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Re: (meteorobs) Fireballs abound in Ca.
Ron Rennie wrote:
>>>...I saw a couple of news reports last night, quoting "scientists", that
this fireball was the same one that was seen over Texas and New Mexico that
had "skipped back into space for ninety minutes and landed in southern
California somewhere north of Los Angeles". --Ron Rennie...<<<
Hi Ron, (and everyone)
Were those news reports legitimate?
I had seen on the internet in USENET that a Professor Wasson had estimated
landfall for the large meteor that occured October 4 at about 0200 UTC
somewhere in California. But how could that be when the fireball was
tracked into New Mexico and passed over El Paso, Texas into Mexico? Maybe
a chunk fell off or something? Or maybe an optical illusion made it seem
like it made landfall in California?
Does anyone have the latest info on this Oct 3/4 fireball?
I heard that CNN had a report on meteors this past weekend on "SCIENCE and
TECHNOLOGY TODAY." Unfortunately I didn't see it but would love to hear if
anyone else did.
I wonder if there is there another active source of meteor info taking
place in North America? Is the North American IMO part of this list?
Any info appreciated,
Tom Ashcraft
New Mexico