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(meteorobs) "Suspected Meteorite Sparks Fire" event, 12-26-99, Louisiana...
From Richard, amateur astronomer, in Lafayette, LA.
AP wire story reports *possible* meteorite event, 26 Dec. 1999,
at 19:55 CST, near LaRose, appx. 30 miles east of Lafayette, LA.
Title: "Suspected Meteorite Sparks Fire," appearin in the
29 Dec. 99 edition of the Baton Rouge, LA *Advocate* newspaper.
Link: <http://theadvocate.com/news/story.asp?StoryID=10004>
Summary: Possible fireball meteor observed E to W, 20-30 sec.
Eyewitnesses claim pieces of it fell in marsh, started
large marsh grass fire. Sheriff's deputies from LaFourch
Parish investigate, find "burn area" in marsh, but
no meteorite fragments. New Orleans airport had no
radar trace of alleged meteor; also, no aircraft in
specified area at the time.
Unknown if any scientific investigators have gone
to the site. A brother-in-law's geologist friend
also saw the object traverse the sky, and concluded
that it was characteristic of a meteor fireball.
If anyone has additional first-hand information, or knows of a
scientist team that went ot investigate the site, please post it on this
list.
Thanks for considering my information,
Richard P.
Amateur Astronomer
Louisiana
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