[meteorite-list] Fw: Your top meteor sightings!

[James Balister]

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> From: James Balister <balisterjames at att.net>
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> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Your top meteor sightings!
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> What got me started in meteorites was one that I saw in 1957 or 58.  I was 
> looking up into the night sky and exactly where I was looking one just lit!  To 
> make things better it came right for me!  It dropted small teardrop shaped fire 
> of different colors as it came down.  It was totaly silent.  It passed between 
> the next door garage which was about 30 feet away and me.  I knew that because 
> the sparks fell on this side of the garage.  It would have landed in the field 
> to my left, but some how it slightly raised and went two blocks North and landed 
> on the other side of the tree line.  I have been looking ever since.  Now that 
> we have Google Earth I beleive I have found the spot where it landed.  I  am 
> going after it this spring.  That meteor was  most  exciting to see streaking 
> in!  The sighting was at least 10 seconds.  And I will never gorget it.  There 
> was a story about it in the local newspaper that I cut out and come accross 
> from
time to time.. 



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> From: Greg Catterton <> href="mailto:star_wars_collector at yahoo.com">star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>
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> To: Dave Myers <> href="mailto:whitefalcons007 at yahoo.com">whitefalcons007 at yahoo.com>
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> Sent: Sat, February 20, 2010 2:52:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 
> Your top meteor sightings!
> 
> I saw a really nice one on the way 
> to the recent MAG meeting. I first thought it 
> was for 10 seconds, but 
> more close to the time for me to tell my wife "oh my 
> god, look at that 
> one!" then it went out.
I tried to find out more about it, 
> but had 
> no luck.
That was the biggest and brightest one I think I have ever 
> 
> seen. Kinda nice early in the morning on the way to a meteorite 
> 
> meeting.

Greg Catterton
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> 2/20/10, Dave Myers <> href="mailto:> ymailto="mailto:whitefalcons007 at yahoo.com" 
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> From: Dave Myers <> ymailto="mailto:> ymailto="mailto:whitefalcons007 at yahoo.com" 
> href="mailto:whitefalcons007 at yahoo.com">whitefalcons007 at yahoo.com" 
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> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Your top meteor sightings!
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> Grossman" <> href="mailto:> ymailto="mailto:jgrossman at usgs.gov" 
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> Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010, 3:33 PM
> Hi list,
> 
> 
> I 
> have never been lucky enough to see a bolide, or
> 
> fire-ball.
> 
> 
> But I have in my life seen 3 that were 
> bright green, 2 That
> 
> made a  loud hissing or swishing noise. 
> But this past
> november, I seen a 
> very
> Bright white one 
> start directly over head and head south
> 
> east, as the bright 
> light burnt out, for a few tenths of a
> second, the 
> object just 
> glowed bright red, went dim, and
> glowed about half as bright 
> 
> again, no tail.
> 
> I would think this object made it through the 
> 
> lowest levels
> of the atmosphere. Anyone ever had an encounter 
> like 
> that!
> 
> Thanks
> Dave
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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