[meteorite-list] Oklahoma Fireball ~9:21CDT 23MAR2011

From: Matson, Robert D. <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:00:24 -0700
Message-ID: <9180F6B27399C541B10663E21C8BDE92016BC5D5_at_0461-its-exmb09.us.saic.com>

Hi All,

I believe it DOES show up on the DFW radar in one scan, as well as
the Vance AFB radar in 3 separate scans. (Did not find it in the
Oklahoma City or Altus AFB radars.) The location is in perfect
agreement with the terminus as it appears in the Oklahoma City
All-Sky camera. (Took me a while to correctly orient myself with
that image; to save others some time, the brightest star in the
scene is Sirius. Other bright stars visible include Betelgeuse,
Rigel, Aldebaran and Capella.) Bolide flight direction was
WNW to ESE, as triangulated from the Oklahoma City Sentinel
camera, and Thomas Ashcraft's Albuquerque camera. (I'm still
trying to make sense of the Hawley, TX, camera -- it doesn't
appear to be oriented with north exactly at the bottom.)

--Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: drtanuki [mailto:drtanuki at yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 1:02 PM
To: Matson, Robert D.
Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com; Global Meteor Observing Forum
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] TX/OK Fireball ~9:21CDT 23MAR2011

Sighting reports and a visual of the sighting locations have been
updated. Many witnesses! Just need more good reports. Dirk
Ross...Tokyo


--- On Fri, 3/25/11, Matson, Robert D. <ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com> wrote:

> From: Matson, Robert D. <ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] TX/OK Fireball ~9:21CDT 23MAR2011
> To: "Ruben Garcia" <mrmeteorite at gmail.com>, "drtanuki"
> <drtanuki at yahoo.com>
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com, "Global Meteor Observing
> Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
> Date: Friday, March 25, 2011, 4:53 AM
> Hi All,
>
> I don't see anything unusual in either the KFDR (Altus AFB,
> OK) or
> the KTLX (Oklahoma City) radars. Here are the links to the data if
> anyone else wants to try to find the bolide:
>
> KFDR:
> http://ftp3.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/has/HAS002191242/
>
> KTLX:
> http://ftp3.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/has/HAS002191346/
>
> I'm checking the Dallas/Ft. Worth radar next... --Rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com]
> On Behalf Of Ruben
> Garcia
> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 8:07 AM
> To: drtanuki
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com;
> Rob Matson; Global Meteor
> Observing Forum
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Breaking News - Major TX, OK, AR, MO,
> KS, CO, NE Green Fireball Meteor ~9:21CDT 23MAR2011
>
> Thanks so much for the service you provide Dirk.
>
> I am ready to roll is there a specific area yet, Rob and Marc? Let me
> know when doppler gives us something good.
>
> On 3/24/11, drtanuki <drtanuki at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > Dear List,
> >
> > We have a major green fireball event with
> fragmentation:
> >
> >
> http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/03/breaking-news-major-
> te
> xas-green.html
> >
> > This put rocks on the ground!
> >
> > Dirk Ross...Tokyo
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