[meteorite-list] Bright Light Seen Near New Zealand

[Ron Baalke]

http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_national_story_skin/439747%3fformat=html

Meteorite lights up early morning sky
tvnz.co.nz
August 3, 2004

Wellington police have identified a bright light seen off the 
east coast of the lower North Island in the early hours of 
Tuesday morning as a meteorite.

Several pilots reported seeing a bright white and green light 
enter the atmosphere, which lit up the cockpit of one plane.

As it broke up it was visible as fragments which turned red as 
they disintegrated,

A Masterton police officer described the meteorite as the 
biggest he had ever seen.

Sergeant Paul Lee was on duty overnight when he was distracted 
by the light which he says lasted only about a second.

Police received calls from people from Hawke's Bay to 
Canterbury about the light.

Pilots have narrowed the meteorite's landing point to the sea 
near White Rock, north east of Cape Palliser in Wairarapa.