http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1144834
Fireball seen over Calgary
Canwest News Service
Published: Monday, January 05, 2009
CALGARY -- A fireball reportedly lit up the early morning sky south of Calgary
early Monday.
The Canadian Fireball Reporting Centre received about a dozen reports of a
meteorite falling to earth at about 5:45 a.m. but the hazy conditions have made
it difficult to verify.
"I don't know how anyone saw it. There were a lot of clouds up there," said the
University of Calgary's meteorite expert, Alan Hildebrand. "But it's possible
there was a hole in the clouds that allowed them to see it. It's happened
before."
It could've been a meteorite or possibly falling debris from a meteor shower,
said Hildebrand.
"I haven't spoken to any witnesses myself yet," he said. "I'm not even sure
exactly where it was."
On Nov. 20, a bright flash lit up the sky, visible from Alberta to Manitoba.
So far, researchers have found more than 100 pieces of that meteorite, strewn
over a 21-square-kilometre area of Saskatchewan just east of the Alberta
border. Scientists were able to narrow down an impact zone because the
trajectory of the fireball was caught on multiple security cameras. Hildebrand
has estimated that over 10,000 pieces may have fallen to the ground that night.
Hildebrand said that Canadian Fireball Reporting Centre receives about 70
reports of sightings each year.
Calgary Herald
Canwest News Service
Published: Monday, January 05, 2009
CALGARY -- A fireball reportedly lit up the early morning sky south of Calgary
early Monday.
The Canadian Fireball Reporting Centre received about a dozen reports of a
meteorite falling to earth at about 5:45 a.m. but the hazy conditions have made
it difficult to verify.
"I don't know how anyone saw it. There were a lot of clouds up there," said the
University of Calgary's meteorite expert, Alan Hildebrand. "But it's possible
there was a hole in the clouds that allowed them to see it. It's happened
before."
It could've been a meteorite or possibly falling debris from a meteor shower,
said Hildebrand.
"I haven't spoken to any witnesses myself yet," he said. "I'm not even sure
exactly where it was."
On Nov. 20, a bright flash lit up the sky, visible from Alberta to Manitoba.
So far, researchers have found more than 100 pieces of that meteorite, strewn
over a 21-square-kilometre area of Saskatchewan just east of the Alberta
border. Scientists were able to narrow down an impact zone because the
trajectory of the fireball was caught on multiple security cameras. Hildebrand
has estimated that over 10,000 pieces may have fallen to the ground that night.
Hildebrand said that Canadian Fireball Reporting Centre receives about 70
reports of sightings each year.
Calgary Herald
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