[meteorite-list] Ontario Bolide

From: Meteorites USA <eric_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:30:49 -0700
Message-ID: <4ABE4FC9.60305_at_meteoritesusa.com>

Hi Roman,

An amateur astronomer from the area saw it...

"..."It was far, far brighter than a full moon, and then disintegrated
into red chunks and pieces within seconds," he said...."

http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/701577

Hope this helps...

Regards,
Eric Wichman
Meteorites USA





Roman Jirasek wrote:
> Last night just after 9pm there were many reports from my friends
> and family of a huge fire ball seen over Milton and Campbellville
> Ontario travelling in a southerly direction. My wife even saw it
> through the window, and where was I? - in the can taking a leak!
>
> Someone else heard it was seen from Toronto to Niagara Falls.
> If that's the case, pieces might have landed south of the border.
>
> Any one else on the list seen it?
> Cheers,
>
> Roman Jirasek
> www.meteoritelabels.com
>
>
>
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Received on Sat 26 Sep 2009 01:30:49 PM PDT