[meteorite-list] Meteor Lights Up Perth

[Ron Baalke]

http://www.abc.net.au/perth/news/200405/s1099408.htm

Meteor lights up Perth
ABC Perth (Australia)
2 May 2004

Residents across Perth have reported seeing a huge meteor 
across the north west skies overnight.

The Mundaring observatory says people from Armadale, 
south-east of the city, to The Vines in the north-east 
reported the event which is said to have happened close 
to 10 o'clock AWST last
night.

Some reported seeing a huge glow once the object hit the 
horizon.

Paul Chester from Dianella told the ABC it looked like a 
giant fireball.

"I just saw this really bright meteor coming down probably 
about a 30 degree angle heading across the north-west, then 
it disappeared behind some houses and there was a really 
bright flash," he said.

"It was sort of brilliant white with an orange tail but it 
was really large, I mean much bigger than any I've seen 
before."