[meteorite-list] Possible Fall Found in Radar Data, Northern WI

From: Walter Branch <waltbranch_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 06:45:02 -0400
Message-ID: <002601cc21db$4ca57cd0$0802a8c0_at_yourf78bf48ce2>

Hello Jake,

Meteorites fall at random. The odds are exactly the same as if one had hit
an ice flow at the north pole and one hit McMurdo station in Antartrica.

Though the one at McMurdo would be easier to retrieve.

Do a google search on wethersfield meteorite.


-Walter Branch

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake Schaefer" <jakeschaeferml at gmail.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 9:49 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Possible Fall Found in Radar Data, Northern WI


>I found a possible fall in northern Wisconsin that occurred on
> 5/10/2010. It has radar hits from 4 stations, tons of eye witness
> accounts, and a nearby seismograph picked up a strong signal shortly
> after the meteor passed. I have detailed my findings here:
>
> http://3dradar.wordpress.com/2011/06/03/newly-found-fall-northern-wi/
>
> What do you all think about this event? Seems fairly forested land
> unlike the farmlands of southern Wisconsin. But what are the odds of 2
> falls in 1 state in less than a month of each other???
>
> -Jake
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