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(meteorobs) Fw: [MIAC-L] Fireball event at Thunder Bay



    Was this fireball observed by any list members?  If you did observe it
and you can provide the azmith, elevation of the fireball and your location
send this info to me and I will forward it to Dr. Kissin.  Azmith compass
directions should be corrected to true north.  Elevation measurements should
be made with a clinometer or a protractor.  When reporting the time of your
observation indicate your time zone.

Thanks:  Ed Majden

Subject: [MIAC-L] Fireball event at Thunder Bay


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> A report came on various radio stations this morning that a
> fireball had passed over Thunder Bay. I have interviewed only one person
> so far, but his report was fairly informative.  He was delivering
> newspapers in a rural area west of Thunder Bay, when at 5:47 A.M., he and
> his wife observed a bright fireball that illuminated the ground to near
> daylight condition.  The fireball appeared to fall at a steep angle and to
> be traveling in a roughly ESE direction, i.e. toward Lake Superior.  No
> sound was heard and the fireball was still illuminated when it
> disappeared over the horizon.  The fireball had a tail and was seen to be
> breaking up in fragments.
>
> It seems at this point that the fireball was still at a high
> altitude and its course would likely deposit anything in Lake Superior,
> the south shore in Wisconsin or Michigan at best.  I will follow this up
> today with more witnesses interviews.
>
> Steve Kissin
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