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El Paso Fireball Detection by DoD Satellite

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Subject: El Paso Fireball Detection by DoD Satellite
From: GeoZay@aol.com
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 12:33:52 -0400 (EDT)
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Below information I got off Peter's website that pertains to the Oct 9
fireball near El Paso Texas.
George Zay
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>>Fireball Detection

On 9 October 1997,  sensors aboard DOD satellites detected the impact of a 
meteoroid at 18:47:15 UTC near El Paso, Texas.
The object detonated at an altitude of 36 km at 31.8 degrees North Latitude, 
 106.1 degrees West Longitude.
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