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Re: Forwarded news article
In your message dated Wednesday 4, February 1998 you wrote :
> In a message dated 98-02-04 07:45:26 EST, you write:
>
> <<
> I think you could find yourself barking up the wrong tree on this advice!
>
> Detonations can occur at almost any point in a fireball's flight through the
> atmosphere. Depending on where the observer is in relation to the fireball,
> the
> sequence of noises can also be heard in the wrong order. And, just to
> complicate
> matters further, sound tends to bounce around quite a bit.
>
> Sound does not necessarily indicate that an impact has taken place and it can
> throw out your assumed imapct site by hundreds of kilometres. Treat with
> caution!
> Phil,
>
> Are you saying that even though it was seen crossing Colorado going north and
> was seen in Wyoming, that it might have landed in Montana or even in Canada?
>
> Steve
We won't know where it has landed - if indeed it has landed - until we get some
good quality sightings. What I'm saying is that sound is very deceptive and
cannot be relied on for impact target analysis.
--
Phil Bagnall
http://www.ticetboo.demon.co.uk/