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Re: big meteor of 94
Thanks for that one Bernd,
I finally found a reference:
http://www.ss.astro.umd.edu/IAU/comm15/trirep97/Report97.html
There was a very bright fireball over the Pacific Ocean on Feb 1 1994. It
might have weighed upwards of 9 million kilograms before disintegrating
according to the study (by McCord et al) cited. The only thing I've heard
about the recent Greenland meteoroid is that it was *not* from beyond the
solar system as was speculated early-on.
Bernd Pauli HD wrote:
> Calvin Shipbaugh schrieb:
>
> > Can someone help me with references to an event in Feb 1994?
> > There was a very bright fireball over the Western Pacific.
>
> Hi Calvin and List,
>
> I could only locate this one:
>
> Meteoritics 30-5, 1995, p. 563:
>
> Electrophonic Sound From The Diamond Lake, Oregon, Fireball
> R.N. Pugh, Cleveland High School, Portland OR 97202, USA.
>
> At 9:16 p.m. PST, March 28, 1994, a large fireball exploded near Diamond
> Lake, in south central Oregon. The object was 5x the diameter of a full
> Moon, casting shadows along the flight path. There were numerous sonic
> booms near the end point of the fireball.
> There were 15 reports of electrophonic sound. These sounds were heard as
> far away as 340 km. In most cases the observer was near metal objects
> such as fences or automobiles. There was one report of the fireball
> setting off a radar detector in an automobile. This occurred 270 km
> behind the fireball entry point in the atmosphere.
> There were several reports of birds that stopped singing, coyotes that
> stopped howling, and dogs and cats running for cover.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Bernd
>
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