[meteorite-list] Re: (5-16-2004) fireball question?

[GeoZay at aol.com]

>>I witnessed a greenish/white fireball with a short white tail go soaring 
over head in front of me as I was driving down the interstate last night. It was 
way bigger than any fireworks, almost as bright as the sun, show only lasted 
a few seconds and then the light went out.  I had to pull over at the nearest 
exit ,seemed to be in a state of shock or something, wrote down all the 
details I could remember. So, how would we know if the fireball hit mother earth or 
vaporized? I'd sure like to have a piece of it. <<
If no rumbling or sonic booms reported by anyone...not likely anything made 
it to the ground. There are more fireballs that burn up than reach the ground.
>>And I was just returning home from a gold prospecting trip where I got 
almost skunked.<<
My wife and I are getting ready for our gold prospecting trip on the Yuba 
river starting on June 1st. We will be dredging. The first leg of our summer 
dredging will be for 12 days. Then after about a 6 day break home, we will be 
dredging for about 10 days. Each summer month we will be doing this routine. Sure 
looking forward to it...can't wait. 
George Zay
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