[meteorite-list] Scientists Investigating Possible Meteorite Fall in Southwestern Germany

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:05 2004
Message-ID: <200401212324.PAA25151_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Science/2004/01/21/320098-ap.html

Scientists investigating possible meteorite crash in southwestern Germany
Associated Press
January 21, 2004

BERLIN (AP) - Scientists in Germany said they suspect the country's
southwest was hit by a meteor fragment last night after numerous
residents reported seeing a bright flash in the sky and hearing a
loud sound like a thunderclap.

Callers to radio station SWR1 reported seeing green and blue lights at
around 6.30am local time in the states of Rhineland
Palatinate and Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Scientists from the German's air and space administration were hoping
that cameras it has aimed at the skies might be able to provide them
with evidence of what happened, though footage was not expected to be
available until Thursday at the earliest.

Walter Flury, from the European Space Agency, said the noise and lights
indicate the possibility of a meteor fragment between 10 and 30
centimetres long hurtling through Earth's atmosphere. Whether it made
impact would depend on a range of factors like if the piece was made
of iron or stone, he said.
Received on Wed 21 Jan 2004 06:24:34 PM PST