[meteorite-list] NPA 07-04-1939 Scientists Cant Find Washougal Meteorite

From: Martinh <martinh_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jan 26 13:23:30 2005
Message-ID: <4976E18E-6FC7-11D9-95A0-003065DFD7BA_at_isu.edu>

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the articles on Washougal.

For those interested, I have a very nice small fragment of Washougal
offered in Michael Blood's Tucson auction (with no reserve).

You can view this rarity at:

http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/AuctionOLCat6.html

Just scroll down to item number MH-129. Or better yet, explore the
other specimens up for auction along the way.

With a total weight of only 225 grams, a piece of Washougal of any size
should be a welcome addition to any collection.

Cheers,

Martin





On Jan 26, 2005, at 10:03 AM, MARK BOSTICK wrote:

> Paper: Nevada State Journal
> City: Reno, Nevada
> Date: Tuesday, July 4, 1939
> Page: 1 (of 10)
>
> Explosion Which Rocked Portland Was Meteor, but Scientists Can't Find
> It
>
> PORTLAND, Ore., July 3. (UP) - A terrific explosion which rocks
> Portland and neighboring cities early Sunday was identified Monday as
> a meteor, but definite conclusions may not be drawn for perhaps
> another year.
> A wide variety of guesses - ranging from belief that a power cache
> had exploded to hints of a bombing - narrowed down Monday to
> eyewitnesses accounts of a heavenly body streaking across the sky and
> disappearing to the northwest.
> Bend, Eugene and Portland accounts of the "fireball" apparently
> confirmed the meteor theory.
> Astronomical observers, however, pointed out it might be another
> year before the meteor, which apparently exploded in mid-air, could be
> found.
> The explosion was believed to have taken place fifty miles
> northeast of Portland. Residents of Woodland, Wash., said a black
> cloud was observed rising out of the Cascades Mountains northeast of
> the community.
>
> (end)
>
> The ?Portland Meteor? is the Washougal meteorite. This meteorite fell
> July 2, 1939 in Clark County, Washington at 7:35 a.m. A single stone,
> 225 grams, is all that was recovered.
>
>
> Clear Skies,
> Mark Bostick
>
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