Hello List, If you don't have a copy of "The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites" by O. Richard Norton, I strongly suggest putting it on your Christmas wish list, you won't regret it. The second chapter describes the fireball phenomena and mentions Electrophonic sounds.
Living in central New Hampshire, I can recall back in the late 60's (and no, I wasn't high... at the time) hearing quite a loud sizzling / crackling noise as I was standing near a utility pole one late summer afternoon. My first reaction was to look for an arc over on an insulator but instead I witnessed a very large, bright yellow green fireball about 20 degrees from the horizon moving from West to East. No sonic booms and no smoke / debris trail that I can remember. I guesstimate 12 to 18 seconds of horizontal flight, then the noise and fireball disappeared at the same time. I now understand why I was able to watch and hear the fireball simultaneously ... Electrophonic sounds... radio waves converted into sound via the wires / utility pole, thank you Mr. Norton. I'm guessing but think this was a sizable mass at quite some distance that just skipped in then out. Over Boston maybe??? Have done some research but with little luck. Any "old people" ( high or not, I'm not particular) out there remember such an event? Point me towards a data base? Best wishes to all, Mike Gallant ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
