(meteorobs) Fireball witnesses - 2009 Dec 14 1420 GMT / 6:20AM PST-

[Dave Radomski - KTØH]

Satellite launch from Vandenberg AFB approx 0609 PST a possibility?



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Verish" <bolidechaser at yahoo.com>
To: "Meteor Observers" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 08:19
Subject: (meteorobs) Fireball witnesses - 2009 Dec 14 1420 GMT / 6:20AM PST-


Seeking to contact witnesses to fireball that just occurred within this past 
hour.

A colleague called me immediately after witnessing a very bright fireball as 
he was just arriving at his work site at China Lake NAWS - Ridgecrest, CA.

As he spoke he described the "smoke trail" that was still persistent; in 
fact, the smoke trail was still visible and reflecting light from the rising 
sun when he hung-up his phone at 6:30AM local time.

For the sake of clarity, I'll leave it to my colleague to post/report the 
details of his sighting.  But in the meanwhile, if you are a witness to this 
fireball, or if you live in the area of Kern County CA and heard a sonic 
boom or have any information/videos of this 2009 Dec 14 1420 GMT / 6:20AM 
PST event.

Treating this as a sporadic until we have enough information to confirm that 
this is a member of the Geminid meteor shower.

Thanks for any information,
Bob V.
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