[meteorite-list] NP Article, 01-1954 Nininger, Meteor Crater Caused Atom Blast
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:14:09 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV5YQUgbU76j10000fc5b_at_hotmail.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C30F3F.123A6900 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Title: Reno Gazette=20 City: Reno, Nevada=20 Date: Saturday, January 09, 1954 GIANT METEORITE SEEN AS CAUSE OF ATOM BLAST HAMDEN, Conn., Jan. 9. (AP) - A Scientist says a giant meteorite = may have set off an atomic explosion 20,000 to 50,000 years ago in = Arizona where man-made atomic devices are being tested. Dr. Harvey H. Nininger of the American Meteorite Museum in Arizona = said he had analyzed soil materials in a meteorite-made crater and found = they resemble those in the rubble left by recent atomic explosions at = the Arizona proving grounds. "This suggests," he said, "that atomic fisson had taken place at = the time of the meteorites impact with earth or, if not, the = temperatures were comparable." He said the crater is located in the wastelands near Flagstaff, = Ariz., and is known to have been made by a meteorite which plunged to = earth in pre-historic times. The soil surrounding the crater contains tiny droplets of metal - = some no larger than a period on a printed page - while other formations = contain iron and nickel, Dr. Nininger said. None of these metals contained in the crater soil has rusted, he = said, but discarded machinery left there by workmen 25 years ago had = almost deteriorated. Dr. Nininger, who has spent more than 30 years investigating serial = phenomena, lectured to members of an organization called Saucer = Phenomena and Celestrial Enquire (SPACE). ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C30F3F.123A6900 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, = January 09,=20 1954</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>GIANT METEORITE SEEN AS CAUSE OF ATOM BLAST</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> HAMDEN, Conn., Jan. 9. (AP) - A Scientist = says a=20 giant meteorite may have set off an atomic explosion 20,000 to 50,000 = years ago=20 in Arizona where man-made atomic devices are being=20 tested.<BR> Dr. Harvey H. Nininger of the = American=20 Meteorite Museum in Arizona said he had analyzed soil materials in a=20 meteorite-made crater and found they resemble those in the rubble left = by recent=20 atomic explosions at the Arizona proving=20 grounds.<BR> "This suggests," he said, = "that=20 atomic fisson had taken place at the time of the meteorites impact with = earth=20 or, if not, the temperatures were = comparable."<BR> =20 He said the crater is located in the wastelands near Flagstaff, Ariz., = and is=20 known to have been made by a meteorite which plunged to earth in = pre-historic=20 times.<BR> The soil surrounding the crater = contains tiny=20 droplets of metal - some no larger than a period on a printed page - = while other=20 formations contain iron and nickel, Dr. Nininger=20 said.<BR> None of these metals contained in the = crater=20 soil has rusted, he said, but discarded machinery left there by workmen = 25 years=20 ago had almost deteriorated.<BR> Dr. Nininger, = who has=20 spent more than 30 years investigating serial phenomena, lectured to = members of=20 an organization called Saucer Phenomena and Celestrial Enquire=20 (SPACE).<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01C30F3F.123A6900-- Received on Wed 30 Apr 2003 06:36:45 PM PDT |
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