(meteorobs) Re: [meteorite-list] re: Mystery Surrounds Green Meteor in Australia

[GeoZay at aol.com]

I don't  understand why space junk, rather than a meteoric fireball, is 
almost 
>  always being picked out as the most likely explanation by these 
observatory  
> spokesmen whenever a bright fireball has been sighted. The point is  that 
space 
> junk decays are relatively rare compared to meteoric  fireballs - so they 
are 
> picking the least likely  option.

Baalke>>It is more common than you think.  For  example, in the past month, 9 
pieces
of space junk have reentered into  Earth's atmosphere.<<
Compared to how many meteors that entered the earths atmosphere during the  
same period?
GeoZay