[meteorite-list] Space junk re-entry just misses Chilean jet liner

[Kevin Forbes]

Burning space junk falls near passenger plane
NZPA | Wednesday, 28 March 2007

The Civil Aviation Authority will investigate how falling space junk came 
within kilometres of a passenger flight into Auckland today.


The pilot of the Chilean plane saw the burning debris both in front and 
behind the aircraft while flying across the Pacific before landing safely at 
Auckland International Airport, One News reported tonight.

Russian authorities had warned an obsolete satellite was expected to fall in 
the area, but it happened 12 hours early.

A CAA spokesman said details had not yet been passed on to the authority, 
but a safety investigation would be launched once a report on the incident 
was received.


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Kevin.

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