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Re: (meteorobs) november 5 fireball
In a message dated 11/6/99 1:23:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,
barke009@hotmail.com writes:
> I know nothing about this sort of thing but i ended up here because i was
> searching the net for info on an object i saw in the sky above Raleigh NC
in
>
> the very early morning of november 5 (12-1am). it was very big and bright
> starting white and growing and brightening to gree before breaking up into
> several smaller pieces which faded to orange and disappeared before
reaching
>
> the horizon. the general direction was from east to southeast. duration
> was 3-5 sec. i was so awe-struck that i was surprised i heard nothing
about
>
> it in the news the next day. did anyone else on the planet see this, or
> should i have said no to that last beer? help and explain please.
I don't know if the distance is too far from my observing site in NJ to be
the same meteor, but I recorded a fireball to my SSW at approximately the
same time (I'll have to decipher my tape for the exact time). I recorded it
as a -3 mag., the speed I don't remember off hand but it wasn't a "5." I
also timed a 3 second train. My fireball report will say it started at
65+11.71 and ended at 102-24.23, approximately 51.2o travel length.
I didn't see any breakup of the body and it was blue-white in color throught
out the length of travel.
Kevin K
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