[meteorite-list] New Zealand Treated to Meteor Display

[Ron Baalke]

http://www.tv3.co.nz/News/Story/tabid/209/articleID/31072/Default.aspx

Aucklanders treated to meteorite display
TV3 (New Zealand)
July 20, 2007

Early risers in Auckland were treated to a natural fireworks display
this morning - spotting a meteorite flashing across the West Coast sky.
 
Experts explain the phenomenon as a piece of either a comet or an
asteroid, which vaporises in a great cloud of light when it hits our
atmosphere.
 
The Hawke's Bay Astronomy Society says it is a common occurrence with at
least one hitting every day, but only about ten a year are reported to them.
 
Vice President Graham Palmer says people often mistake the shower of
light as plane explosions or UFOs, but he says there is no cause for
concern.