[meteorite-list] NPA 11-1951 Meteorite Causes A-Bomb Scare
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:18:02 2004 Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV71gILNBhnv100009c75_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_000E_01C3C7B1.138F67D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Paper: Atchison Daily Globe City: Atchison, Kansas Date: Wednesday, November 07, 1951 Meteorite Causes Stir Among A-Bomb Conscious Sooners Oklahoma City, Nov. 7 - AP - A meteorite which sounded like "someone runn= ing across the porch" startled Oklahoma residents this morning before it = apparently disintegrated. Atomic conseious citizens at first feared an A-bomb explosion and flooded= the Oklahoma's highway patrol, local telephone switchboards and newsaper= s, with calls. Reports from Oklahoma City, Enid, Ada, Clinton and even Wichita, Falls, T= ex., told of the ball of fire that flashed through the heavens at about 7= :20 a.m. =20 There were reports of window's being rattled and porches shaken. Lloyd Peek, a greyhound bus driver, said he saw the meteorite as he enter= ed a Rock Island railroad underpass east of Weatherford in southwest Okla= homa. The meteorite, he said, was traveling, northwest to southeast and there w= as a terrific explosion and blinding flash. U. H. Warner of the Geary, Okla., Star, said that many persons compared t= he noise to "that of a mountain blowing up like you see in the movies." He said the vibration sounded as if someone was knocking on the door or "= running over the front porch. Charles Stuart, Oklahoma City highway patrol radio operator, said he saw = the meteorite disintegrate. Enid residents reported "a ball of fire that flashed blue, purple, red an= d silver." The "flaming ball of fire" was seen in at least four states. It was seen = at Tucomeari, N.M., Liberal, Kas., and Texas. At Wave, Tex., Dr. Walter J. Williams, astronomer at Baylor university, s= aid the meteor apparently was one of the Leonides. The Leonides, he explained, are an annual shower of meteors which usually= fall to the earth about Nov. 19 and that today's visitor was probably an= early arrival. Mark note: Meteorites A to Z, does not show any meteorite having fallen a= nd being recovered on or around Nov. 7, 1951 anywhere in the midwest. It = does however show an increased amount of meteorite falls (and recoveries)= around this time. Oct. 2 (18:13 hrs) Aarhus, H6, Denmark Oct. 17 (16:30 hrs) Elenovka, L5, Ukraine Oct. 20 (1530 hrs) Manych, LL3-4, Russia Oct. 20 (2100 hrs) Yambo, H5, Congo Oct. 31 (1730 hrs) Kalaba, H4, Congo Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of meteor= and meteorite articles. ------=_NextPart_001_000E_01C3C7B1.138F67D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV><B><FONT size=3D= 2> <P>Paper: Atchison Daily Globe</P> <P>City: Atchison, Kansas</P> <P>Da= te: Wednesday, November 07, 1951</P></B> <P> </P> <P>Meteorite Cause= s Stir Among A-Bomb Conscious Sooners</P> <P>Oklahoma City, Nov. 7 - AP -= A meteorite which sounded like "someone running across the porch" startl= ed Oklahoma residents this morning before it apparently disintegrated.</P= > <P>Atomic conseious citizens at first feared an A-bomb explosion and fl= ooded the Oklahoma's highway patrol, local telephone switchboards and new= sapers, with calls.</P> <P>Reports from Oklahoma City, Enid, Ada, Clinton= and even Wichita, Falls, Tex., told of the ball of fire that flashed thr= ough the heavens at about 7:20 a.m. </P> <P>There were reports of window'= s being rattled and porches shaken.</P> <P>Lloyd Peek, a greyhound bus dr= iver, said he saw the meteorite as he entered a Rock Island railroad unde= rpass east of Weatherford in southwest Oklahoma.</P> <P>The meteorite, he= said, was traveling, northwest to southeast and there was a terrific exp= losion and blinding flash.</P> <P>U. H. Warner of the Geary, Okla., Star,= said that many persons compared the noise to "that of a mountain blowing= up like you see in the movies."</P> <P>He said the vibration sounded as = if someone was knocking on the door or "running over the front porch.<BR>= </P> <P>Charles Stuart, Oklahoma City highway patrol radio operator, said= he saw the meteorite disintegrate.</P> <P>Enid residents reported "a bal= l of fire that flashed blue, purple, red and silver."</P> <P>The "flaming= ball of fire" was seen in at least four states. It was seen at Tucomeari= , N.M., Liberal, Kas., and Texas.</P> <P>At Wave, Tex., Dr. Walter J. Wil= liams, astronomer at Baylor university, said the meteor apparently was on= e of the Leonides.</P> <P>The Leonides, he explained, are an annual showe= r of meteors which usually fall to the earth about Nov. 19 and that today= 's visitor was probably an early arrival.</P> <P> </P> <P> </P>= <P>Mark note: Meteorites A to Z, does not show any meteorite having fall= en and being recovered on or around Nov. 7, 1951 anywhere in the midwest.= It does however show an increased amount of meteorite falls (and recover= ies) around this time.</P> <P>Oct. 2 (18:13 hrs) Aarhus, H6, Denmark</P> = <P>Oct. 17 (16:30 hrs) Elenovka, L5, Ukraine</P> <P>Oct. 20 (1530 hrs) Ma= nych, LL3-4, Russia</P> <P>Oct. 20 (2100 hrs) Yambo, H5, Congo</P> <P>Oct= 31 (1730 hrs) Kalaba, H4, Congo</P> <P> </P> <P> </P></FONT><= BR><BR>Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-line archive of= meteor and meteorite articles.</DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_000E_01C3C7B1.138F67D0-- Received on Sun 21 Dec 2003 11:56:24 AM PST |
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