[meteorite-list] new Utah fall?

From: michael cottingham <mikewren_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:46:41 -0700
Message-ID: <F9D7AD1F-12D5-41C7-81D2-94AE4C1CEC9F_at_gilanet.com>

NOT a meteorite and author seems a little out of touch with reality...

Best Wishes

Michael Cottingham
On Apr 15, 2009, at 10:27 PM, Linton Rohr wrote:

> Greetings listees,
> I have purchased some land in Utah, and am making plans to move
> there, and therefore have developed an interest in obtaining some
> Utah meteorites. (As good an excuse as any, right?) There are 19
> meteorites listed in the Bulletin, only 6 of which have TKW's
> exceeding 1kg. I received search results from E-Bay today fitting
> that description, but I am highly skeptical of the ad. Check it out:
> http://my.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MyEbay&gbh=1
> First of all, the account of the fall sounds a bit dubious in spots.
> And no photos are available, due to "camera problems". The recovered
> specimen had a glow the size of a golf ball, but is only described
> as being 9mm. Is that the longest dimension? No weight given. The
> other, unrecovered one, appeared to be the size of a basketball. And
> he'll lead us right to the search area. All this for only $1600.
> Small unphotographed specimen of undisclosed weight included. ;^)
> Any takers? By the way, I inquired, seeking more info and evidence,
> but have had no reply at this point.
> I've only been collecting 2 or 3 years, but I haven't seen an ad
> quite like this until now. Any thoughts from those of you more
> experienced?
> Thank you for your input.
> Linton Rohr
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Received on Thu 16 Apr 2009 01:46:41 AM PDT