[meteorite-list] NPA 07-12-1939 Five State See Blazing Meteor, Dresden Meteorite

[MARK BOSTICK]

Paper: Appleton Post-Crescent
City: Appleton, Wisconsin
Date: Wednesday, July 12, 1939
Page: 11 (of 25)

Five States See Blazing Meteor

Report Parts Fell in St. Clair River and Lake Erie

     Cleveland (UP) - Residents of five states and southern Canada sought 
trace today of a huge meteor that blazed a flaming trail visible over an 
area of several hundred miles.
     The streak of light flashed from the zenith to the horizon.
     Thousands in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York and 
Ontario saw the phenomenon about 7:45p.m., CST, Tuesday. Newspaper offices 
and officials were swamped with phone calls.
     Reports varied widely as to the landing place of the meteor. Many 
witnesses believe it may have come over Lake Erie. Others thought it fell in 
Lake St. Clair or in Canada.
     Some authorities said its final burst of flame may have consumed it 
before it reached the earth.
     The meteor was seen as far east as Rochester, N.Y., as far south as 
Cincinnati, Ohio, and in central Michigan to the west.
     The Rev. Joseph S. Joliat, S.J., in charge of the John Carroll 
university observatory, said he believed the meteor was seen about 20 miles 
up in the sky and that it landed west of here. He described a smoky tail on 
the meteor as ash.
     "It is quite likely that a meteor of the brilliance of this one could 
be seen over a radius of 300 miles," he said.
     Michigan and Canadian observers said they heard an accompanying 
rumbling notes. There were reports of fragments falling in the St. Clair 
river and in lake Erie near Toledo, Ohio.

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This article refers to the Dresden (Ontario) meteorite. This meteorite fell 
in Ontario, Canada on June 11, 1939 at 8:56pm local time (EST). Three 
specimens were recovered totaling 47.7 kg.

Reference: Meteorites A to Z: Second Edition. (2004).

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Mark Bostick
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