[meteorite-list] Satellite Reentry Witness 3

From: Jeff Pringle <jlp3_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Jun 3 13:45:14 2006
Message-ID: <000301c68729$f7b5bf10$6501a8c0_at_D71Q5W31>

In late August of '99 I was camping in the Nevada desert. One evening, as
twilight turned into darkness, a fireball burned across the sky from horizon
to horizon (that's a pretty big distance in the Nv desert!). I caught sight
of it at about 1/3 of the way across. It was traveling directly east at a
leisurely pace (compared to meteors), leaving a wide, glittering trail of
many colors which hung in the air for a moment or three after. The most
amazing celestial spectacle I've ever seen, suprising and awesome.
I remember finding out that it was a satellite reentry, but don't recall the
details.

Jeff
Received on Sat 03 Jun 2006 12:22:52 PM PDT