[meteorite-list] Tektite looking objects found in Park Forest

From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:02 2004
Message-ID: <006601c2f9fa$bc857bc0$6631ef42_at_computer>

I certainly hope so, that makes my roof smasher that much more interesting.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Hupe" <adamhupe_at_attbi.com>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 3:29 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tektite looking objects found in Park Forest


> Hi Mike and list,
>
> Sorry you missed out on a truly important find. Several scientist have
been
> consulted and all say that a roof hit by a meteorite could not cause such
> forms. The official consensus are these are a product of the fall . I
was
> told by one scientist this is an extremely fantastic discovery. A famous
> NASA Scientist is now involved. This truly is a new discovery.
>
> All the best,
>
> Adam Hupe
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Farmer" <farmerm_at_concentric.net>
> To: "Adam Hupe" <adamhupe_at_attbi.com>;
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 10:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tektite looking objects found in Park Forest
>
>
> > Adam, I spoke with some people and they all tell me tar from roofing
does
> > that. I would suggest heating one to see what happens.
> > Mike
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Adam Hupe" <adamhupe_at_attbi.com>
> > To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 6:49 PM
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tektite looking objects found in Park
Forest
> >
> >
> > > Dear List,
> > >
> > > We compared these to a composition shingle and could not find anything
> > > similar. From what I understand a dumbbell has to be spinning in a
> molten
> > > state in order to create such a shape, the same goes for the patty
> shapes
> > > with sunken centers. The few scientist we talked to are going wild
over
> > > this discovery because nothing as been reported like this before.
> > >
> > > All the best,
> > >
> > > Adam
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Steve Witt" <stelor96_at_yahoo.com>
> > > To: <adamhupe_at_attbi.com>
> > > Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 5:44 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tektite looking objects found in Park
> Forest
> > >
> > >
> > > > Adam,
> > > >
> > > > I was just going to write and ask you the same question. "Have you
> > > > checked the shingle?" Meanwhile I have several grams of particles
and
> > > > dust collected from five street and parking lot impact points, that
I
> > > > will "assume" are free of any possible shingle contaminents. I was
> > > > hoping you could give me an approximate size of the particles you
are
> > > > finding.
> > > >
> > > > Thanx,
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > > --- Dan Wray <dwray_at_wideopenwest.com> wrote:
> > > > > Adam,
> > > > >
> > > > > Are the particles metallic? Can they be picked up with a magnet?
> > > > > In a classic search for micro-meteorites I found the same type of
> > > > > thing in debris from my gutters. It was separated out with a
> > > > > magnet and then sorted under a microscope. I thought that I had
> > > > > found a great collection of micros. That is until I repeated the
> > > > > experiment on my neighbors on both sides, nada, nothing, great
> > > > > disappointment! I have now come to believe that they came from my
> > > > > composition shingles . I have no idea how or what industrial
> > > > > process is involved. I will send you a photo of some that I
found.
> > > > > I have always wanted to know more but didn't know where to go
from
> > > > > here. I guess a nickel test could be done if I sacrificed enough
> > > > > of them. So far I have been unwilling to as the collecting was
> > > > > very labor intensive. I will be interested in your results.
> > > > >
> > > > > Dan Wray
> > > > > COMETS
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: Adam Hupe
> > > > > To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 4:10 PM
> > > > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Tektite looking objects found in Park
> > > > > Forest
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Dear List Members,
> > > > >
> > > > > You are going to think we are insane announcing this but we feel
> > > > > it is important. We acquired a computer game still in the box
that
> > > > > was struck by a meteorite inside a house on Dunham street in the
> > > > > Park Forest neighborhood. This is from the same site that Mike
> > > > > Farmer purchased the House Hammering stone. This game box acted
as
> > > > > a receptacle trapping some fragments from the meteorite, wood from
> > > > > the attic and sheet rock from the ceiling. While examining the
> > > > > contents of the game box under a microscope we were shocked to see
> > > > > the following objects:
> > > > >
> > > > > Dumbbell shaped glassy forms
> > > > > Teardrop shaped glassy forms
> > > > > Rod shaped glassy forms
> > > > > Patty shaped glassy forms with sunken centers
> > > > > Ball shaped glassy forms
> > > > >
> > > > > Dumbbell
> > > > > http://www.lunarrock.com/ParkForest/microtektites1.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > Dumbbell and Teardrop
> > > > > http://www.lunarrock.com/ParkForest/microtektites2.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > Mixture of several types
> > > > > http://www.lunarrock.com/ParkForest/microtektites3.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > These are all the same shapes you will find in Tektites, yet
> > > > > these cannot be called impactites since the meteorite did not melt
> > > > > any objects when it crashed through the roof. This is no joke so
> > > > > you collectors in the field may want to revisit the houses that
> > > > > were struck by meteorites and collect the debris left behind
before
> > > > > it is too late. We do not know the scientific importance of this
> > > > > discovery but will find out soon since the University of
Washington
> > > > > is interested in pursuing these strange objects. It has been
> > > > > suggested that these objects may have come from the ablation train
> > > > > left behind by this fall. It is our hope that more of this
> > > > > material is collected before it is too late.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > All the Best
> > > > >
> > > > > Adam Hupe
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > =====
> > > > Steve Witt
> > > > IMCA #9020
> > > >
> > > > http://www.meteoritecollectors.org
> > > >
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