(meteorobs) Massive Southern Calif. Fireball witnessed by Justin Stover.

[Robert Lunsford]

I have to agree with Wayne that this suspiciously appears to be the launch of the WISE satellite rather than a fireball.

Robert Lunsford 

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From: <meteoreye at comcast.net>
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 11:41 AM
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Massive Southern Calif. Fireball witnessed by Justin Stover.

> Have to ask again, is this someone familiar with meteors? Wise launched on a delta 2 at 6:09 AM PST from Vandenberg.... 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Larry" <ycsentinel at att.net> 
> To: meteorobs at meteorobs.org 
> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 1:18:06 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
> Subject: (meteorobs) Massive Southern Calif. Fireball witnessed by Justin Stover. 
> 
> Early this morning apprx. 6-7 AM Justin witnessed  huge fireball in lower 
> California. 
> 
> He is attempting to gather more information on visual sightings and All-Sky 
> camera captures. 
> 
> He also will be attempting to join Meteorobs to ask for info. There may be a 
> time delay in his joining so I am getting in an early message that he might 
> read. 
> 
> Please post any info you have on it and a contact number/e-mail address for 
> him. He will not be too familiar with our proceedures. 
> 
> Chris of Cloudbait....did you capture anything this morning with your array 
> of camera's? 
> 
> Larry 
> YCSentinel