[meteorite-list] NPA 02-17-1930 NPA Paragould Meteorite Fall, Airplane Crash Report

[MARK BOSTICK]

Paper; Decatur Evening Herald
City: Decatur, Illinois
Date: Monday Evening, February 17, 1930
Page: 1 (of 4)

Rumors of Airplane Crash Fill Morning for Vandalia's Sheriff

(Special to The Herald)

     VANDALIA, Feb. 17 - A telephone search of the district failed to find 
Sheriff Charles Green any trace of the airplane which a dozen witnesses saw 
fall in flames early Monday morning.
     The blazing airplane was sighted to the northeast of the city about 4 
o'clock by (1) a traveler on the hard road; (2) a bus driver who left 
immediately after; (3) a number of other persons, or people they know.  It 
was generally agreed that the ship fell on the farm of Herman Wiess, near 
the county farm.  Mr. Wiess said a plane hadn't fallen there all day.
     Sheriff Green phoned a dozen residents of the neighborhood, who said 
they would watch for the plane.  It would cost $50 to get another plane to 
scout for the first one, and the sheriff said he didn't know where he'd get 
the money.

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The above article does not refer to an airplane crash....but instead were 
sightings of the Paragould meteorite.

Clear Skies,
Mark Bostick
Wichita, Kansas
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