(meteorobs) News Report: Rare daytime fireball seen over Utah mountains

David Entwistle David at radiometeor.plus.com
Tue Jun 10 07:50:01 EDT 2008


In message <e9mU8yA+IhTIFwTY at radiometeor.plus.com>, David Entwistle 
<David at radiometeor.plus.com> writes
>Does anyone know any more about the following possible daylight fireball
>reported by ksl.com?
>
>Rare daytime fireball seen over Utah mountains
>
>http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=3496031
>
>[With respect to the library image used, I should point out that the
>image is not of the event reported and has been discussed here
>previously - taken from the UK several years ago(?). As I recall, the
>consensus was that it was not of meteoric origin, rather a contrail
>illuminated by the setting sun.]

Background on the unrelated library image used is in the article is 
here...
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap031001.html


>
>Most of the comments are on unrelated subjects, but I did find the
>following of particular interest.
>
>Comment from Julie J
>
>My daughter and I were sitting on our porch and saw this. It was really
>cool. I thought that I heard a crackling sound also. A few minutes later
>we did hear a boom. Glad to read this on KSL and know what it was. I
>called Fox News, as they were the only ones who would answer their phone
>on a Sunday, and they didn't know anything about it.

-- 
David Entwistle



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