02 February 2012

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 02FEB2012

'Meteorite Men' host discusses meteor's fall
WFAA
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Bright light seen in Okla, Texas likely a meteor
KOAM-TV
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration says a bright, streaking light seen in the skies over parts of Oklahoma and Texas likely was a meteor. FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford said late Wednesday the agency had received reports from people ...

Streaking meteor flight seen from Kansas to Texas
KRMG
Brad McGavock was on duty this morning when we called the Tulsa National Weather Service office about the possible meteor ripping through the sky. "Around 8 pm there was reported to be a sonic boom that was heard over the DFW area.

Fireball passes over Texas | kvue.com Austin
A green fireball streaked across the Texas sky Wednesday night.
www.kvue.com/news/.../Fireball-across-Texas-138537154.htm...

Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Texas / Oklahoma Meteor ...
By Lunar Meteorite * Hunter
Location name (town,city) where you were when saw the meteor? Start and Stop location in sky? Direction of movement? Duration of Event (seconds)? Brightness ( in comparison with Venus, Moon, Sun) color, sounds? Photos? Videos?
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 23JAN2012
El Chaco is the largest fragment from a meteor that exploded 4000 years ago over north-central Argentina and Moqoit ancestral territory. The remains of the ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../latest-worldwide-meteo...

Did A Meteor Streak Across Texas?
The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News captured video of the alleged meteor. A bright light can be seen shooting across earth. The video was captured at ...
www.myfoxaustin.com/.../Did-A-Meteor-Strike-Across-Texas...

Possible meteor spotted over San Antonio | kens5.com San Antonio
It wasn't a bird or a plane that had the phones ringing off the hook at KENS TV. It was a possiblemeteor sighting in the San Antonio sky that had local viewers ...
www.kens5.com/.../Possible-meteor-spotted-over-San-Antonio...

Meteor lights up the sky from Texas to Oklahoma
The phones at police departments and fire stations all over lit up around 8 p.m. Wednesday night ...
digitaltexan.net/2012/state/meteor-lights-sky.../article24801/

Texas Meteor Shower Caught on Camera
ABC News
Many people in Oklahoma and Texas got an unexpected light show Wednesday night. *Like Us: http://WNNfans.com.

Fireball lights up Texas sky
Austin News
No official word that it was a meteor, but as of right now, that seems to be the case. According to Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration, the fireball was visible from Oklahoma City to Houston. "A meteor is the most likely candidate.

Meteor hurtled over Dallas on Wednesday night
Pegasus News
by Teresa Gubbins At about 8 pm on Wednesday night, a meteor zipped across the sky over Dallas, then burst into a streaking flame before burning out. WFAA received more than 200 reports, and a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman confirmed that it ...

What's that bright, green light over our skies?
abc13.com
The FAA confirms a meteor flew over the northern part of the state Wednesday night. People from Sugar Land up to Tulsa, Oklahoma, reported seeing a green light in the sky. If you caught photos or video of this event, you can upload them at ...

Meteor reported in Oklahoma, Texas skies
NewsOK.com
A meteor streaking across the sky was reported as far north as Oklahoma City and as far south as Houston on Wednesday night, the Federal Aviation Administration said. A meteor streaking across the sky was reported as far north as Oklahoma City and as ...

Possible meteor spotted over San Antonio
KENS 5 TV
It was a possible meteor sighting in the San Antonio sky that had local viewers buzzing. This picture was posted on a website called "Lunar Meteorite Hunters." The KENS 5 Newsdesk is also reporting that the FAA is confirming that this was an actual ...

Meteor Streaks Across North Texas Sky | NBC 5 DallasFort Worth
People from Oklahoma City to Austin reported seeing a flash of light in the sky Wednesday night.
www.nbcdfw.com/.../Meteor-Streaks-Across-North-Texas-Sky...

Fireball over Texas was likely a meteor Houston Chronicle
A large fireball seen streaking across the sky about 800 p.m. Wednesday was most likely a meteoraccording to reports from the Federal Aviation ...
www.chron.com/.../Fireball-over-Texas-was-likely-a-meteor-2...

Strange Object Lights up Dallas Sky
MyFox Houston
A bolide is a fireball or very bright meteor. It explodes often with visible fragmentation and sometimes a sonic boom, according to AMS. Kevin Palivec in Hawley, Texas believes the same. His meteor detection cameras captured images of what he called a...

Meteor sightings reported across Texas to Oklahoma | Weather Watch
Statesman.com: The Austin American-Statesman, your source for news, sports, business & classifieds.
www.statesman.com/blogs/content/.../metor_sightings.html

Fireball in Texas sky was meteor, FAA says
WFAA
Many people also said they heard what sounded like a sonic boom (or booms) associated with thefireball, which was apparently witnessed all the way from San Antonio to Oklahoma City. The Federal Aviation Administration told TV station KWTX in Waco that ...

Perth opal dealer faces Malaysia's gallows
Sydney Morning Herald
Shahril Jaafar, who is a permanent resident in Australia and works for his father's meteorite and opal company, was arrested at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on January 17. Yesterday he faced the Sungai Petani Magistrates Court unrepresented ...

Pick of the week: 'Space Junk 3D' at Adler Planetarium
Chicago Tribune
The in-depth imagery of a meteor crater and crowded orbits, and on-screen commentary by Don "Father of Space Junk" Kessler, the head of NASA's Orbital Debris Office, help viewers learn that excessive space debris is not just fodder for science fiction ...

Plan to move Argentine meteorite to Germany blocked
AFP News via Yahoo! Malaysia News Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:01 AM PST
An unlikely alliance between the native Moqoit people and leading Argentine scientists has thwarted plans to ship the world's second largest meteorite to Germany as a prestigious art exhibit.

Meteorite moving plan blocked
News 24 South Africa Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:10 AM PST
An alliance between the native Moqoit people and scientists has thwarted plans to ship the world's second largest meteorite to Germany as a prestigious art exhibit.

Halifax "fireball" probably a meteor: astronomer - News957
An expert on astronomy says the glowing fireball that some Halifax residents saw streaking through the sky Thursday night was probably a meteor. Alan...
www.news957.com/.../324620--halifax-fireball-probably-a-m...

Meteor Activity Outlook for January 28-February 3, 2012 | American ...
February offers the meteor observer in the northern hemisphere a couple of weak showers plus falling sporadic rates. This may not seem too exiting but you ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-january-...

Meteor lights up the sky from Texas to Oklahoma
The phones at police departments and fire stations all over lit up around 8 p.m. Wednesday night ...
digitaltexan.net