[meteorite-list] Phoenix desert fireball

[Chris Peterson]

That isn't footage of a Geminid (it is space junk), and it wasn't taken 
near Phoenix. This video was made by a Fox News helicopter over Denver 
on January 4, 2007. Here's a YouTube link showing the original news 
report: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8pPGxAyrY0 (with depressingly 
bad commentary) and here's my report, since this was also caught on the 
Colorado allsky network cameras: 
http://www.cloudbait.com/science/fireball20070104.html

Actually, the video in the link you provide looks like it might be 
pieced together from several sources.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mexicodoug" <mexicodoug at aol.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 12:06 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Phoenix desert fireball


> Hello List,
>
> Surprised this unprecedented video recording of a Geminid (?) long 
> lasted splintering fireball imaged from the helicopter hasn't made it 
> to the list yet...
>
> http://www.thisismereporting.com/view_video.php?viewkey=7ddef7f2c4f25dc8fa86
>
> Best wishes and Life,
> Doug