[meteorite-list] How 'bout a Wise meteorite?

[GeoZay at aol.com]

Okay...this is what I get out of this event.  First of all, it occurred 
while the Lyrid meteor shower is active and the  radiant was still up. So it 
could be a Lyrid, although this "Major" shower isn't  all that major every 
year, but still active. The Lyrids peak around April 21/22.  Lyrid or not, I 
get the impression that it was of short duration and moved  relatively 
fast...that is not an earthgrazer. I interpret this from the  statement that says, 
"brief spectacle" and "the fireball streaked down on an  easterly arc". 
These also make me want to lean in the direction that it could be  a Lyrid. The 
Lyrids have a relatively fast entry velocity of 48 km/s. Lyrid or  sporadic, 
I get the impression that it was cometary material all the same. Thus  too 
fast for a meteorite dropping object made up of stronger asteroidal  
material.  I recognize the often typical witness statement of "...at what  appeared 
to be just a few hundred feet above the terrain." Which often means to  
them that it landed just right over yonder or something like that. In actuality 
 this object was probably at least a hundred miles away. When a meteor 
appears to  be "streaking down" near the horizon, it's either a long ways off or 
should be  producing sonic booms for someone to report followed by a large 
impact. So...my  overall impression is that it was a nice show for the Ooo 
and Ahhher's, but not  a meteorite dropper. :O)
GeoZay  

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