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(meteorobs) Re: Meteorite strikes Indian village - injuries and fires reported



This one sounds like a "Hollywood meteor."  Any chance this was a possible 
reentry event instead?  Nothing on SeeSat-L yet.

Thanks,

Cinde Costello
MUFON-San Bernardino County
So. California, USA

http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/south/09/28/india.meteorite/

Meteorite strikes Indian village
Sunday, September 28, 2003 Posted: 1108 GMT ( 7:08 PM HKT)
 
Meteors usually burn up in the intense heat of entering the Earth's 
atmosphere. 


BHUBANESWAR, India -- Two people have been injured and several homes badly 
damaged by a suspected meteorite crashing into a village in eastern India, 
reports said Sunday. 

The fiery object crashed to earth shortly after sunset Saturday in the 
coastal state of Orissa, the Press Trust of India reported. 

Witnesses reported a bright fireball briefly lighting up the night sky and 
causing panic among local residents, the PTI report said. 

Reports from several districts described an ear spitting noise that shattered 
several windows as the object sped overhead. 

At least one part of the fireball came down in a village in Mayurbhanj 
district, setting several homes alight and lightly injuring at least two people. 

The report said other parts of the suspected meteorite may have crashed into 
another village, also setting at least one thatched house ablaze. 

Officials in the area have been asked to collect any remaining samples of the 
object for scientific analysis. 

The PTI quoted local meteorological and space experts as saying the object 
was most likely a meteor. 

Hundreds of small objects strike the Earth's atmosphere every day, creating 
what are commonly known as shooting stars or, more properly, meteors. 

However, all but a few burn up or explode well before they hit the ground as 
a result of the friction caused by entering the Earth's atmosphere at speeds 
in excess of 10,000 kilometers an hour. 

Those few rocks that do survive the fiery journey are known as meteorites. 

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http://www.abcdot net.au/news/newsitems/s955379.htm

Last Update: Sunday, September 28, 2003. 9:53pm (AEST)
Meteor causes panic in east India

At least 20 people have been injured after a meteor broke up and crashed to 
earth in the eastern Indian state of Orissa.

Reports say hundreds of villagers panicked when a fireball streamed across 
the night sky near the Bay of Bengal spreading flaming fragments over a wide 
area.

Witnesses say that for a few seconds night turned to day as the fireball lit 
up the sky.

Others reported hearing a deafening roar as it passed over head.

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http://www.kirotv.com/print/2516322/detail.html?use=print

KIROTV.com
Galactic Fireball Sparks India Panic
One Person Hurt, Two Others Faint 
POSTED: 2:52 p.m. EDT September 28, 2003 


BHUBANESHWAR, India -- Panic in a village in eastern India is being blamed on 
a galactic fireball. 

A meteor roared to earth Saturday, lighting up the nighttime sky and sending 
villagers fleeing their homes in panic. Remnants of it burned down two houses. 
One person was injured and two others apparently fainted. 

A spokesman for an Indian planetarium says meteors usually burn up before 
hitting the ground and says this one may have been usually large. 
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