Re: [meteorite-list] Fiery, Smoking Object Crashes in Iran
Well, I wouldn't describe Sikhote-Alin as a smoking object exactly. More of a low altitude fragmentation of a massive object. If something like that happened in Iran, it would be pretty obvious. Clearly, plenty of falls have been preceded by witnessed fireballs that produced smoke trails. The informed source was obviously incorrect if this sort of smoking is what he had in mind. But if the report was a meteor that smoked to the ground, and was on fire- well, I'd have to agree that it's very, very unlikely a meteor was involved. I couldn't really tell from the report what was being described. Chris * Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com - Original Message - From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite Mailing List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 5:38 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fiery, Smoking Object Crashes in Iran Meantime, an informed source told that the object has been on fire and there has been thick smoke coming out of it prior to the crash, concluding that the object couldn't have been a meteor as meteors do not smoke. I guess this informed source never heard of the Sikhote-Alin fall. Ron Baalke __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Fiery, Smoking Object Crashes in Iran
http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_20107.shtml UFO Crash in Central Iran Iran News January 10, 2007 An Unidentified Flying Object crashed in Barez Mounts in the central province of Kerman Wednesday morning. Deputy Governor General of Kerman province Abulghassem Nasrollahi told that the crash which was followed by an explosion and a thick spiral of smoke has caused no casualties or damage to properties. He further denied earlier reports that the explosion has been the result of a plane or chopper crash, reminding that all the passing aircrafts have been reported as sound and safe. The official further stated that investigations are underway by police and other relevant authorities in this regard. While other reports spoke of meteors, Nasrollahi said there were no conclusive witnesses in this regard but he did not dismiss the possibility that the crash has been caused by a meteor. Eye-witnesses assure that the explosion has been caused as a result of the crash of a radiant unidentified flying object onto the ground. Meantime, an informed source told that the object has been on fire and there has been thick smoke coming out of it prior to the crash, concluding that the object couldn't have been a meteor as meteors do not smoke. The source also said that the crash has been witnessed by people in several cities, and mentioned that the rendezvous point is located 100 kilometers from the provincial capital city of Kerman. He said that people in the city of Rafsanjan also reported to have witnessed a similar incident several days ago. Similar crash incidents have been witnessed frequently during the last year all across Iran, and officials believe that the objects could be spy planes or a hi-tech espionage device. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Fiery, Smoking Object Crashes in Iran
Meantime, an informed source told that the object has been on fire and there has been thick smoke coming out of it prior to the crash, concluding that the object couldn't have been a meteor as meteors do not smoke. I guess this informed source never heard of the Sikhote-Alin fall. Ron Baalke __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
