[meteorite-list] when will the US see another meteorite fall and recovery?

From: John Divelbiss <j.divelbiss_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:18:27 2004
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Matt, Tom, Dirk, Michael and others,

>From Dirk's and Matt's reports, they are still out there falling.=20

Maybe as Nininger promoted, the finds are out there to be had too. =
Possibly the latest energies by David Freeman and others to help educate =
the public will be the starting point for a new batch of finds. If the =
IMCA group (including me) can help "turn up the volume", maybe we all =
will benefit with some more materials. As for running around after =
falls, well that will take someone with lots of time on his/her hand.=20

John

PS does the new fall in Colorado have a name, Matt?
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Matt Morgan=20
  To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20
  Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 10:32 PM
  Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] when will the US see another meteorite =
fall and recovery?


  Hi John and list:
  I too have been thumbing through Find a Falling Star; read it once and =
am re-reading sections.
  Nininger did always seem to be running after falls. Virtually every =
fireball he heard of, he went to investigate, and if it wasnt for his =
knowlegde and diligence, we wouldnt have most American falls during the =
1920s-1950s in our collections. I dont think falls were more frequent, =
just that he followed and reported them to the public and media. Here =
in Colorado over the last 4 years, we have had at least 8 bright =
fireballs that were tracked and trajectories calculated. Thanks to the =
local museum, they have been publicized in newspapers and on TV (a la =
the Nininger "way"). One of these (to my current knowledge) has =
produced a meteorite. However, the others were certainly large enough =
to produce meteorites. So, to answer your question, we are not in a =
meteorite drought, just most are never recovered or if they are, they =
are not linked to a fireball event or made public.

  Matt Morgan
  Mile High Meteorites
  http://www.mhmeteorites.com
    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: John Divelbiss=20
    To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20
    Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 7:35 PM
    Subject: [meteorite-list] when will the US see another meteorite =
fall and recovery?


    Hello all,

    As David Hardy suggested...things sure are slow on list. I'll try to =
add something.
     I'm reading Nininger's book, Find A Falling Star. I'm only a third =
of the way through...and I'm hooked! I keep looking out back to see if =
a fireball might be passing by... or maybe I'll find a nice size crater =
in the backyard when I take the dog out in the morning. Al Mitterling =
told me this book would stir my desires to go out and find a rock from =
space. Everyone interested in meteorites should read it. What a story =
Nininger had to tell. Let's hope Steve Schoner gets well enough to =
share his observations of the man he met with years ago.

    In the book he seems to be running from one fall or find to another =
for about 20 years (so far, from my reading)...mostly in the US, Canada =
or Mexico. Falls seemed to happen more frequently during those days, =
especially in the Midwest. My question is...are we in a meteorite =
drought (falls) here in the US and elsewhere, or is their no one out =
there doing what Nininger did when a fireball is witnessed? Obviously it =
takes lots of people interested in finding them to eventually bring them =
to someone like a Nininger...who advertised in papers, spoke to groups =
and individuals, offering money, etc. =20

    I know we've had sightings...but I think the last recorded meteorite =
falls in the US were Portales Valley and Monahans in 1998. Can anyone =
come up with a later one? I think we are in a drought. Let's hope this =
is the year we see another or two...and of course, it happens in the =
backyard of someone on the list.

    When????


    John
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Matt, Tom, Dirk, Michael and others,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>From Dirk's and Matt's reports, they are still out =
there=20
falling. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Maybe as Nininger promoted, the finds are out there =
to be had=20
too.&nbsp;Possibly the latest energies by David Freeman and others to =
help=20
educate the public will be the starting&nbsp; point for&nbsp;a new batch =
of=20
finds. If the IMCA group (including me) can help "turn up the volume", =
maybe we=20
all will benefit with some more materials. As for running around after =
falls,=20
well that will take someone with lots of time on his/her hand. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>John</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>PS does the new fall in Colorado have a name,=20
Matt?</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV=20
  style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Dmmorgan_at_mhmeteorites.com =
href=3D"mailto:mmorgan_at_mhmeteorites.com">Matt=20
  Morgan</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
  title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor=
itecentral.com</A>=20
  </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 15, =
2003 10:32=20
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [meteorite-list] =
when will=20
  the US see another meteorite fall and recovery?</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi John and list:</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I too have been thumbing through Find =
a Falling=20
  Star; read it once and am re-reading sections.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Nininger did always seem to be =
running after=20
  falls. Virtually every <FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>fireball he heard =
of, he went=20
  to investigate, and if it wasnt for his knowlegde a</FONT>nd =
diligence, we=20
  wouldnt have most American falls during the 1920s-1950s in our =
collections. I=20
  dont think falls were more frequent, just that he followed&nbsp; and =
reported=20
  them to the&nbsp;public and media. Here in Colorado over the last 4 =
years, we=20
  have had at least 8 bright fireballs that were tracked and =
trajectories=20
  calculated. Thanks to the local museum, they have been publicized in=20
  newspapers and on TV (a la the Nininger "way").&nbsp; One of these (to =
my=20
  current knowledge) has produced a meteorite.&nbsp; However, the others =
were=20
  certainly&nbsp;large enough to produce meteorites. So, to answer your=20
  question, we are not in a meteorite drought, just most are never =
recovered or=20
  if they are, they are not linked to a fireball event or made=20
  public.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Matt Morgan</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mile High Meteorites</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.mhmeteorites.com">http://www.mhmeteorites.com</A></FON=
T></DIV>
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    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
    <DIV=20
    style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
    <A title=3Dj.divelbiss_at_worldnet.att.net=20
    href=3D"mailto:j.divelbiss_at_worldnet.att.net">John Divelbiss</A> =
</DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
    title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20
    =
href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor=
itecentral.com</A>=20
    </DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 15, =
2003 7:35=20
    PM</DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] =
when will the=20
    US see another meteorite fall and recovery?</DIV>
    <DIV><BR></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hello all,</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2>As David Hardy suggested...things sure are slow =
on list.=20
    I'll try to add something.</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;<FONT size=3D2>I'm reading =
Nininger's book,=20
    Find A Falling Star. I'm only a third of the way through...and I'm=20
    hooked!&nbsp; I keep looking out back to see if a fireball might be =
passing=20
    by... or maybe I'll find a nice size crater in the backyard when I =
take the=20
    dog out in the morning. Al Mitterling told me this book would stir =
my=20
    desires to go out and find a rock from space. Everyone interested in =

    meteorites should read it. What a story Nininger had to tell.&nbsp; =
Let's=20
    hope Steve Schoner gets well enough to share his observations of the =
man he=20
    met with years ago.</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2>In the book he seems to be running from one fall =
or find=20
    to another for about 20 years (so far, from my reading)...mostly in =
the US,=20
    Canada or Mexico. Falls seemed to happen&nbsp;more frequently during =
those=20
    days, especially in the Midwest. My question is...are we in a =
meteorite=20
    drought (falls)&nbsp;here in the US and elsewhere, or is their no =
one out=20
    there doing what Nininger did when a fireball is witnessed? =
Obviously it=20
    takes lots of people interested in finding them to eventually bring =
them to=20
    someone like a Nininger...who advertised in papers, spoke to groups =
and=20
    individuals, offering money, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I know&nbsp;we've had sightings...but I think =
the last=20
    recorded meteorite falls in the US were Portales Valley and Monahans =
in=20
    1998.&nbsp; Can anyone come up with a later one? I think we are in a =

    drought. Let's hope this is the year we see another or two...and of =
course,=20
    it happens in the backyard of someone on the list.</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2>When????</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT=20
size=3D2>John&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></B=
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