>>Many witnesses described Friday's fireball as being green
or
bluish-green in color (common for a stony meteor), turning to red
near
the end of its flight.<<
I suspect this one did hit the ground somewhere. The reason because
witnesses said it "turned red near the end of it's flight." This is exactly
what I saw in 1993 when a fireball over San Diego, California occurred. This
fireball produced a very loud single "thunderclap" 243 seconds after it
disappeared. At the very end of the meteor's incandescent phase, it turned a
dark red...like a lit cigarette being tossed in the dark. When that winked
out, I was barely able to perceive a dark object continuing the flight
for about a half second. I suspect this may be a characteristic of a meteorite
dropping meteor if carefully observed.
George Zay
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