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Re: Overnight Fireball in Connecticut



>Obviously these are two different events:-), but to clear up some
>misconceptions.  Unless one suffers from a 'depth perception' problem, I
>doubt that a bolide and ball lightening could be confused.   

Actually, it is usually extremely difficult to accurately judge the distance
to a bolide, particularly at night.  Some people have observed a bolide which
they think is only 100 yards away, when in fact, it is 400 miles away.  
The accurate way to get the distance to a bolide is to have people observe
the bolide from different vantage points, and triangulate the position of the
bolide.

Ron Baalke

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