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(meteorobs) Re: Meteor strike near my airplane
Thought we might find this interesting- Wayne
In article <322ef047.2529587@nntp.ixdot netcomdot com> catch22@ixdot netcomdot com
(Jeffrey Struyk) writes:>From: catch22@ixdot netcomdot com (Jeffrey Struyk)
>Subject: Meteor strike near my airplane
>Date: Thu, 05 Sep 1996 15:23:01 GMT
>Years ago, I saw a meteor in the twilight sky that was quite
>brilliant. I haven't seen anything like it until last night.
>I was flying a Cessna 210 from Kansas City to St. Louis around
>midnight. Just east of Kansas City, I saw the sky light up and a
>bright blue-green object streak in front of my flight path. At first,
>I thought it was another airplane, but it's speed and brilliance (and
>the fact that it disintigrated) made me quickly realize I had just
>seen a meteor.
>It was so brilliant that other airplanes reported a light in the sky.
>Kansas City Center asked me if I had seen it. I was the closest to
>it. I just wonder how close.
>That comes to the point of my posting. I was flying at 5,000 and the
>meteor appeared to disintigrate at or slightly below my altitude.
>Does anyone have an idea how large such a meteor would be. If I had
>some idea of the size, I could estimate the distance.
>I would appreciate any information you could give me. Thanks!
>Jeff
>Jeffrey Struyk St. Charles, Missouri USA
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