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A ball of fire from sky sparks panic DH News Service September 27, 2003 BHUBANESWAR - Panic gripped many north and coastal Orissa districts this evening after people witnessed a huge ball of fire falling from the sky. Two houses were reportedly gutted in north Orissa's Mayurbhanj district as parts of the fireball fell on them. There were no reports of anybody being injured. In many areas in north and coastal Orissa districts such as Kendrapara and Cuttack people came out of their houses as a burning meteoroid-like object dazzled the sky. "The light was so bright that it looked like day time," said an eyewitness in Baripada. "The whole sky remained illuminated for a few minutes," said a resident of Cuttack city. At several places in Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara district, people heard a loud bang along with the bright light. An unconfirmed report said a stone with magnetic power was found on the rooftop of a house in Jagatsinghpur town soon after the fireball crossed the area. Residents in many parts of Bhubaneswar also saw the fireball in the sky. People from different parts of the city including journalists rushed to Sahid Nagar area of the capital after rumours did the rounds that parts of the burning flying object had fallen in the backyard of a private residence. Policemen who rushed to the spot cordoned off the area. However, the object turned out to be parts of a remote control plane used by NCC cadets which had fallen nearly 15 minutes before the fire ball appeared in the sky. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
