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(meteorobs) Meteor over 8 Eastcoast States - and more
From Aerielle Louise ;-)
Mn.Talk Radio Network
7/24/01
From Peter Davenport of the National UFO Reporting
Center:
http://www.UFOcenter.com
Generally, it was seen from North Carolina to New
Hampshire, and from
Delaware to Ohio.
I include the report from Germany.
Peter
International Meteor Organization (IMO)
Fireball Data Center
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http://www.imodot net
At 6:19 +/- 5min p.m. EDT, a very bright daylight
fireball was visible in
the Appalachian
Mountains region. The following descriptions came via
internet to the
FIDAC:
Millerstown, PA much brighter than full moon
similar to the brightness of a
magnificent
setting
sun
white, bright orange, red
left a extremly long trail of
smoke
T. Byers, J. Byers
Ahoskie, NC bright, look like a plane on
fire
north - northwest
orange/yellow
D. Harrell
Bobcaygeon, Ont. Canada brillant white, tail red with
flashes of blue
approx . 30deg above the
horizon from east to
west
very fast
T. Yeo
Arlington, VA very bright
duration 10s,
white, then orange
south/southeast to
north/northwest
D. Earnest
Gaithersburg, MD bright white yellow
direction north, 30deg above
the horizon
R. Lipman
Cameron Mills, NY -8mag
3sec
yellow nucleus, orange outer
shell
rumbling sound
A. Smith
Shinglehouse, PA duration 5-10s
white, tail orange/yellow
F. Stonemetz
Penfield, NY like a torch in daylight
begin az: 105deg, elev. 30deg
end az: 125deg, elev. 20deg
duration 1-2s
white orange
sparkling
D. Rogers
Edgeworth, PA orange/red
direction NE
duration 2s
J. Dooley
Old Bridge, NJ extremly bright object
red/orange
long trail
F. Block
Front Royal, VA as bright as full moon
northwestern direction
orange, blue/green
fast
C. McGlothlin
Syracuse, NY duration 15s
red-yellow
W. Murphey
Buffalo, NY brilliant against day sky
begin az: 140deg elev. 13deg
end az: 155deg elev. 10deg
duration 1.5s
red and orange
velocity 10deg/s
D. Sheehan
Hagerstown, MD bright
orange/yellow
L. Ebersole
York county, PA duration 3-5s
orange/yellow
smoke gray/black
TV news
Crestview Farms, NJ duration 3-4s
blue, then yellow/orange
white cloud-like contrail
fast
maybe hissing sound associated
with descent
M. Leana/J. Shimp
Coventryville, PA much brighter than full moon
begin az: 360deg, elev. 45deg
end az: 320deg, elev. 20deg
duration 3-5s
red, blue, white
A. DePaolis
Eatontown, NJ duration 4s
orange and yellow
fast
J. Maida
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André Knöfel
Fireball Data Center
((END MESSAGE))
((BEGIN COPIED UNCONFIRMED REPORT))
100 Date: 07/23/01
110 Time: 22:45
130 Sighting City: Aschersleben
140 Sighting State: .
165 Sighting Country: Germany
168 Number of Craft: 15
172 Shape: Light
190 Description:
I worked on my computer as my friend told me over
internet i should look
at the sky. I called my mother and we saw a glowing
light,seemed to be
not far away,after that i saw an orange light Moving
very fast from left
to right.
At this time,6 of us saw these objects.
I called my friend and we met late in the night to
watch out for more
objects.In this night we saw more orange lights moving
on the sky and
then flying away with very high speed.Like in Star Trek
if the spaceship
warps in hyperroom.
((END REPORT))
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