[meteorite-list] Meteor Spotted In Southern Colorado Sky

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:06:15 2004
Message-ID: <200211131737.JAA02609_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/den/news/stories/news-178301420021113-071120.html

Meteor Spotted In Southern Colorado Sky
TheDenverChannel.com
November 13, 2002

DENVER -- Another meteor was spotted in Colorado's skies Monday night.

7NEWS received numerous calls from Southern Colorado residents
who said that they spotted a white light flashing across the night sky
around 5:12 p.m.

Motorists said that they saw the bright flash as they were driving
south on Interstate 25.

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science confirmed it was a meteor
and are investigating. Scientists believed it hit somewhere around
Pueblo or possibly New Mexico.

7NEWS is always interested in hearing from anybody who may have
seen the meteor -- especially if you have pictures or video. You can send
pictures to newstips_at_TheDenverChannel.com.

And if you missed it, not to worry. The Leonid Meteor Showers will be
at its peak in Colorado at 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19. It is unknown
if this meteor may be related to that shower.

One viewer described the latest meteor as "bright, neon-green color,
like new grass." Steve Ipsen compared it to the bright meteor
seen just a month ago and said that they both seemed to have landed
very close.

In early October, Colorado residents spotted two bright meteors in two
days at nearly the same time. One was spotted Oct. 7 traveling toward
New Mexico. It was described as blue-green with a yellowish tail.
The meteor on Oct . 6 may have exploded 10 to 20 miles above
eastern Utah or western Colorado, according to invesigators at the Denver
Museum of Nature and Science.

The Cloudbait Observatory, which tracks meteor sightings, said
that the "Rocky Mountain region has experienced a very unusual
burst of fireball activity."
Received on Wed 13 Nov 2002 12:37:50 PM PST