Paper: Holland Evening Sentinel City: Holland, Michigan Date: Thursday, February 19, 1948 Page: 5
Exploding Meteor Felt in Kansas
Norton, Kan., Feb. 19 (UP) - Authorities said today they believe a terrific explosion high in the sky over Kansas last night was caused by a meteor which blew up when it entered the earth's atmosphere.
Concussion from the blast broke windows, rocked buildings and terrified residents over a wide section of Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
The meteor left a smudge of bluish-white smoke extending across a wide segment of the sky just before it exploded about 5:01 p.m.
No one appeared to have seen the actual explosion. There was no flash.
The explosion terrified thousands of people across the three-state area. Many believed their houses had been hit by trucks. Dozens of windows were shattered.
M. R. Krehbiel, editor of the weekly Norton County News said the meteor apparently exploded over the town of Noreatur, Kans, 16 miles west of here. Be estimating the angle from the earth to the point of explosion, he decided that the meteor blew up about 30 to 35 miles above the earth.
"It was just about the most exciting thing that happened around here in a long time." he said.
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Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas www.meteoritearticles.com
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