 6:32 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall In Uganda?
> Mike Farmer should be rested up by now. He has been home a whole week! Go > for it Mike. > > ;>) > > Mike Tettenborn > Owen Sound, Ontario > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron Baalke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Meteorite Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 12:57 PM > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall In Uganda? > > > > > > > > > http://www.newvision.co.ug/detail.php?subCatId=7&subCatName=National&story=3 > 7942 > > > > Meteorites sighted in the West > > By Emmanuel Mulondo > > The New Vision (Uganda) > > April 3, 2002 > > > > TONGUES of fire flew across the dark skies of Kabarole, Mubende, > Bundibugyo, > > Kyenjojo and Kamwenge districts in western Uganda on Wednesday night. > > Residents were filled with fear as eight glowing objects flew across the > > skies. > > > > Some thought the objects that left brilliant trails of light behind them, > > were missiles fired from the Democratic Republic of Congo. > > Residents of Fort Portal town saw the objects flying south-eastwards, > before > > disappearing below the horizon within a few minutes. > > Scared soldiers of the Rwenzori Alpine Brigade fired into the air hoping > to > > shoot them down. > > > > Wildlife officials in Kabarole said the glowing objects were seen falling > in > > the forests between Mubende, Kyenjojo and Kamwenge. > > Forensic experts from Kabamba Military Barracks and meteorology officials > > rushed to the scene on Thursday [March 28]. > > > > The UPDF spokesman, Major Shaban Bantariza, on Thursday said the army had > > confirmed that the objects called meteorites, were rocks falling onto the > > earth from the outer space. > > > > Similar objects landed on the Rwenzori mountains in 1982 and in Mbale in > > 1995. Scientists say thousands of meteorites land on earth every year. > > However, the majority are not recorded because they fall into seas or > remote > > areas. > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
