(meteorobs) old fireballs

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Thu Aug 28 08:17:54 EDT 2008


Hi Dave,

I don’t know of a source to search on the Internet, but I have some copies of AMS annual reports in that time period that include fireball listings. I’m not sure if I have 1957 though, so will need to check after work tonight. I’ll take a look and let you know…..

Mark Davis
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namn at namnmeteors.org

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Dave Hostetter" <dehostetter at cox.net>
> Over the next couple of months I will be upgrading our planetarium's small
> exhibit on meteors, meteorites, and tektites.  In the nearly 30 years I've
> worked there, I've gotten many questions from people who are now Senior
> Citizens about a brilliant fireball seen here in the '50s (and of course,
> everyone thinks it hit near them!).  I've been able to track down the actual
> date and local newspaper articles, with enough information to make a nice
> panel about the event for the exhibit.
> 
> My question is...does anyone know if there are existing fireball databases
> that would extend back to 1957?  The fireball happened on March 15 that
> year, and it would be helpful to find out if there is any data available
> that might be more accurate than newspaper accounts.
> 
> The entry was seen at least from Alabama through Mississippi to Louisiana,
> and there may have been a terminal burst just out over the Gulf.  There are
> even a few reports from as far away as Memphis and Wichita Falls.  It was
> apparently quite a spectacular sight, turning "night into day" even on the
> night of a full moon!
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> Dave Hostetter
> New Iberia, LA
> 
> 
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