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George Zay
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The following press announcement was released on 22 April by the USAir
Force Technical Applications Centre (AFTAC) Office of Public Affairs.
The release relates to satellite observations of recent impact events
detected in the atmosphere by optical and infrared sensors aboard DoD
satellites.
DOD 98-001 (April 22, 1998)
Fireball Detection
On 9 December 1997, sensors aboard DOD satellites detected the impact
of a meteoroid at 08:15:55 UTC roughly midway between Nuuk and
Qaqortoq, Greenland. The object broke into at least 4 pieces. One
piece detonated at an altitude of about 46 km at 62.9 degrees North
Latitude, 50.9 degrees West Longitude. The remaining 3 pieces
detonated in close proximity to one another at altitudes between 28
km, at 62.9 degrees North Latitude, 50.1 degrees West Longitude and
25 km at 62.9 degrees North Latitude, 50.0 degrees West Longitude.
Fireball Detection
On 11 January 1998, sensors aboard DOD satellites detected the impact
of a meteoroid at 07:11:13 UTC roughly midway between Denver and Grand
Junction, Colorado. The object was detected at 39.4 degrees North
Latitude, 106.4 degrees West Longitude.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SATELLITE BOLIDE RELEASE AND ALL PREVIOUS SUCH
RELEASES CAN BE FOUND ON THE WWW AT
http://phobos.astro.uwo.ca/~pbrown/usaf.html
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