[meteorite-list] Fireball rattles the east coast.

From: ken newton <magellon_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed May 3 18:54:36 2006
Message-ID: <445898C3.20401_at_earthlink.net>

Hi Don,
Great story! Here is more info and news videos:
http://archives.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/07/24/fire.ball/
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast27jul_1.htm
Thanks for sharing,
Ken Newton
IMCA #9632

Don Merchant wrote:

> Hi List. I was organizing some old papers and came across an article
> that brought back memories of something I will never forget. On July
> 23rd, 2001 (almost 6 years ago) I was jet skiing on Lake Ontario by
> Rochester N.Y. (I have lived here my whole life) I was heading dead
> east about 1/4 mile off shore. All of a sudden I looked up and see
> what appears to be a plane (commercial jet) heading due South in
> FLAMES!!! I thought this at first because the Rochester International
> Airport is south of Lake Ontario. It of course is daylight out,
> somewhere around 6 or 7 pm EST. Within several seconds, I then knew
> this was something very spectacular and very rare. This was something
> that when I was kid of 8 years old and became hooked on the stars and
> planets, and asteroids...this was the Holy Grail sort of speak. This
> was NOT a plane on fire! This was NOT my neighbor launching a frog
> again in a tiny Estes rocket with a "D" size engine! Most surely this
> was not Domino's Pizza making a delivery! This was an actual Daylight
> Fireball! I waited patiently 33 years to see one. I got an eye full!
> Supposedly a corn field in Lycoming County Pennsylvania was searched
> as witnesses said flaming debris fell amongst the corn. I read an
> article on MSN the next day 7/ 24/ 01 What bothered me was that some
> witnesses outside of N.Y. State saw this fireball descending West!!??
> I know what I saw and I paid very careful attention to it and the
> direction because I knew I may never live to see another. When I first
> noticed the flames which were green, blue, yellow orange and red...
> mostly bright yellow and orange, I was heading east and looked
> straight up ahead about 40-45 degrees and this fireball was BRIGHT!!
> It was headed due south, if anything the slightest west that I saw. I
> was able to follow (about 4 to 6 seconds) until it went out of sight
> but still burning bright!! Does anyone remember this? If so, was
> anything ever found of this possible fireball turned meteorite?
> Also...would anyone else like to share their story if they too have
> seen a daylight meteor/fireball
> Thank you.
> Don Merchant
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