[meteorite-list] re: Mystery Surrounds Green Meteor in Australia

[Ron Baalke]

> Meteoric fireballs occur at a rate of more than one EVERY DAY. 

That may be, but you still have to consider space junk. Some fireball
sightings in the past have been confirmed space junk reentries.

> 
>  > I checked. There was a SL-12 debris reentry scheduled
>  > for May 15, which may be
>  > a possibility for the meteor observed in Australia.
> 
> If you are refering to the SL-12 r/b 2003-060F (#28199): this reportedly decayed 
> on May 13th and nothing decayed since.
> 

No, I was referring to SL-12 debris (#28763) which was forcasted to
reenter on May 15.

Ron B.