[meteorite-list] Questions Swirl Over What Went 'Boom' Over Northwest

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Mar 16 18:08:17 2006
Message-ID: <200603141800.k2EI0KK07414_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=84038

Questions swirl over what went 'boom' over Northwest
KATU.com
March 13, 2006

PORTLAND, Ore. - People from the coast all the way to the mountains
heard mysterious rumbles Saturday night, so what on earth were they?

No, it was not an earthquake from Mount St. Helens and it was not
thunder and lightening.

It seems everyone had their idea what the noises were and nearly
everyone had a different opinion about how long it lasted.

A meteor was the best guess from the National Weather Service, but that
is unconfirmed.

The Cowlitz County 911 dispatch center told KATU News they heard it was
military jets causing sonic booms.

Monday morning, KATU contacted McChord Air Force Base to find out if
they were conducting some kind of exercise over the metro area.

We are still waiting to hear back from them.
Received on Tue 14 Mar 2006 01:00:20 PM PST