30 November 2012

MBIQ Detects Georgia Meteor 29NOV2012

MBIQ Detects Georgia Meteor ~22:48 EST 29NOV2012
MBIQ Data 29NOV2012 Meteor Georgia
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NASA ASGARD video capture, Huntsville, AL
Credit- Bill Cooke, NASA

Bill Cooke of NASA confirms!
"Confirm bright event on November 30 at 03:35:50 UTC (November 29, 22:35:50 EST)..""Confirm slow and low event, seen in 4 cameras. Trajectory solution is as follows:
Start location: 86.267 W, 33.959 N at an altitude of 75.0 km
End location: 86.178 W, 33.757 N at an altitude of 37.5 km
Initial speed of 16.0 +/- 0.7 km/s
Decelerated to 9.2 km/s

Technically a possible meteorite dropper, but IMO not likely, as it seems to have small mass based on the meteor brightness. No terminal flare."
Regards,
Bill

Initial Meteor Sighting Reports:
29NOV2012 Brendan Snellville, GA 22:48 EST 4 sec Observed falling almost straight down in the western sky white 10x brighter than venus none observed It appeared to be like a bright oval wobbling as it fell

29NOV2012 Teresa Cronon Calhoun, GA 22:45 EST 4 sec facing S it was traveling SE Bright White w/ Red Fire Following Moon No It was the largest and closest meteor or fire ball that I have ever seen.

MBIQ Data:
Rossville, Georgia arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for i just saw a giant meteor.
12:39:11 -- 7 minutes ago

Snellville, Georgia arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for giant falling star seen 11-29-12.
12:46:17 -- 1 minute ago

Calhoun, Georgia arrived from search.yahoo.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for Falling Star November 29, 2012.
13:00:46 -- 1 minute ago

2012 THE Year of Meteors!

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