12 May 2011

NJ Meteorite Crater? Claimed Created 6MAY2011 11MAY2011

Officials Believe Meteorite Hit Basking Ridge Lawn
Patch.com Story by Linda Sadlouskos
Small meteorite believed to have created a trench in a Basking Ridge, NJ township front yard last Friday morning....
Brief summary according to Patch.com
Police investigated and contacted Township Committeeman John Carpenter whose report indicates a " crater trench" 4 feet long by 1.5 feet wide and 1.5 feet deep excavated by a "meteorite".  No meteorite has been located in the debris. The bomb squad was called and explosives were determined not to have been the cause. A seismograph in the area indicates activity in the area at 11:35 am that day.   Please read the whole story on Patch.com .
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Another Story:

Meteorite hits Basking Ridge

Bernardsville News Story by W. JACOB PERRY, Staff Writer
BERNARDS TWP. – An apparent meteorite hit a residential lawn on Friday morning, May 6, leaving a large hole and sprayed soil, according to township officials.
http://newjerseyhills.com/bernardsville_news/article_babbf03c-7b77-11e0-a78a-001cc4c03286.html

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Story sounds fishy to me. -LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo

I will update IF anything develops.

ANYONE in NJ have any information about this? Please email info and photos to:  LunarMeteoriteHunters@gmail.com
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

All those houses, an "event" recorded at 11:35 AM, and no reports of an audible confirmation?

Are there nerf meteorites?

3:19 am
Marco Langbroek said...

With this small a hole, the meteorite should be intact. If no meteorite is found in the hole, I doubt this is meteorite related but opt for for example lightning damage.

4:13 am

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