[meteorite-list] Explanation? -- Breja

[John Lutzon]

Here is a excerpt from an in depth publication on Moroccan falls.

Although acknowledged, it appears there isn't enough Precise info for confirmation.

Thanks everyone for your input.
John

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2. 3. Meteors The falls of Breja, Nzala and Taouz (Fig. 1) by opposition to the other witnessed falls, raises a problem in the
exactness of the statements which relate to it. In spite of eyewitnesses' presence, it always misses in the declaration of this
fall the essential elements as the exact coordinates and even the precise day of the fall. As the meteors observations are not
precise, the research is not always successful and they can spend weeks and months in the field without recovering the meteorite.
While there will always be an element of luck involved in meteorite fall recovery, a nighttime fireball, after all, will be visible
over a much larger geographical region than that in which the meteorite physically falls.

1- Breja. (2010, LL6 ordinary chondrite),
May 1st at 3:00 GMT in the area of Breja, 35km north of Tindouf and east of Zag, many people witnessed a very bright bolide
accompanied by a sonic boom and fragmentation event. Nomads recovered the meteoritic material in the border to Morocco.

2- Nzala.(2009, Ordinary chondrite),
November 13th at 21:00 GMT, many people from Erfoud, Errachidia and Errich (Morocco) observed the
meteor and heard three sonic booms. Meteorite hunters searched for weeks but no sample has been found except one report from a
dealer about nomads who found two pieces of about 100 and 700 grams.

3- Taouz. (2010, no sample has been recovered so far),
May 19th at 4:00 GMT. In Taouz area, a few eyewitnesses reported the high
brightness meteor and a sound like many rocks fall.