[meteorite-list] FW: Re: possible fireball in Portugal - update

From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jun 4 13:41:33 2004
Message-ID: <20040604174131.27235.qmail_at_web51701.mail.yahoo.com>

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Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 18:55:24 +0400
From: "Andrei Ol'khovatov" <olkhov_at_mail.ru>
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum"
<meteorobs_at_meteorobs.org>

Subject: Re: possible fireball in Portugal - update

It looks like "airplane associated" indeed. Airplane's
contrails illuminated by sun?
The only strange thing is that (if I correctly
understand) the Portuguese AirForce completely failed
to indentify them as airplanes... Just a large
airplane with transponder etc. can cruise at 12 km
altitude. Maybe some confusing, misunderstanding, etc.
I hope that Paulo will update on the development.

Best,
Andrei Ol'khovatov


----- Original Message -----
From: Marco Langbroek <marco.langbroek_at_wanadoo.nl>
To: Global Meteor Observing Forum
<meteorobs_at_meteorobs.org>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 6:34 PM

Subject: Re: (meteorobs)
possible fireball in Portugal - update

>
>
> > Dear Paulo,
> >
> > If the radar tracked the lights indeed, they
> > could not have been meteoroidal bolides.
> [snip]
> > Best wishes,
> > Andrei Ol'khovatov
> > Russia, Moscow
>
> Indeed, altitudes and speeds stated suggest aircraft
to me.
>
> - Marco
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Paulo Heleno <meteoro_at_sapo.pt>
> > To: <meteorobs_at_meteorobs.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 5:35 PM
> > Subject: (meteorobs) possible fireball in Portugal
- update
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Portuguese airforce stated that 2 objects were
detected in radar:
one, cruising at about 12000 m...the other was
cruising at 2000 m and then, climbed up to 7000 m, at
an estimated speed of 800 Km/h.
> > > No noise was heard, and the object was envolved
in smoke, with white light
> > >
> > > Paulo
> > > _______________________________________________

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Received on Fri 04 Jun 2004 01:41:31 PM PDT