[meteorite-list] Anyone remember this?

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:49:16 -0600
Message-ID: <AC8F41F8FABB44BAB4954A728D5A3A00_at_ATARIENGINE2>

Hi,

The Bloomington, Illinois incident about
the same time was determined to be a
wood chipper blade. The New Jersey Object
was determined to be terrestrial in origin,
but of "unknown provenance." Possibly
they were too embarassed to look further
after bally-hooing it?


Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Darryl Pitt" <darryl at dof3.com>
To: "Grant Elliott" <gle at bellatlantic.net>
Cc: "meteoritelist" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Anyone remember this?


>
>
> Hiya,
>
> I was not aware this was determined to be space debris....and
> stainless steel no less? All best / d,
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 9, 2009, at 11:31 AM, Grant Elliott wrote:
>
>> Carl,
>>
>> Wasn't a wood chipper a possible source for this object?
>> Certain "experts" at Rutgers still have egg on face-
>>
>> Grant Elliott
>> Williamstown, NJ
>>
>>
>> On Nov 7, 2009, at 1:58 PM, <cdtucson at cox.net> <cdtucson at cox.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Darryl, List,
>>> I just came across this in my old mail and have a question.
>>> I know you are an expert so, obviously you knew it was not a
>>> meteorite by sight.
>>> So, the question is this. Since we know now that It was determined
>>> to be space debris from a pervious space mission and I believe they
>>> called it stainless steel. Would it not still have a great value
>>> because it was once in space? And shouldn't it still have fusion
>>> crust? Why does it not? Where is the fusion crust? Is it possible
>>> that some metal meteorites do not have fusion crusts? I would love
>>> to see the analysis of this space rock. It seems to me this should
>>> argue against a "must have" for fusion crust. Is this not the
>>> observed science here ? And are we supposed to ignore the science?
>>> This thing crashed through a roof and caused significant damage. Do
>>> you have any inside knowledge of what ever happened to the rock?
>>> Thanks Carl
>>>
>>> --
>>> Carl or Debbie Esparza
>>> (520) 979-9865
>>> Meteoritemax
>>>
>>>
>>> ---- Darryl Pitt <darryl at dof3.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Obviously at the outset a meteorwrong....but somehow required
>>>> months
>>>> to establish after a team of scientists from Rutgers declared it
>>>> was a
>>>> meteorite.
>>>>
>>>> With no visual or sonic phenomena to accompany the low altitude
>>>> explosion, which would have been the only explanation for such a
>>>> shape
>>>> and striated surface character without fusion crust, there was no
>>>> way
>>>> this was a meteorite. I vigorously pointed out to the local
>>>> newspapers and Rutgers this couldn't possibly be a meteorite to no
>>>> avail. I was on a live FOX radio show where they literally took me
>>>> off the air after having called me to ask what I thought of the
>>>> "new
>>>> meteorite." When I pointed out that it was unlikely this was a
>>>> meteorite, they pointed out "And you have a degree in what?" and
>>>> upon
>>>> my answer cut to a commercial and I was toast.
>>>>
>>>> Months after Rutgers put the object on display in their natural
>>>> history museum---for which they attracted their largest crowds
>>>> ever---
>>>> it was publicly acknowledged the origin of this object was of
>>>> earthly
>>>> provenance.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On May 8, 2009, at 4:27 AM, Meteorites USA wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone remember or know what came of this?
>>>>>
>>>>> http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/01/070105-space-rock.html
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Eric Wichman
>>>>> Meteorites USA
>>>>>
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