[meteorite-list] Strange Lights Spotted Over The Carolinas

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:15:31 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <200702081715.JAA21162_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272611461.shtml

Carolina UFO Sightings Continue: Strange Lights Spotted Again
By Gene Byrd
National Ledger
February 8, 2007

A few weeks ago, strange blue lights filled the skies over Carolina
and the sightings caused a frenzy of calls and reports to local
authorities. There was no official explanation but at the time one
report claimed the color could be an indication of the composition
of the meteors streaking across the sky.

Now strange lights are back. WXII-12 is reporting that there have
been strange reports about flying objects in the skies -- and some
people think they're UFOs. The online report asks - are the
makings of a Sci-Fi movie happening in the Piedmont-Triad?

This time a Kernersville man said he captured an object on his cell
phone. According to the TV channel's details, strange sightings
have been reported in a number of locations in recent days.

The National Weather Service said it has seen nothing out of the
ordinary on its radar, and the Appalachian State University
Observatory said it was probably a bolide -- a fireball-like meteor
that frequently enters the earth's atmosphere but is rarely seen.

They cite Jamarus Crews said he was sitting in his Farmwood Garden
Apartment when he saw something in the sky. It had lots of lights
and made no noise, he said.

Wilkes County's Charles Miller said he also caught an image of an
object. "From the first time I saw it until it was gone, it was
45 seconds and it crossed the entire sky," he told WXII 12's
Nicole Ducouer.
Received on Thu 08 Feb 2007 12:15:31 PM PST