Yeah I doubt the object is a meteorite either. But it does pose the
question. What the heck is it?!
My guess is space debris from a satellite or possible some industrial
accident, or possibly even from passing a plane. The object in the
photos does appear to have been heated some way though. I'm leaning
toward space debris.
It obviously crashed through the windshield and the dashboard. I don't
know about the heat thing reported in the article though. That seems a
bit off if you ask me.
Eric
Darryl Pitt wrote:
I offered $10K for the first kilo of "Westchester"
It is extremely doubtful the object that hit the car is a meteorite.
Best/ d,
On Mar 12, 2009, at 12:06 PM, Eric Wichman wrote:
What?! A meteorite or space debris?
"..A meteorite may have been what smashed into the windshield of a
Cottonwood couple's sport utility vehicle late last month, destroying
much of the dashboard and melting some of the glass..."
http://www.redding.com/news/2009/mar/12/unidentified-object-from-sky-destroys-car-in/
The photos of the supposed "meteorite" look like debris of some sort.
Not like any meteorite I've ever seen.
Could it be a piece of Satellite, and who was the collector offering
$10K for the "meteorite"?
Hmm....
Regards,
Eric Wichman
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