(meteorobs) Two Bright Fireballs

[countdeiro at earthlink.net]

The smoke trail (couldn't call it a vapor trail) looks genuine for a single object. Very few single engine aircraft could produce that long contorted trail. Most aircraft flying at a constant altitude where temps would create a condensation trail have multiple engines (turbine or suck, squeeze, bang and blow)and you would see the two or more trails before they combine. This thing does however, does look like a "grazer" similar to the famous Yellowstone/Grand Teton video of a number of years ago. That meteor entered, traversed through the atmosphere and said "bye bye".

Count Deiro
IMCA 3536  

-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Hankey <mike.hankey at gmail.com>
>Sent: Mar 17, 2010 4:09 PM
>To: Global Meteor Observing Forum <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
>Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Two Bright Fireballs
>
>Robert,
>
>Thanks for sending this out. I saw a video of the alleged smoke trail
>of the CA fireball, but wasn't sure if it was a hoax or for real.
>
>Here is the alleged video
>
>http://bit.ly/cEZepB
>
>(still not sure if its real, but the date/time/location at least line
>up with the AMS witness reports).
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mike
>
>On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Robert Lunsford <lunro.imo.usa at cox.net> wrote:
>> Numerous sightings of two recent fireballs have been received by the AMS.
>>
>> The first occurred in daylight near 1345 CDT (1845 UT) on March 14. We have received six reports so far from Mississippi and
>> Louisiana. They describe it as brighter than the full moon with a yellow-orange color. Several witnesses also mentioned a
>> long-lasting train that appeared like a contrail.
>>
>> The second fireball occurred near 0610 PDT (1310 UT) on March 15. Twenty one witnesses from northern California and southern Oregon
>> describe this object as equal to or slightly less than the full moon. There was not much agreement on the color. White was mentioned
>> the most.
>>
>> Summaries of these objects may be viewed at: http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball/fireball_log2010.htm
>>
>> Refer to events #115 and #117.
>>
>> Clear Skies!
>>
>> Robert Lunsford
>> American Meteor Society
>>
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