[meteorite-list] Fw: Your top meteor sightings!

From: James Balister <balisterjames_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:03:43 -0800 (PST)
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> From: James Balister <balisterjames at att.net>
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> Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 4:01:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Your top meteor sightings!
>
> What got me started in meteorites was one that I saw in 1957 or 58.? I was
> looking up into the night sky and exactly where I was looking one just lit!? To
> make things better it came right for me!? It dropted small teardrop shaped fire
> of different colors as it came down.? It was totaly silent.? It passed between
> the next door garage which was about 30 feet away and me.? I knew that because
> the sparks fell on this side of the garage.? It would have landed in the field
> to my left, but some how it slightly raised and went two blocks North and landed
> on the other side of the tree line.? I have been looking ever since.? Now that
> we have Google Earth I beleive I have found the spot where it landed.??I??am
> going after it this spring.? That meteor was? most? exciting to see streaking
> in!? The sighting was at least 10 seconds.? And I will never gorget it.? There
> was a story about it in the local newspaper that I cut out and come accross
> from
time to time..



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> Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 2:52:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list]
> Your top meteor sightings!
>
> I saw a really nice one on the way
> to the recent MAG meeting. I first thought it
> was for 10 seconds, but
> more close to the time for me to tell my wife "oh my
> god, look at that
> one!" then it went out.
I tried to find out more about it,
> but had
> no luck.
That was the biggest and brightest one I think I have ever
>
> seen. Kinda nice early in the morning on the way to a meteorite
>
> meeting.

Greg Catterton
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> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Your top meteor sightings!
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> Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010, 3:33 PM
> Hi list,
>
>
> I
> have never been lucky enough to see a bolide, or
>
> fire-ball.
>
>
> But I have in my life seen 3 that were
> bright green, 2 That
>
> made a? loud hissing or swishing noise.
> But this past
> november, I seen a
> very
> Bright white one
> start directly over head and head south
>
> east, as the bright
> light burnt out, for a few tenths of a
> second, the
> object just
> glowed bright red, went dim, and
> glowed about half as bright
>
> again, no tail.
>
> I would think this object made it through the
>
> lowest levels
> of the atmosphere. Anyone ever had an encounter
> like
> that!
>
> Thanks
> Dave
>
>
>
>
>
>
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