> As I mentioned to the list in January, there was
> absolutely nothing about
> the NJO which resembled a new meteorite. I advised
> the Newark Star Ledger,
> The New York Times and AP in writing that the NJO
> was not a meteorite. I
> contacted the museum at Rutgers prior to their
> exhibit
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Hi, Tracy, List
No, that was the Illinois pseudo-meteorite:
the BO, or Bloomington Object, not the NJO!
The BO
In my opinion which I have held from the beginning is
that the NJO is probably something that got stuck to
an aircraft wheel and dropped off when the landing
gear was retracted during flight. It looked pretty
scrapped up like something that had been run over
several times and is weathered, somethin
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I thought the woodchipper theory applied to the NJO as well?
I agree that it does not appear to have features of an object that made a
trip through out atmosphere (fusion crust,
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From: tracy latimer
To: Darryl Pitt ; Meteorite List
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] "SNEAKY LITTLE DEVILS" NJO CONFIRMED
METEORWRONG
Hadn't the Occam's Razor explanation of this object been that it was part of
a tub grinder ejected d
Hadn't the Occam's Razor explanation of this object been that it was part of a
tub grinder ejected during operations while grinding up some dead trees several
hundred yards away? They showed one of these babies in operation on the
Discovery Channel several weeks ago, and I could easily believe
?
> Is there an indication of ablation? There would have to be, right?
> It sure doesn't look like there is.
>
> They may be eating crow again...
>
> Cheers,
> Pete
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sure doesn't look like there is.
They may be eating crow again...
Cheers,
Pete
From: Darryl Pitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [meteorite-list] "SNEAKY LITTLE DEVILS" NJO CONFIRMED METEORWRONG
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 06:26:42 -0400
It has finally been
It has finally been determined by experts that the NJO is not a
meteorite.
In Friday's AP story, Rutgers University geologist Jerry Delaney was
quoted as saying,"I was wrong. Sneaky little devil."
The second sentiment is not even remotely accurate.
As I mentioned to the list in January,
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