[meteorite-list] (meteorobs) Breaking News - Major TX, OK, AR, MO, KS, CO, NE Green Fireba...

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Its a strewnless field.


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-----Original Message-----
From: GeoZay at aol.com
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Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:55:06 
To: <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] (meteorobs) Breaking News - Major TX, OK, AR,
	MO, KS, CO, NE Green Fireba...



>>
>> Dear  List,
>>
>> We have a major green fireball event with  fragmentation:
>>
>>
>>  
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/03/breaking-news-major-texas-green.html
>>
>>  This put rocks on the ground!
>>
>> Dirk  Ross...Tokyo

The more reports on this event I read on this website, the  more I'm 
convinced that no meteorites made it to the ground. A couple reports  state that 
it "Streaked to the ground". A couple more stated it lasted about 3  
seconds...a rather short period for a meteorite dropping meteor. Some reports  are 
at 5 to 10 seconds. As an experienced meteor observer, I know for a fact  
that for most casual meteor sightings, duration times are notoriously longer  
than they really are.  No serious reports about sonic booms also. This all  
sounds more like a fragile cometary object to me. They aren't known as 
meteorite  droppers.   As for the green color being reported, I wouldn't give  
that any meaning for the case of dropped meteorites or not. At the cost of gas  
nowadays, I wouldn't waste any time driving out to any proposed landing 
sites  unless I just happened to live in the area.
George Zay  

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