I think it's extremely unlikely that this was a natural object. The location, velocity, and time(http://www.cloudbait.com/science/fireball20070104.html) are precisely as expected for the 29679 SL-4 rocket body. Also, if you've seen the video caught by news helicopters, this really looks nothing like a normal meteor. It is fragmenting into hundreds, maybe thousands of pieces- as you would expect for a highly inhomogeneous object. This is fragmenting far more than you see even in meteors with shallow paths that break apart (Peekskill, our Colorado Oct 1 event, etc).
There is a report of debris on the ground in Wyoming; it will be interesting to see if that gets confirmed. Chris ***************************************** Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "drtanuki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 1:18 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] some Japanese researchers question US Colorado fall > Dear List, > The is some word filtering through the Japanese > network that the Colorado fall may or may NOT have > been rocket debris and there is still a chance that it > may be a meteorite. Sorry I cannot go into detail > because of the nature of the network. > So, if I were in Colorado I would pack my bags and > head to out. Best in recovery, Dirk...Tokyo ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
