[meteorite-list] NPA 07-04-1939 Scientists Cant Find Washougal Meteorite

[Martinh]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the articles on Washougal.

For those interested, I have a very nice small fragment of Washougal 
offered in Michael Blood's Tucson auction (with no reserve).

You can view this rarity at:

http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/AuctionOLCat6.html

Just scroll down to item number MH-129. Or better yet, explore the 
other specimens up for auction along the way.

With a total weight of only 225 grams, a piece of Washougal of any size 
should be a welcome addition to any collection.

Cheers,

Martin





On Jan 26, 2005, at 10:03 AM, MARK BOSTICK wrote:

> Paper: Nevada State Journal
> City: Reno, Nevada
> Date: Tuesday, July 4, 1939
> Page: 1 (of 10)
>
> Explosion Which Rocked Portland Was Meteor, but Scientists Can't Find 
> It
>
>     PORTLAND, Ore., July 3. (UP) - A terrific explosion which rocks 
> Portland and neighboring cities early Sunday was identified Monday as 
> a meteor, but definite conclusions may not be drawn for perhaps 
> another year.
>     A wide variety of guesses - ranging from belief that a power cache 
> had exploded to hints of a bombing - narrowed down Monday to 
> eyewitnesses accounts of a heavenly body streaking across the sky and 
> disappearing to the northwest.
>    Bend, Eugene and Portland accounts of the "fireball" apparently 
> confirmed the meteor theory.
>     Astronomical observers, however, pointed out it might be another 
> year before the meteor, which apparently exploded in mid-air, could be 
> found.
>    The explosion was believed to have taken place fifty miles 
> northeast of Portland. Residents of Woodland, Wash., said a black 
> cloud was observed rising out of the Cascades Mountains northeast of 
> the community.
>
> (end)
>
> The “Portland Meteor” is the Washougal meteorite. This meteorite fell 
> July 2, 1939 in Clark County, Washington at 7:35 a.m. A single stone, 
> 225 grams, is all that was recovered.
>
>
> Clear Skies,
> Mark Bostick
>