[meteorite-list] Huge Fireball: Possible First Meteorite Fall of 2011

[Meteorites USA]

You know, sometimes it's just too good to be true... What are the 
chances a meteorite falls on 1/11/11 just a mere couple weeks before the 
Tucson show? ;)

We might have our first meteorite fall of 2011. Too many reports of 
fragmentation and sonic booms for it not to be. Looks like this might be 
the real deal.

Here's some quotes from the articles:

"A sonic boom was heard as far north as Western North Carolina..."

"...Copiah County Emergency Management Director Randle Drane said 
residents who saw the light and heard a subsequent boom called to report 
what they had seen or heard. The majority of those who heard the boom 
were near the town of Hopewell just southeast of Crystal Springs...."

"...Little Rock, Ark. Around 8:30 p.m. we began receiving calls about a 
bright flash of light and a boom..."

"...Around 9 PM Tuesday, the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office received 
several calls of what looked like balls of fire falling from the sky...."

"...According to affiliate KFSM, the meteor was also sighted in 
Greenwood, Jonesboro, Jackson, Miss., Biloxi, Miss., and the Florida 
Panhandle...."

Reports still coming in...

Regards,
Eric Wichman
Meteorites USA
www.meteoritesusa.com