[meteorite-list] Fireball Sighted Over India

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:30:00 2004
Message-ID: <200309272059.NAA25930_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IEQ20030927133049

'Meteorite' sighted over Orissa
newindpress.com (India)
September 28, 2003

BHUBANESWAR: A dazzling aerial shower that lit up the evening sky and
could have been caused by a disintegrating meteorite was witnessed in
Orissa on Saturday, officials said.

The phenomenon, which occurred at 6.30 p.m. and lasted six seconds, was
visible in five coastal districts and in this capital city, officials said.

It created panic in some areas but there were no immediate reports of
casualties or damage to property, officials said.

Police officials and scientists had been sent to Kandia village, about
60 km from here, where some debris was reported to have fallen, to
investigate the occurrence, the officials said.
Received on Sat 27 Sep 2003 04:59:59 PM PDT