[meteorite-list] Giant Meteor Sails Over Arizona

[Chris Peterson]

I also have reports of this from Cañon City and Cotopaxi in Colorado. 
The guy in Cañon reported hearing thunder about three minutes after 
seeing it. Both reported it breaking up into many pieces straight 
overhead. Nothing on any cameras yet- it was moderately cloudy last 
night around the southern half of the state.

Maybe we need to be looking at garage roofs in Cañon City again!

Chris

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Subject: [meteorite-list] Giant Meteor Sails Over Arizona


>
> http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1002brk-meteor1002-ON.html
>
> Giant meteor sails over Saguaro Lake
> Senta Scarborough
> The Arizona Republic
> October 2, 2006
>
> Residents who saw a ball of fire in the sky late Sunday evening near
> Saguaro Lake witnessed a giant meteor, officials said.
>
> Phoenix and Scottsdale police and Rural/Metro Fire Department
> dispatchers received calls from residents reporting a plane going down
> in "a ball of fire." Another caller reported seeing a meteor.
>
> "It was a large ball of flame," Rural/Metro Fire Department 
> spokeswoman
> Alison Cooper said. "It was very large. It was seen as far as 
> Washington
> state."
>
> Rural/Metro responded to the north side of Saguaro Lake but found no
> sign of damage or destruction from a plane crash, Cooper said. The
> meteor was headed west to east.
>
> If you saw the meteor, call reporter JJ Hensley at (602) 444-7964 or
> e-mail him at jj.hensley at arizonarepublic.com .