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RE: (meteorobs) Fwd: Have Meteorite, Now Looking for the Fireball

Hello George,

Thanks for going to the trouble to compile all this data.  The sightings
that you number as 13) 14) & 15), I have personnally obtained eyewitness
accounts, but my estimate of their flight paths don't match the
orientation of this strewn field.  I'm interested in your personal
sighting, #8), because it was travelling north, but did this go over the
horizon, or is this your sighting in which you witnessed "dark flight"
prior to the sonic boom, in which case you would be correct, it would be
closer to Palomar than Barstow.

For all your efforts, I'm appreciative, and I'll keep you posted of any
findings.
Bo*

> -----Original Message-----
> From: GeoZay@aol.com [mailto:GeoZay@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 4:32 PM
> To: meteorobs@jovian.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Fwd: Have Meteorite, Now Looking for the
> Fireball
>
>
>
>
> Bo<< Usually we chase fireballs . . . large enough and traveled like the
>  long-trending Peekskill Fireball,
>  >it could have been witnessed from San Bernardino, Riverside, or even
>  >Oceanside!
>  >
>  >Aside from going through the archives of 30 years worth of San
>  >Bernardino Co. newspapers, how could I go about researching this?
>  >
>  >Suggestions please,
>  >Bo*
>   >>
> -------------
> Bo,
> I just went thru my FIDAC News reports of various fireballs reported to them
> from Jan 1993 thru 1997. Based on the reported magnitude, general location of
> the report  made, lack of terminal bursts and relatively slow speeds, and
> apparently not part of a cometary meteor shower, the following are some
> fireballs that might be of interest to you. I didn't take the time to figure
> out which direction they were traveling all that closely. You will have to
> pick out the possibilities yourself.
>
> 1)  Sept 12, 1994 at 20h 22 UT - Magnitude -14; Tempe, Arizona;  Begin: RA
> 170deg,  Dec +43
> End: RA 158 deg, Dec +02
>
> 2)  Sept 9, 1994 at 13h15m UT - Loud Boom; magnitude not given, but obviously
> over -10; fireball visible from bakersfield, calif and Reno, Nevada. lasted
> for about 30 seconds.
>
> 3) March 7, 1994 at 1h 22 UT magnitude -12 from phoenix, arizona. Fragmented
> into 3 pieces.
>
> 4) jan 19, 1994 at 6h30 UT; Magnitude -12; from Chico, Calif; fragmented into
> several pieces.
>
> 5) Jan 12, 1994 at 6h30; magnitude -12; from Alameda, Calif;
>
> 6) Apr 22, 1993 at 2h 34 UT from San Diego, Calif; magnitude -8 or brighter
> (near sunset);
>
> 7) march 3, 1993 over San Francisco, Ca;
>
> 8) Dec 13, 1992 over San Diego, Ca; -15 magnitude; Witnessed by me; Sonic
> boom heard; Rough guess that a meteorite probably landed somewhere in the
> vicinity of Mt. Palomar.
>
> 9) Oct 4, 1997 at 8h30 UT over Grapevine, Calif; -14 magniutde;  4 pieces.
>
> 10)  June 17, 1997 at 4h15 UT over Laguna Beach, Calif. -14 magnitude;
> Begin: RA 196deg, Dec +19; End: RA 211 deg, Dec -56
>
> 11) June 24, 1997 at 2h10 UT over El Portal, Calif; 30 second duration
>
> 12) Jul 8, 1997 at 10h 10UT over Descanso, Calif. -12 magnitude. Begin: RA
> 301deg, Dec =05; End: RA 307deg, Dec +11
>
> 13) april 15, 1996 at 12h11 UT over Santa Cruz, Calif. -12 magnitude. Begin
> RA 213deg Dec +25; End: RA 316deg, Dec +25
>
> 14) Dec 27, 1994 at about 20h17m UT. Seen from Redding and San Francisco,
> Calif to Palm Springs/Riverside, Calif area. From Palm Springs it was
> traveling north. many people insisted that it landed very close to them :o).
> Sonic booms heard 30 to 40 miles east of Bishop, Calif.
>
> 15) Dec 27, 1994 at about 4h15m UT over CAmpbell, Calif. -10 magnitude; 2
> pieces, traveling very slow and lasting 7 seconds.
>
> Well, that's all I can find in FIDACs publication during that period. No
> doubt there were other fireballs seen during then, but these are the one's
> that got submitted to IMO. I hope this helps some?
> George Zay
>
>



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