[meteorite-list] Arizona's Newest Fall

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:18:04 -0400
Message-ID: <e51421550907040918u751e20a6k178eccf2c1757a92_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Jack,

Congratulations on beating the bloodhounds to the find! :)

This is a great way to celebrate the fourth! No export permits - in
your face Canada! ;) LOL

Are you mapping out the strewnfield and looking for other fragments?

Best regards,

MikeG


On 7/4/09, Jack Schrader <schraderj at rocketmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear List Members,
> I have a very important announcement to make and one I am sure everyone will
> be very excited about. Most of you have already heard the news about the
> fireball which was sighted over Southern Arizona at 9:22 pm on the evening
> of Tuesday June 23. I would like to announce that I have recovered
> material from this fall. I recovered a 155.6 gram stone at 6:20 pm on
> Thursday, June 25, which is 44 hours and 58 minutes after the fireball was
> sighted. Fortunately the material recovered was recovered in an absolutely
> pristine state as the area had no monsoon season rainfall previous to my
> discovery. I was able to very quickly zero in on the area with the help of
> numerous phone calls and eyewitness reports which were all thoroughly
> investigated with follow up visits. With GPS, compass and notepad in hand,
> I put well over 300 miles on my vehicle in less than two days. The area
> people were extremely excited about this event and more than willing
> to offer whatever information they had about the sighting. I was born and
> raised in this part of Arizona and my intimate knowledge of the country, the
> terrain, the trails and back roads has proved invaluable in my search.
>
> I have sent a photo to Michael Johnson and requested he post it on Rocks
> from Space Picture of the Day for July 4.
>
> I would like to also take this opportunity to extend my very best wishes to
> each and every one of you for a very pleasant holiday. Happy 4th of July!
>
> Jack Schrader
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Received on Sat 04 Jul 2009 12:18:04 PM PDT