[meteorite-list] Ball of Flame Spotted in the Sky Over Ireland

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jun 29 11:15:31 2005
Message-ID: <200506291514.j5TFEeG21461_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.westernpeople.ie/news/story.asp?j=26134

Ball of flame in the sky
Western People (Ireland)
June 29, 2005

A ball of flame was spotted in the Mayo sky at 1.46 a.m. on
Sunday night/ Monday morning, writes Michael Commins. The light,
which was low down in the northern sky, was travelling in a north
easterly direction and falling rapidly towards earth. The object
may have been a meteorite or object burning up on entering the
earth's atmosphere.

However, at no stage did the object resemble the usual meteorite
"streak" but remained intact as a single glowing object. It
exuded a blue-yellow glow, similar to that emanating from a
welding job, providing a spectacular view in the night sky.
Received on Wed 29 Jun 2005 11:14:39 AM PDT