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Re: (meteorobs) Claim to witness 21 Sept 1927 meteorite fall in Madison NJ USA?
Dear Joe Dupont, hi others,
Indeed, this sounds like a lightning strike to me, BUT I warn that newspaper
reports are notorious for often being not very factual. As suggested by Stuart
Saunders, an investigation at the scene and interviewing possible remaining
eyewitnesses could clearify things. Yet, especially after a long lapse of time,
lay-person eyewitness accounts in my experience from a decade of checking Dutch
alleged meteorite reports, aren't that reliable either.
Marco Langbroek
Dutch Meteor Society
http://home.wanadoodot nl.marco.langbroek/dutchmet.html
Quoting Joseph R DuPont <joedupont@juno.com>:
> Madison News Paper Artcle of Fallen Meteorite.
>
>
> Meteor Fell In Orchard
> Section Early This Morning
>
> The crash of a falling meteor startled
> people in the Orchard section about 5:45 o'clock this morning. The great
> ball of fire striking the ground in the middle of Lathrop Avenue near
> Orchard Street. The whole section was filled with smoke for a while, and
> the crash cause houses to appear to rock and people feared an earthquake.
> The meteor on striking the ground sunk into the earth leaving a hole
> about three feet across and 5 feet deep and crusted as though molten
> metal had been poured over it.
> Augustus Wilson, a brother of I.R Wilson, and who lives in Lathrop
> avenue, saw the great ball of fire come out of the heavens. In a moment
> it struck the ground with a loud explosion. Volumes of black vapor arose
> and enveloped the section. Many people mistook the noise for lightening
> that had been heard throughout the night. The presence of the hole and
> Mr. Wilson's witness of the phenomenon gave proof that a meteor had
> fallen.
>
> Sept. 21 1927 page 7
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