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George Zay

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from <http://phobos.astro.uwo.ca/~pbrown/usaf.html>

The following press announcement was released on 22 April by the USAir 
Force Technical Applications Centre (AFTAC) Office of Public Affairs. 
The release relates to satellite observations of recent impact events 
detected in the atmosphere by optical and infrared sensors aboard DoD 
satellites.

DOD 98-001 (April 22, 1998)

Fireball Detection 
  
On 9 December 1997, sensors aboard DOD satellites detected the impact 
of a meteoroid at 08:15:55 UTC roughly midway between Nuuk and 
Qaqortoq, Greenland. The object broke into at least 4 pieces. One 
piece detonated at an altitude of about 46 km at 62.9 degrees North 
Latitude, 50.9 degrees West Longitude. The remaining 3 pieces 
detonated in close proximity to one another at altitudes between 28 
km, at 62.9 degrees North Latitude, 50.1 degrees West Longitude and 
25 km at 62.9 degrees North Latitude, 50.0 degrees West Longitude. 
  
Fireball Detection 
  
On 11 January 1998, sensors aboard DOD satellites detected the impact 
of a meteoroid at 07:11:13 UTC roughly midway between Denver and Grand 
Junction, Colorado. The object was detected at 39.4 degrees North 
Latitude, 106.4 degrees West Longitude.  

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SATELLITE BOLIDE RELEASE AND ALL PREVIOUS SUCH 
RELEASES CAN BE FOUND ON THE WWW AT
http://phobos.astro.uwo.ca/~pbrown/usaf.html

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