http://www.modbee.com/local/story/7408172p-8327201c.html
Flash of light in sky seen by many across the state The Modesto Bee September 7, 2003 >From their back yard, the Modesto family saw the sky light up "like a big Roman candle." "It was a bright flash, then turned purple. It had a huge tail," Steve Taylor said of the Thursday night light show. The streak went on for 8 or 9 seconds, Taylor said. "That's a long time for a shooting star." In fact, it likely came from an asteroid or space debris, burning up as it hit the Earth's atmosphere, the North American Aerospace Defense Command declared after a brief investigation. Sometimes the California sky lights up with a rocket launch from Vandenburg Air Force Base in Southern California, but the base reported no launches Thursday night. Taylor and his wife, Nancy, and son Wade were in their back yard on Merle Avenue at about 8:30 p.m. when they saw the sky light up. They were among people from Napa to Palm Springs who reported the light show, with many describing bluish white flashes moving west to northwest. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
