[meteorite-list] Japan Meteor

[Jeff Kuyken]

Hi List,

You may remember some weeks ago a video posted of a meteor for which its
authenticity was called into question. It showed a meteor starting to burn
and then flare-out above the clouds. Someone from the Nippon Meteor Society
(NMS) contacted me regarding this meteor.

It is indeed real and was recorded over northern Kanto area in Japan, at
01:27 March 20th, 2005. It was captured by a number of people including
SonataCo, Nomoto, Koji Ito and Takashi Sekiguchi all of whom have very
kindly granted me permission to use their videos on my site. It is believed
a small meteorite dropped down to Saitama prefecture Japan, but has not yet
been found.

There is a Japanese forum discussion on this meteor at:

http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=369
http://sonotaco.jp/forum/viewtopic.php?t=376

The videos are really good and can download at my film page:

http://www.meteorites.com.au/films/

Cheers,

Jeff Kuyken
Meteorites Australia
www.meteorites.com.au