[meteorite-list] Meteor Lights Up Idaho Sky
Ron Baalke
baalke at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov
Wed May 16 11:23:57 EDT 2007
http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-may1107-meteor.5b4766c0.html
Meteor lights up Idaho sky
Associated Press
Courtesy Cathy Paskin via KPVI
May 11, 2007
A streak of light is show across the sky above Driggs, ID Thursday
night. The National Weather Service says it is likely from a meteor.
IDAHO FALLS - A meteor lit up the night sky across eastern Idaho
yesterday evening.
Residents from Pocatello to Driggs say they saw the bright flashes
around 9:00 p.m.
The National Weather Service confirmed that the striking sky show
resulted from a meteor.
Cathy Paskin, of Driggs, took pictures of the event.
They show a jagged trail of light across the darkening sky -- easily
visible to the naked eye.
Cathy Paskin via KPVI
KPVI-TV viewer Cathy Paskin says this photo of the meteor trail was
taken five to seven minutes after an initial "fireball" was seen.
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