[meteorite-list] 5:15 UT slow, bright Mediterranean bolide

[mexicodoug at aim.com]

This happened 6 hours ago ... in the evening
looks like it was headed from central Israel towards Crete ...
... maybe some associated noise, perhaps at least two fragments ... 
extremely bright

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1000206.html

Meteor sighting sparks UFO panic in Israel
By Yigal Hai, Haaretz Correspondent

An unexpected meteor cut through Israel's skyline from east to west 
Tuesday evening and disappeared shortly after, causing panic throughout 
central Israel and bafflement among astronomers who failed to predict 
it.

The meteor was seen by residents in the Tel Aviv area at around 8:00 
P.M., leading to alarmed phone calls to the police. "Several calls were 
registered in which callers described having seen a shiny trail in the 
Sharon district," an Israel Police spokesman said. "We crosschecked 
with the Israel Defense Forces and its ground units, and came up with 
no explanation," he added.

Ram Rafaeli, A resident from Kfar Yedidya described is meteor sighting 
to Haaretz. "I went on the roof of the house with my sons and we began 
painting it. My eldest son turned my attention to a bright object that 
left a long trail, crossing the sky from east to west. It was white and 
radiant, and it shed a bright, strong and shiny light," he said.

Rafaeli explained that at one point he could no longer see the light 
that divided the skies. "As I am a man of exact sciences in my 
professional life, I don?t believe in aliens. It is possible that it 
was a case of a meteor that entered the atmosphere, but it does not 
appear that way. In any case, it was a beautiful site."