(meteorobs) Cosmos 1484 debris on radar

[Matson, Robert D.]

Hi All,

 

Debris from the reentry of Cosmos 1484 appears in multiple Doppler
radars

falling over Ohio,  westernmost West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, western

North Carolina, and northeast Georgia. (Debris probably fell over
eastern

Tennessee as well, but I haven't yet found any radar returns there.)

 

--Rob

 

From: meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org
[mailto:meteorobs-bounces at meteorobs.org] On Behalf Of Skywayinc at aol.com
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 7:20 AM
To: meteorobs at meteorobs.org
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Mid-Eastern USA Fireball January 27, 2013

 

>From the SeeSat-L site:

 

The American Meteor Society has compiled 30 fireball reports from eight
(8) eastern U.S. states that correlate with the
time and trajectory of the final descent of Cosmos 1484 (83075A /
14207):

http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball_event/2013/206

On 2013 Jan 28 at 02:38:00, USSTRATCOM reported the time of decay as
2013 Jan 28 02:27 UTC, +/- 17 min. In view of the
many sightings, I would not be surprised to see a later update with a
narrower uncertainty.

Ted Molczan

 

In a message dated 1/28/2013 9:41:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
lunro.imo.usa at cox.net writes:

	The American Meteor Society has received 30 reports of a bright
meteor that occurred near 2130 (9:30pm EST) on Sunday evening January
27, 2013. Brightness estimates of this fireball vary considerably, but
the average lies near magnitude -13, which equals the light produced by
the full moon. Every color of the rainbow has been reported with orange
and yellow being most mentioned. The area in which this object was seen
is extraordinarily large, indicating the possibility that two fireballs
may have occurred at a similar time. The witnesses range from mid-New
York to northern Georgia and South Carolina. A preliminary flight path
indicates this object roughly followed the Mason-Dixon Line westward
toward Ohio. No reports have been received over the flight path, perhaps
due to cloudy skies? Individual reports may be viewed in the 2013 AMS
Fireball Table located at:
http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball_event/2013/206#top
	
	Clear Skies!
	
	Robert Lunsford
	American Meteor Society
	
	

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