[meteorite-list] NP Article, 04-1934 Thriple Meteor, Nininger Hunts
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:13:08 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV3827PEvXbY500002ddd_at_hotmail.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_029D_01C30981.F0D13720 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Title: Reno Gazette=20 City: Reno, Nevada=20 Date: Saturday, April 07, 1934 Page: 3 SCIENCE HUNTING 'PLANE' METEOR IN MIDWEST By Richard Cowell DENVER - (AP) - A "triple meteor" that knifed through clear winter = skies at several miles a second speed in a "battle plane" formation is = the object of a scientific "treasure hunt" in the West. Frist visible near the Canadian border in Montana, the meteor - = three flaming balls of fire - dazzled hundreds of spectators along its = course on the night of February 12. Seen either as one, two or three masses of streaking red, the = meteor was observed at many points in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, = Kansas, Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska. SEARCH IN NEBRASKA Dr. Harvey Nininger, curator of meteorites at the Colorado museum = of natural history here, believes that fragments from the meteor can be = found in Nebraska, where he thinks the sky phenomenon crashed to earth. = He has instituted a search for the meteorites. "This meteor may have a relation to the most remarkable meteoric = procession ever recorded in America." Dr. Nininger said. He referred, = he said, to the fireballs that were seen from Canada, across the United = States and as far as the Bermudas on a night in February, in 1913. "From the meteorites, or fragments, maybe we call tell if it was an = iron type." he continued. "They are the most rare. There may be a = relationship between the two phenomenona since they occurred at about = the same time and almost the same day of February." FIRST HAND REPORTS On a fifteen hundred mile tour to get firsthand information about = the meteor Dr. Nininger said he got reports from scores who had seen it. "Nearly all thought it had passed directly over them." he said. = "but that illusion came from the fact the meteor was at a height of = fiteen to forty miles. "It was an unusual meteor because it was visible over such a wide = area and because of the fact it traveled in three segments, something = after the fashion of airplanes in a battle maneuver. "While most observers believed they had seen it as long as five = minutes, actually it was not visible for more than ninety seconds. = Robert Niedrach of Denver and a Bridgeport, Neb., woman timed it and = said they saw it fifty seconds. 'LIKE LIGHTED PLANES' Dr. Nininger said the blazing bodies in the heavens impressed most = persons who observed them as "just like airplanes all lighted up." He said one Nebraskan imagined he was seeing a dirigible with a = light on either end. Only two persons, Dr. Nininger said, reported to him that they = heard the meteor as it zoomed overhead. They were Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rose = of Burwell, Neb. "Most meteors travel much faster than this one," the scientist = said. "I believe the fireballs descended somewhere in eastern Nebraska, = but there were more showers seen in northwestern Nebraska, and for that = reason I hope to find meteorites in that region." GUIDES FOR SEARCHES Searches, he went on, can use these guides to determine when they = have located a specimen from the heavenly bodies: The meteorites will be heavier than ordinary rocks, dark in color = and may vary in size from a walnut to a boulder. They may be of any color outside but inside, when ground on an = emery wheel, they will show particles of nickle-steel, or if the meteor = was an iron type, the inside will be solid iron. To aid in his research, Dr. Nininger has asked that any fragments = found along the meteor's path be sent to him for observations. ------=_NextPart_000_029D_01C30981.F0D13720 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type = content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=3DMailContainerBody=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 10px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; = COLOR: #000000; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; PADDING-TOP: 15px; FONT-STYLE: = normal; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; = BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; TEXT-DECORATION: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: = none"=20 leftMargin=3D0 topMargin=3D0 acc_role=3D"text" CanvasTabStop=3D"true"=20 name=3D"Compose message area"><?xml:namespace prefix=3D"v" = /><?xml:namespace prefix=3D"o" /> <DIV>Title: Reno Gazette <BR>City: Reno, Nevada <BR>Date: Saturday, = April 07,=20 1934<BR>Page: 3</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>SCIENCE HUNTING 'PLANE' METEOR IN MIDWEST</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>By Richard Cowell<BR> DENVER - (AP) - A = "triple=20 meteor" that knifed through clear winter skies at several miles a second = speed=20 in a "battle plane" formation is the object of a scientific "treasure = hunt" in=20 the West.<BR> Frist visible near the Canadian = border in=20 Montana, the meteor - three flaming balls of fire - dazzled hundreds of=20 spectators along its course on the night of February=20 12.<BR> Seen either as one, two or three masses = of=20 streaking red, the meteor was observed at many points in Wyoming, = Colorado,=20 Utah, Idaho, Kansas, Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>SEARCH IN NEBRASKA</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Dr. Harvey Nininger, curator of meteorites = at the=20 Colorado museum of natural history here, believes that fragments from = the meteor=20 can be found in Nebraska, where he thinks the sky phenomenon crashed to=20 earth. He has instituted a search for the=20 meteorites.<BR> "This meteor may have a relation = to the=20 most remarkable meteoric procession ever recorded in America." Dr. = Nininger=20 said. He referred, he said, to the fireballs that were seen from = Canada,=20 across the United States and as far as the Bermudas on a night in = February, in=20 1913.<BR> "From the meteorites, or fragments, = maybe we=20 call tell if it was an iron type." he continued. "They are the most = rare. There=20 may be a relationship between the two phenomenona since they occurred at = about=20 the same time and almost the same day of February."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>FIRST HAND REPORTS</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> On a fifteen hundred mile tour to get = firsthand=20 information about the meteor Dr. Nininger said he got reports from = scores who=20 had seen it.<BR> "Nearly all thought it had = passed=20 directly over them." he said. "but that illusion came from the fact the = meteor=20 was at a height of fiteen to forty miles.<BR> = "It was an=20 unusual meteor because it was visible over such a wide area and because = of the=20 fact it traveled in three segments, something after the fashion of = airplanes in=20 a battle maneuver.<BR> "While most observers = believed=20 they had seen it as long as five minutes, actually it was not visible = for more=20 than ninety seconds. Robert Niedrach of Denver and a Bridgeport, = Neb.,=20 woman timed it and said they saw it fifty seconds.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>'LIKE LIGHTED PLANES'</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Dr. Nininger said the blazing bodies in = the=20 heavens impressed most persons who observed them as "just like airplanes = all=20 lighted up."<BR> He said one Nebraskan imagined = he was=20 seeing a dirigible with a light on either = end.<BR> Only=20 two persons, Dr. Nininger said, reported to him that they heard the = meteor as it=20 zoomed overhead. They were Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rose of Burwell,=20 Neb.<BR> "Most meteors travel much faster than = this=20 one," the scientist said. "I believe the fireballs descended somewhere = in=20 eastern Nebraska, but there were more showers seen in northwestern = Nebraska, and=20 for that reason I hope to find meteorites in that region."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>GUIDES FOR SEARCHES</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Searches, he went on, can use these guides = to=20 determine when they have located a specimen from the heavenly=20 bodies:<BR> The meteorites will be heavier than = ordinary=20 rocks, dark in color and may vary in size from a walnut to a=20 boulder.<BR> They may be of any color outside = but=20 inside, when ground on an emery wheel, they will show particles of = nickle-steel,=20 or if the meteor was an iron type, the inside will be solid=20 iron.<BR> To aid in his research, Dr. Nininger = has asked=20 that any fragments found along the meteor's path be sent to him for=20 observations.<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_029D_01C30981.F0D13720-- Received on Wed 23 Apr 2003 11:20:19 AM PDT |
 StumbleUpon del.icio.us reddit Yahoo MyWeb
|