Yeah, sounded pretty impressive at first and was reported over a huge area, but as others have noted, it was quite short, so ...
Robert Woolard Sent from my iPhone On Jan 12, 2011, at 11:59 AM, Meteorites USA <e...@meteoritesusa.com> wrote: > UPDATE: New data added... This is a short duration event. Current public > video sucks, and no radar yet. Over 30 sightings on AMS. I've added a map, > and the Google Earth KMZ file for download for those who want to try this > one. > http://www.meteoritesusa.com/meteorite-news/huge-fireball-seen-across-6-states/ > > Enjoy... > > Regards, > Eric > > > > On 1/12/2011 12:20 AM, Meteorites USA wrote: >> You know, sometimes it's just too good to be true... What are the chances a >> meteorite falls on 1/11/11 just a mere couple weeks before the Tucson show? >> ;) >> >> We might have our first meteorite fall of 2011. Too many reports of >> fragmentation and sonic booms for it not to be. Looks like this might be the >> real deal. >> >> Here's some quotes from the articles: >> >> "A sonic boom was heard as far north as Western North Carolina..." >> >> "...Copiah County Emergency Management Director Randle Drane said residents >> who saw the light and heard a subsequent boom called to report what they had >> seen or heard. The majority of those who heard the boom were near the town >> of Hopewell just southeast of Crystal Springs...." >> >> "...Little Rock, Ark. Around 8:30 p.m. we began receiving calls about a >> bright flash of light and a boom..." >> >> "...Around 9 PM Tuesday, the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office received >> several calls of what looked like balls of fire falling from the sky...." >> >> "...According to affiliate KFSM, the meteor was also sighted in Greenwood, >> Jonesboro, Jackson, Miss., Biloxi, Miss., and the Florida Panhandle...." >> >> Reports still coming in... >> >> Regards, >> Eric Wichman >> Meteorites USA >> www.meteoritesusa.com >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
