[meteorite-list] Apparent Meteorite Lands In Washington

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:05 2004
Message-ID: <200307162013.NAA24848_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.komotv.com/stories/26061.htm

Apparent Meteorite Lands In Elma High School Lot
KOMO 4 News (Washington)
July 16, 2003
 
ELMA - Talk about something you don't see every day.

Police and local astronomers alike are studying what appears to be
remnants of a meteorite strike in Elma.

Several witnesses e-mailed KOMO 4 News to say they saw a bright
greenish-reddish fireball streak across the sky around 1 a.m. Tuesday.

Two Elma High School seniors told the Daily World of Aberdeen
they saw the fireball streak through the sky, then explode just before
it struck the ground near the high school. They rushed to the high
school to see what they could find, only to discover several tiny
craters filled with the still-hot rocks.

Since then, dozens of people have been scouring the field looking for
the small rock fragments. Tests will have to be done to prove it was
part of a small asteroid or comet but early appearances seem to
indicate it was indeed a wayward space rock.

The Daily World says it could be the first time a meteor strike has
been witnessed in Washington's history.
Received on Wed 16 Jul 2003 04:13:01 PM PDT