Re: [meteorite-list] Odd Lights, Low Sounds Cause Stir in Maine
Hi There was a fall / find a few years back, 1978. Meteorite impacted a guys garage in Yarmouth Maine, just north of Portland. Also there were 2 finds along a beach. A man found one then a few years later found another, whether same fall or a new one I dont know. Not sure where this one was, might be one of the ones listed below, nor do I remember where I read this story, so could be way off on the details. Ed http://www.scarboroughmaine.com/slct/referen/a03/rp1003.html http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/explore/minerals/sites/mar99.htm Ed > > Hello All, > > > This would be Maine's 5th fall of a meteorite if something should be > found: > > Andover - Castine - Nobleborough - Searsmont - Walnut Hill (find) > > > Regards, > > Bernd > > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list - Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users.__ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Odd Lights, Low Sounds Cause Stir in Maine: Andover - Wethersfield
A somewhat recent I made to the list last year afte speaking with the Wethersfield II home owners. Mark Tue Aug 29 15:24:51 EDT 2006 Previous message: [meteorite-list] Wethersfield Meteorites was "Question" Next message: [meteorite-list] My Moss fragment Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] Hello Michael, Paul and list, A few newspaper articles on the 1982 Wethersfield meteorite can be found on my website here: http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znpwethersfield.html As noted in the above, and in Paul's e-mail, the homeowners Wanda and Robert Donahue donated the meteorite to the Peabody museum. The Peabody museum's meteorites are quite impression and it is the oldest (curated) meteorite collection in the United States. I took the opportunity to examine the collection a couple years ago and was quite impressed. Spurred by Michael's e-mail I spoke with Robert and Wanda Donahue this morning. Robert seemed a little more "aged" then Wanda (for lack of better word), liked he asked where I was a couple times, but Wanda was very clear minded and answered all my questions. Both were kind and I mean no disrespect to Robert with my comment. Wanda recalled, We were overwhelmed, of course. We both heard the noise. A real loud crash. We ran into the room and looked at the ceiling and saw the sky. She also remembered the names of all the people that examined the meteorite or were associated with it to some degree at the beginning. Dr. Roy Clarke made a positive impression on her. I asked what happened to the damage and was told they had the whole ceiling cut out and put into acrylic. This was donated to the local historical society. The item was on display a number of years but is not currently. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Odd Lights, Low Sounds Cause Stir in Maine
Many fireballs have a green hue and that is from atmospheric oxygen as determined through spectral analysis of meteors. Copper abundance in meteorites is rare. I used to think the green was probably from nickel. Elton --- "Gary K. Foote" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Those are the only two fireballs I've seen. I > believe the green color is > caused by copper content in a bolide.?... Maybe I'm > off-base with that > tho. > > Gary > > > Gary- > > > > How many fireballs have you seen that weren't > green? > > > > Chris > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Odd Lights, Low Sounds Cause Stir in Maine: Andover - Wethersfield
Gary wrote: "Looking at mapquest the center of that area is basically Andover. Could it be another fall in the same town? That would be something!" Unlikely but not impossible ... because: Wethersfield (1971) - L6: A stone of 0350 gr fell through the roof of a house. Wethersfield (1982) - L6: A stone of 2756 gr fell through the roof of a house. Interesting reference with pictures: DENNIS di CICCO (1983) Target Wethersfield - Wethersfield meteorite: The odds were astronomical (Sky & Telescope, 1983 Feb., pp 118-119). Cheers, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Odd Lights, Low Sounds Cause Stir in Maine
No, the color is caused by oxygen in the atmosphere. Most low velocity fireballs are seen as green. Faster fireballs are brighter, and the "white" blackbody radiation often swamps the fainter green, although green may still be seen in the trail. Anyway, nothing odd in your seeing two green fireballs. Chris * Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com - Original Message - From: "Gary K. Foote" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chris Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Meteorite Mailing List" Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Odd Lights, Low Sounds Cause Stir in Maine Those are the only two fireballs I've seen. I believe the green color is caused by copper content in a bolide.?... Maybe I'm off-base with that tho. Gary __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Odd Lights, Low Sounds Cause Stir in Maine
Looking at mapquest the center of that area is basically Andover. Coult it be another fall in the same town? That would be something! My step-grandparents lived in Andover all their lives. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Odd Lights, Low Sounds Cause Stir in Maine
Those are the only two fireballs I've seen. I believe the green color is caused by copper content in a bolide.?... Maybe I'm off-base with that tho. Gary > Gary- > > How many fireballs have you seen that weren't green? > > Chris __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Odd Lights, Low Sounds Cause Stir in Maine
Could be a fall. These locations are pretty well lined up in a small geographical area. I have family in Wilton. Gary > > New Vineyard, Wilton, Phillips, > Industry, and around Mt. Abram __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Odd Lights, Low Sounds Cause Stir in Maine
Sounds like I ought to do some triangulations and head out - though we are under a major snowstorm right now that would cover any recent falls. Still, might be woorth the try. Gary > "They were seeing, basically, a string of seven > or eight lights low in the sky, that were fixed," > > "All these reports were from different locations > at the same time. Maybe it was a meteorite." > > "... the fixed-ness of the light pattern" > > > Hello All, > > Haven't we heard (or read) similar reports before?! Yep, L'AIGLE ! > People didn't see a moving fireball like in the case of Peekskill but > a rectangular cloudlet which seemed to stand still because it was moving > straight toward the observers. > > This would be Maine's 5th fall of a meteorite if something should be > found: > > Andover - Castine - Nobleborough - Searsmont - Walnut Hill (find) > > > Regards, > > Bernd > > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Odd Lights, Low Sounds Cause Stir in Maine
Gary- How many fireballs have you seen that weren't green? Chris * Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com - Original Message - From: "Gary K. Foote" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Meteorite Mailing List" Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Odd Lights, Low Sounds Cause Stir in Maine >I used to live at Mt. Abrahm. This is not the first time strange >lights > have been seen there. I myself have seen lights hanging low on the > horizon there many times. Nobody ever has an explanation. I wonder > if > its not surreptitious Air Force manuevers. At least that's always > been my > theory. > > Interestingly enough I've seen two green fireballs in my lifetime - > both > of them within 25 miles of that area. > > Strange. > > Gary __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Odd Lights, Low Sounds Cause Stir in Maine
I used to live at Mt. Abrahm. This is not the first time strange lights have been seen there. I myself have seen lights hanging low on the horizon there many times. Nobody ever has an explanation. I wonder if its not surreptitious Air Force manuevers. At least that's always been my theory. Interestingly enough I've seen two green fireballs in my lifetime - both of them within 25 miles of that area. Strange. Gary http://www.meteorite-dealers.com > > http://www.sunjournal.com/story/199131-3/Franklin/Odd_lights_low_sounds_cause_stir/ > > Odd lights, low sounds cause stir > By Maggie Gill-Austern > Sun Journal (Maine) > February 14, 2007 > > FARMINGTON - Strange lights with no obvious cause were spotted all over > northern Franklin County Tuesday night, Sheriff's Department dispatchers > said. > > "The phone was ringing off the hook," dispatcher Bill Hoyt said. > > Multiple callers from multiple towns - New Vineyard, Wilton, Phillips, > Industry, and around Mt. Abram - called to report bizarre, > low-to-the-ground lights, he said. > > "They were seeing, basically, a string of seven or eight lights low in > the sky, that were fixed," he said. "There (were) also reports of jet > engine noise low to the ground." One person who called worked with jet > airplanes, Hoyt said. "They were not like any lights he had ever seen." > Some people said they looked like stars. > > Hoyt called a Federal Aviation Administration office in Boston, which > monitors air traffic in this part of New England, wondering if what > people saw and heard could be related to military exercises. > > "They said the only air traffic was a couple of routine air flights at > 40,000 feet," he said. > > Hoyt doubts it was aliens. > > "I think, personally, most of the time there's an explanation for > everything," he said. "But you know, I don't deny the fact that people > see things they can't explain." > > "It was kind of odd," he said. "All these reports were from different > locations at the same time. Maybe it was a meteorite." > > The jet-engine sounds and the fixed-ness of the light pattern make him > question that theory, though, he said. > > > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Odd Lights, Low Sounds Cause Stir in Maine
"They were seeing, basically, a string of seven or eight lights low in the sky, that were fixed," "All these reports were from different locations at the same time. Maybe it was a meteorite." "... the fixed-ness of the light pattern" Hello All, Haven't we heard (or read) similar reports before?! Yep, L'AIGLE ! People didn't see a moving fireball like in the case of Peekskill but a rectangular cloudlet which seemed to stand still because it was moving straight toward the observers. This would be Maine's 5th fall of a meteorite if something should be found: Andover - Castine - Nobleborough - Searsmont - Walnut Hill (find) Regards, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Odd Lights, Low Sounds Cause Stir in Maine
http://www.sunjournal.com/story/199131-3/Franklin/Odd_lights_low_sounds_cause_stir/ Odd lights, low sounds cause stir By Maggie Gill-Austern Sun Journal (Maine) February 14, 2007 FARMINGTON - Strange lights with no obvious cause were spotted all over northern Franklin County Tuesday night, Sheriff's Department dispatchers said. "The phone was ringing off the hook," dispatcher Bill Hoyt said. Multiple callers from multiple towns - New Vineyard, Wilton, Phillips, Industry, and around Mt. Abram - called to report bizarre, low-to-the-ground lights, he said. "They were seeing, basically, a string of seven or eight lights low in the sky, that were fixed," he said. "There (were) also reports of jet engine noise low to the ground." One person who called worked with jet airplanes, Hoyt said. "They were not like any lights he had ever seen." Some people said they looked like stars. Hoyt called a Federal Aviation Administration office in Boston, which monitors air traffic in this part of New England, wondering if what people saw and heard could be related to military exercises. "They said the only air traffic was a couple of routine air flights at 40,000 feet," he said. Hoyt doubts it was aliens. "I think, personally, most of the time there's an explanation for everything," he said. "But you know, I don't deny the fact that people see things they can't explain." "It was kind of odd," he said. "All these reports were from different locations at the same time. Maybe it was a meteorite." The jet-engine sounds and the fixed-ness of the light pattern make him question that theory, though, he said. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
