(meteorobs) May 4 Fireball

Robert Lunsford lunro.imo.usa at cox.net
Fri May 5 19:00:16 EDT 2006


A significant fireball, exceeding the full moon in brightness, was seen over
southern New Mexico and western Texas near 2150 MDT on May 4
(0350 Universal Time May 5). Most of the reports received by the
American Meteor Society indicate a duration of five seconds with a wide
variety of colors. Most notable feature of this event was a sonic boom
heard in the El Paso, Texas area approximately two minutes after the
appearance of the fireball. At this time it appears this object was a
sporadic (random) fireball, not associated with any known stream.

These reports may be viewed on the AMS Fireball Table at:
http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball/fireball_log2006.html

Clear Skies!

Robert Lunsford
American Meteor Society



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