[meteorite-list] Nakhla dog bashing - other interpretations

[Ron Baalke]

> Rather, I have my own point of view,
> developed with the possible translation problem in mind. 
> 
> A dog, or some other animal perceived to be a dog from a distance
> (raccoon, fox, cat, whatever ?) may have been suddenly startled by
> either the falling of a fragment, or by the concusive atmospheric
> explosion, and then reflexively darted away so fast that this left the
> impression in the mind of the eyewitness that the "dog" quickly left the
> scene "leaving it like ashes in the moment". That's my take and I'm
> sticking to it (I'm open for further evidence in support or 
> contrariwise) 
> 

That's plausible, too.  I'm open to any other suggestions or
interpretations.  It does point out though the importance of finding
the original article in the Al Ahali newspaper.

Ron Baalke