Re: (meteorobs) FWD: Green fireball

• To: meteorobs@latrade.com
• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) FWD: Green fireball
• From: KevTK <KevTK@aol.com>
• Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 22:10:56 EDT
• Reply-To: meteorobs@latrade.com
• Sender: owner-meteorobs

In a message dated 98-04-03 20:22:11 EST, you write:

<< 75 feet above the ground and of -2 magnitude? If it was a meteor, there is
no
 doubt there were some misperception going on. It was too dim to still be
 glowing brightly only 75 feet above the ground. Either it was further way by
 many miles (which I suspect) than he thinks, or this would be one heck of a
 meteorite upon impact....something in the neighborhood of 10 tons. >>

Sounds like the old "just over the hill" distance perception syndrome that
Ninninger ran into when he was looking for meteorites. Where just over the
hill meant just overthe hill and 400 miles further.

Kevin

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