[meteorite-list] Fireball question / sonic boom

From: wahlperry at aol.com <wahlperry_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:34:27 -0400 (EDT)
Message-ID: <8CDBC2D28B95B87-1B74-B506_at_TSTMAIL-D01.sysops.aol.com>

Hi List,

It seems like there have been many fireball sightings in the past few
months but no material being found on the ground, as in the recent
Oklahoma event. I was wondering if the absence of a sonic boom has
anything to do with it.
Does a sonic boom or explosion have to be present for a major meteorite
producing event? Could there still be a few meteorites on the ground
with no sonic boom? With Buzzard Coulee, Mifflin, Ash Creek these
events all produced meteorites and sonic booms were heard by the
locals. Does anyone know if there were sonic booms associated with the
Park Forest and Whetstone events?

Thanks,
Sonny
Received on Tue 29 Mar 2011 09:34:27 AM PDT