[meteorite-list] fireball over midwest

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 12:45:58 -0600
Message-ID: <004d01c74955$e0b53bd0$28e38c46_at_ATARIENGINE>

Hi,

    The original report Ron posted covers the
region from 25-30 miles north of St. Louis to
as far south as Cape Girardeau, a stretch of
perhaps 130 miles or more.
    From Beardstown to Cape Girardeau is
more like 200 miles. If it was at 15-20 miles
altitude at Beardstown, this would be a very
shallow trajectory.
    Always possible (if this is true) that it was
the extended progressive breakup of a larger
object.
    A shallow trajectory, of course, is more
likely to drop an intact meteoroid and elevate its
status to meteorite.
    As for the northerly direction of travel, please
note that it is Fox News, who have most things
backwards...
    Below is another news report.

Sterling K. Webb
-------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.kcci.com/news/10933402/detail.html

MILWAUKEE -- Balls of fire streaking across the
sky Sunday night from Wisconsin to Iowa were
from a meteor, according to the North American
Aerospace Defense Command, which watches
for airborne threats to the U.S. and Canada.
    Jim Lattis is with the astronomy department
at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He
said no major meteor showers were expected in
the northern hemisphere -- but it was possible
that a minor shower may have prompted the
calls to authorities.
    The National Weather Service reports calls
from Iowa, northern Illinois and on up to Green
Bay as well as in the St. Louis region.





----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Peterson" <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] fireball over midwest


Contrary to the article posted by Ron, the fireball was traveling mainly
north to south, and it looks like most of the action was over west
central Illinois. It was west of Champaign. I have independent reports
from Beardstown and Lewistown (30 miles apart) of sonic booms after the
fireball passed overhead, with short enough time delays to suggest that
the object was fairly low at that point (15-20 miles). One witness also
reported electrophonic noise. Termination was probably somewhere between
Beardstown and St Louis.

I'm not investigating this fireball myself, but thought I'd pass along
the information that has come my way.

Chris

*****************************************
Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Edwin Thompson" <etmeteorites at hotmail.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 9:21 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] fireball over midwest


> Hello list members. Received two frantic calls from hunters who say
> there was a huge meteor over Illinois, Indiana and reports from
> Missouri. It was talked about by Paul Harvey this morning
> and it sounds like something large came in. Does anyone have more
> details?
>
> Thanks, E.T.

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