[meteorite-list] Bolide Reported From Cape Cod, Mass

[Gerald Flaherty]

Thanks Charlie!!Jerry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charlie Devine" <moonrock25 at webtv.net>
To: "Gerald Flaherty" <grf2 at verizon.net>
Cc: "RYAN PAWELSKI" <yellowengine at earthlink.net>; 
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Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bolide Reported From Cape Cod, Mass


> Hello Jerry and Ryan,
>
> From CNN Boston:
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/04/25/meteor.shower.ap/
>
> From The Westerly Sun, south coast of Rhode Island:
>
> http://www.thewesterlysun.com/articles/2005/04/25/news/news3.txt
>
> Some observations culled from reports in the Providence Journal:
>
> "Tiverton, R.I. police said they searched near the Sakonnet River for
> reported meteorite landings but found nothing.  Connecticut state police
> were searching near East Lyme last night, based on similar reports."  (
> I was artifact hunting along the Sakonnet River today, but, of course,
> did not see any skyrox.)
>
> "A crowd gathered at Second Beach in Middletown to watch the show in the
> sky, according to Newport, R.I. police. 'A woman came into the station
> and said it was awesome,'
> a Newport police spokesperson said. 'They were down at Second Beach ( a
> south facing beach on the Atlantic ), and this thing came screaming
> across the sky.  It had a tail and everything. It was green.' "
>
> From R.I. State police: "The descriptions varied", a spokesperson said.
> "It came in as a plane smoking.  Then it came in a a plane throwing out
> small articles, which were parachuting.  It really was bizarre.  Most of
> the
> reports were something that was smoky, or a plane that was on fire" the
> spokesperson said.
>
> Regards,
> Charlie
>