UFO, Meteorite, or .....
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| Mon, 02-16-2009 - 5:10pm |
my cooking? LOL! My dh came running in the house cause he thought I'd had another accident in the kitchen!! (it's been almost a year since my last fire!! oh wait, about 6 months, but still!)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6264797.html
The fireball that blazed across the Texas sky and sparked numerous weekend calls to police agencies now can be considered an identified flying object.
The Federal Aviation Administration said today the fireball was a natural phenomenon — not flying space junk �� and a North Texas astronomer said it probably was a meteor about the size of a pickup truck, with the consistency of concrete.
The FAA backed off its weekend statement that the fireball might have been caused by falling debris plummeting into Earth’s atmosphere after Tuesday's collision of two satellites from the United States and Russia.
The FAA fielded calls from across Texas on Sunday morning with sightings of a fireball in the sky. Callers also reported hearing an explosion, probably a sonic boom caused by an object moving faster than the speed of sound, said Roland Herwig, an FAA spokesman.
A chief of staff for Mayor Bill White, Michael Moore, said a blindingly bright flash made its way across his windshield in a matter of seconds. It seemed nearby, but Moore realized it had to be closer to heaven than Earth to appear so clearly in the morning sky.
“It’s hard to compete with the sun,†said Moore.
Moore was just leaving Austin when he saw the bright blip in the sky around 11 a.m. He assumed it was an unusually large meteor.
The FAA issued a nationwide notice for all pilots and air crews to be on the lookout for “potential space debris†after Tuesday’s collision. The satellites crashed nearly 500 miles above northern Siberia, creating debris clouds that will circle Earth for thousands of years and threaten numerous satellites, according to the chief of Russia’s Mission Control.

The videos of the meteorite were on the news up here...really spectacular!!
As for the collision of the two satellites - we're going to have more & more problems with that unless we can figure out some way to 'pick up our litter' (i.e. satellites that no longer function).
Meteor, Schmeteor! I say it's the Martians and we mustn't take "their shot across our bow" sitting down.
Let's give those greenies what they deserve. Attack ! Attack!
Of course, as a Canadian, I can't officially get involved so I intend to stay neutral.
Long time no see!
LOL!
Kate
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Man, what view that woman must have!