[meteorite-list] Large bolide sighted in nothern Sweden

From: Thomas Österberg <marie.m.osterberg_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:39:48 +0100
Message-ID: <D15ED70BF3444C3AA8B1141F5245A4D4_at_thomaslemjmqar>

Dear List members,

According to local newspapers and regional radio service, a large bolide
crossed the sky, coming from east and rapidly moving towards west, over the
nothern part of Sweden some days ago. The event took place late Saturday
evening, at about 10.45 PM, local time.



One witness told a reporter, that "the sky became brighter than a sunny
day", when the meteoroid crossed the sky over him.



Also, according to blogs in the local newspapers, many witnesses have heard
loud noises, like explosions, over a large area around the town Kiruna. A
woman was almost sure that she had seen a fragment falling just outside her
house.

Observations of the bolide has dropped in from all part of northern Sweden,
from about 1000 km south of Kiruna and northwards. Reports of this event has
also been noted from northern Norway.

Attempts will be made to calculate the orbit, by processing data collected
from the network of infra sound microphones in northern Sweden.



Adding a link to one of the articles, published today. Unfortunately in
Swedish, but you may be able to translate it using Babel fish.



http://www.kuriren.nu/nyheter/artikel.aspx?articleid=4338300



Good luck!



Thomas ?sterberg
Received on Mon 10 Nov 2008 11:39:48 AM PST