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(meteorobs) FW: Dog walker tells of 'meteorite' shock - Ananova Alerting
I'm laughing as I see these people start 'theorizing' about the 'reason'
behind the noises :-)
Bruce
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> A woman who saw what is thought to be a meteorite crashing to earth has
> spoken of her shock.
>
> Silvia Mercer says the rock crashed into the ground near York just yards
> from where she was walking.
>
> Mrs Mercer was with dogs when the crater appeared on the edge of a field
> close to her home in Hopgrove.
>
> "It was very frightening. It was a bit of a shock," said Mrs Mercer. "I
> thought my last moments had come. I was very shaken. It could have hit me.
>
> "I heard this terrific bang and then a smaller bang and when I looked
> around there was a big cloud of smoke.
>
> "There was a hole in the ground with smoke bellowing out of it. I had no
> idea what it was."
>
> Army bomb disposal experts from Catterick are at the scene.
>
> Police cordoned off the area and stopped traffic from entering Hopgrove
> Lane South, where the crater appeared.
>
> PC Peter McCreedy said the hole was 10 inches in diameter and at least a
> metre deep.
>
> He said it started making popping and cracking noises, believed to be
> caused by background radiation.
>
> See this story on the web at
> http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_224486.html
>
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