(meteorobs) Fireball Release

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Subject: (meteorobs) Fireball Release
From: GeoZay@aol.com
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 16:50:17 -0400 (EDT)
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USAF NEWS RELEASE 

From:   Headquarters Air Force Technical Applications Center    
        Office of Public Affairs             
        Patrick AFB, Fl., 
        32925-3002 
        (407)-494-7332 

Date: July 21, 1997 

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On 27 April, 1997 at 22:34:21 UT, sensors aboard U.S. Department of Defense 
satellites recorded the bright flash of an apparent meteoroid disintegration
in the 
atmosphere.  The location of the flash was approximately 16.6S, 87.5E.  Peak
flash 
intensity recorded (assuming a 6000K blackbody radiation (BB) model) was
3.0E11 
watts per steradian, corresponding to a visual magnitude of -22.7.  Total
radiated 
energy, using the same 6000K BB model, was 7.2 E11 joules.

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