[meteorite-list] Alabama Superbolide of Dec.5, 1999 --Coldwater, AL?

From: E. L. Jones <jonee_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:03 2004
Message-ID: <3F10BD11.8020706_at_epix.net>

I recall doing some preliminary work with another list member on a
bolide tracked by DOD which should have terminated in the vicinity of
 Coldwater(?) Alabama (East of Montgomery) about that time. To my
knowledge no one ever reported searching even though discussed widely on
the list. The track data was pretty good and the angle steep. I believe
the initial ground plot discussed was 5-8 kilometers wide by 8-10 long
over an undeveloped tract of land southwest of a state roadway. This
one may have been marked by a flash on a security camera.

This location isn't all that far from the Wetumpka Astrobleme if anyone
wants to do a "twofer".

Incidentally New Holland PA, in 1995(?) is another promising DOD track
which wasn't (reported to have been) followed up.

I am too many hard drive crashes later to lay my hands on exact references.

Regards,
Elton

Paul wrote:

>In the latest issue of Eos (American
>Geophysical Union), there is a detailed
>article about about fireballs (bolides)
>seen all across Alabama on Dec. 5, 1999.
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Received on Sat 12 Jul 2003 09:59:45 PM PDT