Greetings
We have examined archived radar data from the Casa Grande, AZ fireball
of 07 June 1998 and located signatures of a meteorite fall from that event. We
would like to publicly thank Rob Ward for sharing his eyewitness accounts,
providing us a starting point from which we identified radar signatures. Three
meteorites have been found over the past week, and the size of this event
suggests that many more are out there.
We have to include a warning - THE FALL AREA IS A DANGEROUS SITE. This
area is heavily traveled by both human and drug smugglers, and there have been
recent incidents of violence in the area. A body was also found in the strewn
field. Local law enforcement travel through the area only in armed groups.
CAMPING IS NOT RECOMMENDED, as considerable smuggling activity occurs at night.
If you're going to search this area, we recommend that you search in groups,
let the local BLM office know that you're in the area, and take adequate
self-defense precautions. Galactic Analytics LLC is not liable for death,
injury, or material loss you may incur during your search.
We strongly recommend that you read this post before searching in the
area:
http://www.nevadameteorites.com/nevadameteorites/New_AZ_Meteorite_Sonny_Clary.html
An analysis of radar signatures is now "up" on the Galactic Analytics
website:
http://www.galacticanalytics.com/az-casa-grande-fireball-of-08-jun-1998/
Cheers,
Marc Fries
Galactic Analytics LLC
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