[meteorite-list] NPA 07-13-1939 Dresden Meteor from Appleton, Wisconsin

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Jan 23 12:14:03 2005
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Paper: Appleton Post Crescent
City: Appleton, Wisconsin
Date: Thursday, July 13, 1939
Page: 12 (of 26)

Appleton Man Says He Observed Meteor

     Benjamin Shilcrat, 217 E. Commercial street, said today he observed the
huge meteor that blazed a flaming trail believed visible over an area of
several hundred miles. Shilcrat saw the flash of flame about 7:45 Tuesday
night as he was walking along the street near the senior high school.
Fragments of the meteor were reported to have fallen in Lake Erie near
Toledo, Ohio.

(end)

This article refers to the Dresden (Ontario) meteorite. This meteorite fell
in Ontario, Canada on June 11, 1939 at 8:56pm local time (EST). Three
specimens were recovered totaling 47.7 kg.

Reference: Meteorites A to Z: Second Edition. (2004).

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