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(meteorobs) [EAMN] Daytime Green Fireball [05 Apr 2002, Coffs Harbour, Australia]


Repost from the East Australian Meteor Network:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EAMN

Not sure about the UFOs and delta-wings, but are there any confirming
reports of daytime fireballs from that region of Australia that day?

Clear skies,
Lew

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           From: "mikeandmarjo" <mikeandmarjo@yahoo.com.au>


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   Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 12:42:23 -0000
   From: "mikeandmarjo" <mikeandmarjo@yahoo.com.au>
Subject: Daytime Green Fireball

On the 5th of April at 3PM I observed a medium fast green fireball 
with wake in the eastern sky. I happened to be looking at that part 
of the sky as it became visible. It was at least as bright as the 
full moon, probably brighter. Half of its flight was visible behind 
high cloud. It was from behind this high cloud that it appeared 
distinctly green.

My girlfriend and I were atop a 1300 metre high mountain 70km west of 
Coffs Harbour at the time, waiting for the sun to set. The nova V838 
MON was to be the binocular-observation target. 

Between 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM we both observed a series of seemingly 
unrelated but equally unusual phenomena. One symmetrical and  two 
asymmetrical halos passing overhead from west to east (looked very 
high up, the ionosphere?) encompassing 1/3rd of the entire sky. A UFO 
doing "loop the loops" that subsequently vanished. And if that wasn't 
enough .... a very large delta wing aircraft(Concord?) without proper 
navigation lights flew almost straight overhead.

Needless to say by this time we had forgotten about V838 MON. We both 
skulked into the car and went to sleep, not wanting to see anything 
more. 

Cheers, Mike.  

BTW, this is a very good halo site: 
http://www.sundog.clara.codot uk/halo/unusual.htm

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