(meteorobs) Meteor in Northern Iran on 6 December 2008

Benthem, Wandert Wandert.Benthem at mottmac.nl
Mon Dec 8 07:30:30 EST 2008


Dear Sir/Madam,

On 6 December 2008 I noticed a natural phenomenon that I believe has been a sizable meteor in Northern Iran at around 17.15 h local time. At the time of observation the dark had set in already. This observation was made from a moving car on the left (northern) side of the road between the towns of Ghaemshahr and Sari. We saw a bright flash suddenly appearing beside us, coming in from behind us (the west) and moving very fast to the east (we were moving east as well), parallel to the horizon, as a bright flash with a tail. After a fraction of a second the flash faded very quickly. We heard no sound.

Are there any other observations known to you on this event, and could you give your view on this?

Kind regards,    


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