Maryville, TN, USA 1983, Bolide 1-2 kg single well rounded stone(H5?) recovered
Yes to the report of the bolide,
Yes to the sonic boom.
Possible as to echo from distant ridges12-18 miles away.
Angle of decent was apparently vertical from the observer's perspective (3-5 miles southwest of ground zero), Duration of the fireball once detected was under 2 seconds.
Sunburn: almost (wink)
The fall occured near 4am local and the combined vectors produced a VERY fast moving, fiery, smoky, and noisy entry. Smoke columnextended from 3-4 miles above the ground(800ft asl) to as far as the "neked" eye could see. (Now I know how Jack felt contemplating the bean stalk).
Elton
Jeff Kuyken wrote:
G'day List,
I am curious if anyone knows of recovered meteorites which have had sonic booms heard/felt during their fall. Is this something which just depends on velocity or do other factors such as type, angle of descent, height above sea level, etc also have an influence?
Thanks in advance,
Jeff Kuyken I.M.C.A. #3085 www.meteorites.com.au
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