[meteorite-list] Help, your opinion needed

From: Jerry A. Wallace <jwal2000_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Jul 9 15:40:30 2005
Message-ID: <42D02820.8050402_at_swbell.net>

jwb7772_at_netzero.net wrote:

> But in my case I saw the colored teardrops fall off just behind the
> mass and fall into the yard next door about 35 feet away. I could see
> the red, yellow, green, white, blue orange, silver and gold drops fall
> in front of the garage! So I know exactly where the fireball was. I
> had a good fix on it. I was surprised though when it did not land
> where I thought it would. It verred up slightly and went further then
> I wanted it to.
>

JWB,

Have you ever considered that your neighbor may have been
shooting off Roman Candles or horizonal skyrockets? Did this
drippy fireball you witnessed happen to occur around July 4th
or New Years?

Also, 48 years is a very long time to retain an accurate,
unembellished memory.

Just a thought.

Jerry
Received on Sat 09 Jul 2005 03:40:16 PM PDT