[meteorite-list] Oh, The Stories They Tell....

[GeoZay at aol.com]

>>But what about the little girl. Is  she lying too? Or was she there?>>

I have little doubt that the man  and little girl saw either the bright 
meteor in the sky at some point or was  responding to their surroundings being lit 
up by it. It doesn't take a very  bright fireball to produce shadows on the 
ground. I know I've seen shadows  produced by at least a -6 fireball and if I 
was really looking for it, I  probably would have noticed shadows for meteors a 
magnitude or two dimmer.   In the reports that I've read, the little girl was 
simply quoted as saying  something like,  "What was that?" All the other stuff 
came from the man.  I'm convinced the man either intentionally or unknowingly 
embellish his story. I  think if this thing hit the water while still 
incandescent, the big story might  be something like, "Did you see that big splash?" 
or " Traffic Stalled Due to  Damage To a Bridge".   :O)  If anybody has any 
plans to look for  meteorites based on what this man said, I'd highly recommend 
you save your money  for the next time when the stories make sense. This event 
has a real good chance  to drop a meteorite somewhere...probably in the 
ocean, but not between these two  bridges. 
GeoZay  

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