[meteorite-list] AMS Witness Reports & Map for 2/1/2012 Texas Fireball

From: Yinan Wang <veomega_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:53:58 -0700
Message-ID: <CALpO9HdzKBQ+Y2g5e0oD2TLYQFeDM31p45N3kjeWmUV87FM43w_at_mail.gmail.com>

Here's a police dashboard cam of the object on CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c3#/video/us/2012/02/02/texas-meteor-dashcam.cnn

-Yinan

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 1:55 AM, Robert Verish <bolidechaser at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I agree with Rob Matson:
>
> West-to-east, long-lasting, slow-moving fireball" sounds like the description for a re-entry of man-made space-debris event.
>
> Is it more than a coincidence that the Columbia Shuttle accident was 9 years ago to the day, AND that the path of the fireball was very close to that Shuttle's last flight path?
>
> This fireball is a fitting tribute to the crew of the Columbia, or at least a reminder, lest we forget...
>
> Bob V.
>
>
> --- On Wed, 2/1/12, Mike Hankey <mike.hankey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Mike Hankey <mike.hankey at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AMS Witness Reports & Map for 2/1/2012 Texas Fireball
>> To: "meteoritelist" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>, "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
>> Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 10:36 PM
>> here's another allsky camera. so that
>> should be 3 total by now: James,
>> Bill and this one.
>>
>> http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/unusual/strange-object-lights-up-dallas-sky-020112
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 11:34 PM, Mike Hankey <mike.hankey at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Observers & Meteorite Hunters,
>> >
>> > The American Meteor Society has received over 70+
>> witness reports in
>> > the last 3.5 hours related to the TX event.
>> >
>> > You can view the reports and a map of all of the plots
>> here:
>> >
>> > http://www.amsmeteors.org/2012/02/large-fireball-event-over-central-texas-212012-2000-cst/
>> >
>> > Looks like the activity is centered around Wills Point
>> TX.
>> >
>> > Enjoy,
>> >
>> > Mike Hankey
>> > Freeland MD
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