[meteorite-list] Super photo, looks real !

From: Jeff Kuyken <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 15:02:41 +1000
Message-ID: <ACE2B926D416476092AB0B13D49CC3BA_at_JeffPC>

I agree Chris. This is almost certainly a contrail. I remember seeing a huge
fireball one night and even in the dark, the large smoke trail was clearly
visible. Contrails don't tend to show this like a fireball does.

Cheers,

Jeff


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Peterson" <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>
To: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 4:36 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Super photo, looks real !


> Sounds fishy to me. The description of the event makes it sound like a
> fireball, but this seems far too dim, and (apparently) too low in the sky
> for a fireball that would produce sound. What the image really looks like
> is a jet contrail in the sunset. I've had dozens of these sent to me as
> "fireballs".
>
> Chris
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