I've got an astro-referenced report from Utica that suggests it was seen
from a height of about 80 miles down to below 40 miles. I have two
reports of sound, both from the edges of Detroit. One person reported
electrophonic noise, and the other reported sonic booms.
Lots of fragmentation over many miles can also indicate a robust
meteoroid that has made it to a moderately low height and is traveling
in a fairly flat trajectory. From what I can deduce about the velocity
and descent angle, I'd say there's a definite possibility this object
produced meteorites, but it's far from a sure thing. If I were looking,
I'd put the most likely strewn field location in western Lake Erie.
Chris
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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sterling K. Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Ron Baalke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Meteorite Mailing List"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball Seen in Canada, Michigan
Hi,
A ball of light, seething white, had
careered [sic, probably careened]
overhead, spitting out dazzling debris...
"Spitting out dazzling debris" over
many miles suggests that it was a very
weak object and probably ablated away
completely.
The absense of any reports of "booms"
or "explosions" suggests it never made it
down to subsonic speeds.
Sterling K. Webb
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