[meteorite-list] Questions re Chicago's Rain of Meteorites

From: John Sinclair <JSinclairJr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:46 2004
Message-ID: <003b01c3094e$cb55c200$69d31a42_at_triad.rr.com>

Michael and List,
I asked several locals if they saw the fall. The ones that saw it said they
saw a bright flash of light (like daylight) before midnight on the 26th,
about 11:50 PM and then heard what sounded like 'rolling thunder' for
'several minutes'.
One girl I spoke with that works at a hotel I stayed said she saw the flash
of light and heard the rumble and it scared her terribly.
She said she knew something very strange was happening but she heard no
stones hitting.
She also said she checked the hotel clock and it was definitely before
midnight...'about 10 minutes to 12.'

unofficially, from list reports, it looks something like this....
Park Forest
Cook County, Illinois, USA
Fell March 26, 2003, 23:50 local time
L5 impact melt breccia

John Sinclair


----- Original Message -----
From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_cox.net>
To: Meteorite Mailing List <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 2:17 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Questions re Chicago's Rain of Meteorites


> Hi all,
> I have a few questions to which I am hoping SOMEONE knows
> the answers - in addition, I believe these would be of interest to all on
> the list, so, please send answers (if you KNOW them to be true)
> directly to the list:
> 1) I have heard/read SEVERAL accounts of the actual time of the fall.
> Given that it was supposedly videotaped by several people and fell
> in a suburb of one of the largest cities in the US, I would think a
> SPECIFIC time would be now established. The times I have been
> quoted include "between midnight at 1 AM on March 27," "at 12:33
> AM on March 27th" and "about 11:30 PM on March 26."
> Can we do better than this?
> 2) I understand Park Forest is a "suburb" of Chicago and the fall
> will likely be named "Park Forest" - however, is the location that
> will be listed for the fall going to be "Park Forest" or "Chicago?"
> 3) I am given to understand the typology assigned to the fall will
> be "L5 impact melt breccia" - is that "official?" If not, what IS
> the status of classification at this time?
> ---------
> Knowledgeable answers to these two questions would be appreciated.
>
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Received on Wed 23 Apr 2003 12:12:29 AM PDT