[meteorite-list] Huge Fireball: Possible First Meteorite Fall of 2011

From: Shawn Alan <photophlow_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:29:50 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <345729.52849.qm_at_web35408.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

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This is exciting news about the 1.11.11 fire ball sighting. Now I wonder has any listers been able to determine the time of the fall. I have read 8:50pm and also 8:30pm and the reports at AMS range from 8:30 to 9:00 pm. Also the sightings are all over the board from 6 different states. From what I can gather is that the fire ball moved from a?SE to NW and people in NC heard a boom. Now I have?never seen a fire ball so I am not sure how they look in the sky and move, but?for it to be heard in NC from some reports I have to assume the more in the eastern side of the sky when this event took place the other night? I hope in the next few days we can get some reports from people that heard the boom and state their location.?All?I have read in some blog posts is that they heard a boom, but they forgot to tell the time and their location. I wondering if a meteorite?comes from this fireball, how far would the meteorite be from the boom?of the fall?
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Yeah, sounded pretty impressive at first and was reported over a huge area, but as others have noted, it was quite short, so ...

Robert Woolard


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On Jan 12, 2011, at 11:59 AM, Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com> wrote:


> UPDATE: New data added... This is a short duration event. Current public video sucks, and no radar yet. Over 30 sightings on AMS. I've added a map, and the Google Earth KMZ file for download for those who want to try this one. http://www.meteoritesusa.com/meteorite-news/huge-fireball-seen-across-6-states/

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> Enjoy...

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> Regards,

> Eric

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> On 1/12/2011 12:20 AM, Meteorites USA wrote:

>> You know, sometimes it's just too good to be true... What are the chances a meteorite falls on 1/11/11 just a mere couple weeks before the Tucson show? ;)

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>> We might have our first meteorite fall of 2011. Too many reports of fragmentation and sonic booms for it not to be. Looks like this might be the real deal.

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>> Here's some quotes from the articles:

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>> "A sonic boom was heard as far north as Western North Carolina..."

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>> "...Copiah County Emergency Management Director Randle Drane said residents who saw the light and heard a subsequent boom called to report what they had seen or heard. The majority of those who heard the boom were near the town of Hopewell just southeast of Crystal Springs...."

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>> "...Little Rock, Ark. Around 8:30 p.m. we began receiving calls about a bright flash of light and a boom..."

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>> "...Around 9 PM Tuesday, the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office received several calls of what looked like balls of fire falling from the sky...."

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>> "...According to affiliate KFSM, the meteor was also sighted in Greenwood, Jonesboro, Jackson, Miss., Biloxi, Miss., and the Florida Panhandle...."

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>> Reports still coming in...

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>> Regards,

>> Eric Wichman

>> Meteorites USA

>> www.meteoritesusa.com

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