[meteorite-list] Bolide Reported From Cape Cod, Mass

From: Charlie Devine <moonrock25_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Apr 25 17:00:28 2005
Message-ID: <19005-426D5A6A-2806_at_storefull-3311.bay.webtv.net>

Hello Jerry and Ryan,

>From CNN Boston:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/04/25/meteor.shower.ap/

>From The Westerly Sun, south coast of Rhode Island:

http://www.thewesterlysun.com/articles/2005/04/25/news/news3.txt

Some observations culled from reports in the Providence Journal:

"Tiverton, R.I. police said they searched near the Sakonnet River for
reported meteorite landings but found nothing. Connecticut state police
were searching near East Lyme last night, based on similar reports." (
I was artifact hunting along the Sakonnet River today, but, of course,
did not see any skyrox.)

"A crowd gathered at Second Beach in Middletown to watch the show in the
sky, according to Newport, R.I. police. 'A woman came into the station
and said it was awesome,'
a Newport police spokesperson said. 'They were down at Second Beach ( a
south facing beach on the Atlantic ), and this thing came screaming
across the sky. It had a tail and everything. It was green.' "

>From R.I. State police: "The descriptions varied", a spokesperson said.
"It came in as a plane smoking. Then it came in a a plane throwing out
small articles, which were parachuting. It really was bizarre. Most of
the
reports were something that was smoky, or a plane that was on fire" the
spokesperson said.

Regards,
Charlie
Received on Mon 25 Apr 2005 04:00:26 PM PDT