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

From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Jun 5 13:59:48 2004
Message-ID: <20040605175946.19807.qmail_at_web51709.mail.yahoo.com>

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Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 12:25:03 +0200
From: "Marco Langbroek" <marco.langbroek_at_wanadoo.nl>
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum"
<meteorobs_at_meteorobs.org>

Subject: Re: possible fireball in Portugal

Hello Tony and others,

There is a picture (and thanks to Jose Campos for
pointing me to it!) apparently showing the object on
<http://sic.sapo.pt/index.php?article=873&visual=3&area_id=5>

Unfortunately the vido refuses to load when I try.

The picture shows a comet-like object; which to me is
strongly reminiscent of the pictures I have seen of
manouvring satellites.
However, that does not explain the radar detections
pointing to something with aircraft speeds &
altitudes.

If this picture indeed shows the object, then the
Iridium flare hypothesis
clearly is out of the question too.

- Marco

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Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 14:21:56 +0100
From: Paulo Heleno <meteoro_at_sapo.pt>
To: Global Meteor Observing Forum
<meteorobs_at_meteorobs.org>

Subject: Re: possible fireball in Portugal

Hello Marco and all:

The question of why the airforce did not launched an
observing/interception activity crossed my mind from
the first days.
I sent an email to the airforce,asking this,and, in
more general terms,what is the operational standard
procedure in cases like this.
As far as the picture is concern, that photogram its
the better view of the object in all the video

Paulo

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