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Fireball Observed Over Florida


      Heavenly fireball puzzles Volusia County residents
      November 12, 1999

      DELAND, Fla. (AP) - A blue ball of fire that streaked across
      the sky above Volusia County has residents wondering whether
      the sight was something out of this world.

      Clint Jones, who caught a glimpse of the hurling mass over
      DeLand Tuesday night, is betting on a UFO.

      ''I believe it's possible,'' Jones said from his home on the
      St. Johns River. ''I know they exist.''

      Police scanners indicated a number of residents saw the blue
      ball.

      At 9:16 p.m., one anonymous caller told the Volusia County
      Sheriff's Office he saw a fireball pass over the intersection
      of Clyde Morris and LPGA boulevards. It was headed for Ormond
      Beach.

      Sheriff's deputies, along with Daytona Beach police officers
      and a sheriff's helicopter, searched for more than an hour.
      They found nothing.

      The National Weather Service in Melbourne reported no unusual
      activity Tuesday night. Officials at the Federal Aviation
      Administration tower in Daytona Beach and the FAA Regional
      Office in Atlanta said they saw nothing out of the ordinary.

      ''If a pilot would have seen it, they would have reported it,''
      FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said.

      Roger Hoefer, curator of astronomy at the Museum of Arts and
      Sciences in Daytona Beach, speculated that people may have seen
      a Bolide meteor. Bolide meteors appear to be falling, when in
      reality, they're simply crossing the horizon.

      ''This was not falling,'' Hoefer said. ''It was still moving in
      its orbital path.''

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