http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2067047a11,00.html Unidentified 'exploding fireball' lights the sky The Dominion Post (New Zealand) 02 October 2002 Police from Wellington to Mahia in northern Hawke's Bay were stargazing tonight, after a deluge of calls reporting an "exploding fireball" in the sky about 7.30pm. Senior Sergeant John Fairley of Hastings said several calls were received about the light and one man went to the station to report it. "He came running in to the counter saying that he'd seen what he described as a burning fireball going across the sky and then apparently out to sea." Others described it as a flashing light, and all reported it heading east. Police initially feared it was a plane crashing, but Napier airport said all flights were safe. Police in Wellington and Masterton also received calls, as did Wellington's Carter Observatory. Carter Observatory astronomer Richard Hall said that judging by the different colours people had reported seeing, the object sounded like a piece of space debris, perhaps from a satellite. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
