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Re: Norton County Witness


Mike - 
    
     Is it possible that the meteorite had split into
2 large pieces?  If these were traveling on parallel 
courses, could the wind have then crossed their
contrails, causing the appearance of figures of 8's? 
Is there another large chunk out there?

                                Best wishes - 
                                      Ed




---Michael Blood  wrote:
>
> Fellow meteoriteophiles,
> 	I received the following email this evening. Thought y'all might
enjoy
> it:               (Best wishes, Michael)
> ---
> (John Doe) wrote:
> >  Michael:
> >  Was surfing tonight and ran into your page meteors 
> for sale.  I live just about 20 miles east of Gretna, Kansas. 
> I had not heard of the fall 12 miles north of Gretna until 
> I saw it on your catalog. However, I witnessed the Norton,
> Kansas fall in Feb. of 1948.  Norton is about 60 miles 
> west of where I live (Smith Center, Kansas).  I was 11 years
> old, and was watching my Mother mop the porch floor.  
> I was setting in the door way of the porch, when we
> heard this terrific explosion, similar to a sonic boom 
> now days.  Ran out side and there in the western sky 
> about 45 degrees up was 5 or 6 figure 8 trails
> > (just like contrails) all intermixed.I will never forget 
> that sight or that sound.
> >  Thought you might be interested.
> (Name withheld here to protect privacy)
> 
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