[meteorite-list] (meteorobs) Breaking News - Major TX, OK, AR, MO, KS, CO, NE Green Fireba...

From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:44:43 -0400
Message-ID: <8A17774CCCD84B2182B8566A8FF579B1_at_GregorXPS2010>

Hello George and List... AND Actual Hunters on the ground,

George, I am sure we will all be positively surprised by findings within a
few days! I have confidence in such a group effort that was/will/is
happening to make this statement a reality!!!

Good luck to the boots on the ground!

Btw, so any pics from the "OK Dinner" photo op?! :)

Best Regards,
Greg

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Greg Hupe
The Hupe Collection
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www.LunarRock.com
IMCA 3163
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-----Original Message-----
From: GeoZay at aol.com
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 8:55 PM
To: meteorobs at meteorobs.org ; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] (meteorobs) Breaking News - Major TX, OK,
AR,MO, KS, CO, NE Green Fireba...



>>
>> Dear List,
>>
>> We have a major green fireball event with fragmentation:
>>
>>
>>
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/03/breaking-news-major-texas-green.html
>>
>> This put rocks on the ground!
>>
>> Dirk Ross...Tokyo

The more reports on this event I read on this website, the more I'm
convinced that no meteorites made it to the ground. A couple reports state
that
it "Streaked to the ground". A couple more stated it lasted about 3
seconds...a rather short period for a meteorite dropping meteor. Some
reports are
at 5 to 10 seconds. As an experienced meteor observer, I know for a fact
that for most casual meteor sightings, duration times are notoriously longer
than they really are. No serious reports about sonic booms also. This all
sounds more like a fragile cometary object to me. They aren't known as
meteorite droppers. As for the green color being reported, I wouldn't
give
that any meaning for the case of dropped meteorites or not. At the cost of
gas
nowadays, I wouldn't waste any time driving out to any proposed landing
sites unless I just happened to live in the area.
George Zay

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