[meteorite-list] Unidentified object from sky destroys car in Cottonwood

From: Darryl Pitt <darryl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:32:00 -0400
Message-ID: <93ABFCCB-4E2C-4E82-BCB4-EE3E1C0E5EC1_at_dof3.com>

I offered $10K for the first kilo of "Westchester"

It is extremely doubtful the object that hit the car is a meteorite.

Best/ d,



On Mar 12, 2009, at 12:06 PM, Eric Wichman wrote:

> What?! A meteorite or space debris?
>
> "..A meteorite may have been what smashed into the windshield of a
> Cottonwood couple's sport utility vehicle late last month,
> destroying much of the dashboard and melting some of the glass..."
>
> http://www.redding.com/news/2009/mar/12/unidentified-object-from-sky-destroys-car-in/
>
> The photos of the supposed "meteorite" look like debris of some
> sort. Not like any meteorite I've ever seen.
>
> Could it be a piece of Satellite, and who was the collector offering
> $10K for the "meteorite"?
>
> Hmm....
>
> Regards,
> Eric Wichman
> Meteorites USA
> www.meteoritesusa.com
>
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Received on Thu 12 Mar 2009 12:32:00 PM PDT