[AZ-Observing] Re: Bolide!


The people at my site 26 miles SSE of Yucca saw the same object. I had 
difficulty extracting useful informtion, as they were certain that it made a
sputtering noise as it fell. But they agreed on the green color and the low
speed, as well as the direction and time of fall.

Chris

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>From: brett watson <bwatson@xxxxxxxx>
>To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [AZ-Observing] Bolide!
>Date: Sun, Nov 18, 2001, 10:48 AM
>

>
> on the way home from the kofa site (which i'll post a report on when i'm
> lucid), about 30 miles out of phoenix on I-10, at approx. 5:45am...  i saw
> a wonderful flaming/green bolide streaking low on the northern horizon,
> going west to east.  i dont' see how it could have been a leonid.  it was
> *huge*...  probably a finger-width held out at arms length.  it was about
> 10 degrees above the horizon to the north.
>
> it caught my eye with the flash as it entered the atmosphere.  i paniced as
> i thought maybe a plane was coming down on me :)
>
> it flashed brightly, and then trailed a wispy, wide trail of green for
> about 20 degrees before dying.  no persistance in the trail though.  it was
> *awesome*, in addition to quite a good night.
>
> -b
>
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