[meteorite-list] new Utah fall?

[michael cottingham]

NOT a meteorite and author seems a little out of touch with reality...

Best Wishes

Michael Cottingham
On Apr 15, 2009, at 10:27 PM, Linton Rohr wrote:

> Greetings listees,
> I have purchased some land in Utah, and am making plans to move  
> there, and therefore have developed an interest in obtaining some  
> Utah meteorites. (As good an excuse as any, right?) There are 19  
> meteorites listed in the Bulletin, only 6 of which have TKW's  
> exceeding 1kg. I received search results from E-Bay today fitting  
> that description, but I am highly skeptical of the ad. Check it out:
> http://my.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MyEbay&gbh=1
> First of all, the account of the fall sounds a bit dubious in spots.  
> And no photos are available, due to "camera problems". The recovered  
> specimen had a glow the size of a golf ball, but is only described  
> as being 9mm. Is that the longest dimension? No weight given. The  
> other, unrecovered one, appeared to be the size of a basketball. And  
> he'll lead us right to the search area. All this for only $1600.  
> Small unphotographed specimen of undisclosed weight included. ;^)  
> Any takers? By the way, I inquired, seeking more info and evidence,  
> but have had no reply at this point.
> I've only been collecting 2 or 3 years, but I haven't seen an ad  
> quite like this until now. Any thoughts from those of you more  
> experienced?
> Thank you for your input.
> Linton Rohr
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