Here's a police dashboard cam of the object on CNN: http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c3#/video/us/2012/02/02/texas-meteor-dashcam.cnn
-Yinan On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 1:55 AM, Robert Verish <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with Rob Matson: > > West-to-east, long-lasting, slow-moving fireball" sounds like the description > for a re-entry of man-made space-debris event. > > Is it more than a coincidence that the Columbia Shuttle accident was 9 years > ago to the day, AND that the path of the fireball was very close to that > Shuttle's last flight path? > > This fireball is a fitting tribute to the crew of the Columbia, or at least a > reminder, lest we forget... > > Bob V. > > > --- On Wed, 2/1/12, Mike Hankey <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From: Mike Hankey <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AMS Witness Reports & Map for 2/1/2012 Texas >> Fireball >> To: "meteoritelist" <[email protected]>, "Global Meteor >> Observing Forum" <[email protected]> >> Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 10:36 PM >> here's another allsky camera. so that >> should be 3 total by now: James, >> Bill and this one. >> >> http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/unusual/strange-object-lights-up-dallas-sky-020112 >> >> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 11:34 PM, Mike Hankey <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Observers & Meteorite Hunters, >> > >> > The American Meteor Society has received over 70+ >> witness reports in >> > the last 3.5 hours related to the TX event. >> > >> > You can view the reports and a map of all of the plots >> here: >> > >> > http://www.amsmeteors.org/2012/02/large-fireball-event-over-central-texas-212012-2000-cst/ >> > >> > Looks like the activity is centered around Wills Point >> TX. >> > >> > Enjoy, >> > >> > Mike Hankey >> > Freeland MD >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
