[meteorite-list] Most witnessed falls in one year?

[Wadi & Jan Woreczko]

Ha
Peak years:
   1933 - 17 falls were observed (Athens, Banten, Brient, Chajari, Cherokee 
Springs, Dyarrl Island, Malaga, Malvern, Noyan-Bogdo, Pasamonte, 
Pervomaisky, Pesyanoe, Phum Sambo, Po-wang Chen, Repeev Khutor, Sioux 
County, Zemaitkiemis).
   1949 - 13 falls (Adzhi-Bogdo (stone), Akaba, Alberta, Beddgelert, Benton, 
Guidder, Ibrisim, Karewar, Kunashak, Mezel, Palolo Valley, Rupota, Veltuga)
   1976 - 12 falls (Acapulco, Dhajala, Dowa, Dunhua, Grefsheim, Jilin, 
Junan, Qingzhen, Ruhobobo, Sheyang, Udaipur, Zhuanghe)
   1950 - 12 falls (Arroyo Aguiar, Garland, Geidam, Madhipura, Monte das 
Fortes, Monze, Murray, Patrimonio, St. Louis, Thai, Tromøy, Vengerovo)
   1868, 1910, 1930, 1938 - 11 falls
and
   1800, 1802, 1816, 1832, 1888, 2005! - 0 = nothing fell !?!!

http://www.woreczko.pl/meteorites/falls/Falls-y1800-2000.htm
http://www.woreczko.pl/meteorites/falls/c_Falls.htm
http://www.woreczko.pl/meteorites/falls/Population/Falls_population.htm
Best regards
Woreczko


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Cressy" <fcressy at prodigy.net>
To: "Greg Stanley" <stanleygregr at hotmail.com>; <miss_meteorite at yahoo.ca>; 
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 6:58 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Most witnessed falls in one year?


> Melanie, Greg and all,
>
> I think we have a ways to go to break the record. In 1933 as many as 19 
> meteorites fell worldwide if you count 2 finds that were reported to have 
> been observed to fall in 1933 but were found later and are classified as 
> finds. The second greatest number of falls occurred in 1868 when 13 falls 
> were witnessed and recovered worldwide. In 1933 seven falls were witnessed 
> to fall in the US; Pasamonte, Cherokee Springs, Athens, Sioux County, and 
> Malaga plus Willard (b) and Elton which were found later, but are believed 
> to be 1933 falls.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Greg Stanley <stanleygregr at hotmail.com>
> To: miss_meteorite at yahoo.ca; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Sat, November 28, 2009 9:16:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Most witnessed falls in one year?
>
>
> Melanie:
>
> I asked this same question earlier in the year; someone responded with 
> some numbers from past years, but I do not remember who. I think we may 
> break the record though.
>
> Greg S.
>
> ----------------------------------------
>> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:10:41 -0800
>> From: miss_meteorite at yahoo.ca
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Most witnessed falls in one year?
>>
>> I have returned you lucky people!
>> Has the year 2009 set a new record for the greatest number of witnessed 
>> fireballs seen within one year? If not - what year has the most reported 
>> falls?
>>
>> -----------
>> Melanie
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>> Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know 
>> what you're gonna get!
>>
>>
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