Breaking News -Campos Dos Goytacazes, Brazil Daytime Bolide Meteor 20FEB2013

Breaking News - Brazil Daytime Bolide ~11:12 am Local Brasil time -3UT (1312 UTC).
20FEB2013 approximately 20 minutes prior to this post.

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UPATE!
Sonics Heard on land! Meteorites MAY be on land!!!

MORE to be posted pending updates from Brasil and sighting reports; please check back.

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Dr. Marcelo Souza, professor of physics in Campos Dos Goytacazes, called me and reported that witnesses had just seen this event from Campos Dos Goytacazes, Vitoria, and Cabo Frio, in Rio de Janeiro State, Brasil approximately 20 minutes prior.  It has now been confirmed that there was a single bolide seen by many persons in north Rio de Janeiro State, Brasil.

 Campos Dos Goytacazes Brasil Sentinel Allsky Network is currently checking for video capture.

 Dirk Ross, LunarMeteorite*Hunter, Tokyo, Japan, Dr. Marcelo Souza, IFF-R.J. and Sentinel Allsky established the Brasil Allsky Network, the FIRST in South America, last year.

 Ross says, "This event, along with the recent Russia and other large events demonstrates that Brasil needs to take the threat of an asteroid impact more seriously and expand the Brasil Allsky Network nationwide for detection" 
 Ross is hoping that Sao Paulo State will soon establsih the second network.

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Eyewitness Report:
"Avistei hoje, às 1312 UTC, em vitória, es, um metero cruzando o céu, sentido norte para sul. O meteoro foi visto por cerca de 5 segundos por mim. Mais 4 testemunhas, que estavam no local, também avistaram. Uma das testemunhas, que avistou um pouco antes, deve ter visto o mesmo por cerca de 12 segundos antes dele se desintegrar na atmosfera.
O que vi foi basicamente um rastro iluminado, amarelado, cruzando o céu numa trajetória descendente e se desintegrando completamente."

Google translation:

"I saw today at 1312 UTC, in victory, es, a metero across the sky, north to south. The meteor was seen by about 5 seconds for me. More 4 witnesses who were at the scene also spotted. One witnesses who saw a little before, must have seen it for about 12 seconds before it disintegrates in the atmosphere.

What I saw was basically a trail illuminated, yellow, streaking across the sky in a downward trend and disintegrating completely. "

Verified by Dr. Marcelo Souza- Name of eyewitness withheld as requested.
Marcelo de Oliveira Souza
D.Sc. in Physics - Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense
Louis Cruls Astronomy Club General Coordinator (http://calc.zip.net)
Astronomers Without Borders National Coordinator in Brazil
UNAWE Program Coordinator in Brazil (http://unawe.passeiopeloceu.org)
Sidewalk Astronomers - Brazil National Contact
StarPeace Ambassador in Brazil

Another Witness: Thank you John!
20FEB2013" John "JB Campos Basin, Brazil 1030 approx local time 4-5 seconds N to S Orange Sun Fragmentation: 3 or 4 large pieces Sorry, I did not note the time but between 0930-1030 Local time. Ship position 22 - 09.0 S, 039 - 57.1 W. i was looking directly west and saw the whole event.

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Brasil Press now just reporting:

*Most up-to-date Brasil News Report* with video"!
Câmera de segurança registra 'bola de fogo' no céu do ES

Bolide was captured by security camera (Vitoria, ES)...

http://g1.globo.com/espirito-santo/noticia/2013/02/moradores-da-grande-vitoria-dizem-ter-visto-bola-de-fogo-caindo-do-ceu.html

Meteoro surpreende população da região dos Lagos, no Rio de Janeiro -Videohttp://noticias.r7.com/videos/meteoro-surpreende-populacao-da-regiao-dos-lagos-no-rio-de-janeiro/idmedia/51256d316b716ade21f95982.html


Meteoro Rio de Janeiro 20/02/2013 | Meteor streaks across the sky of RJ

Note:Photo shown above is not of this event!

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Físico comenta passagem de suposto meteoro por cidades do RJ
Globo.com-7 分前
Após relatos de moradores de várias cidades do interior do Rio, o Clube da Astronomia de Campos dos Goytacazes, no Norte Fluminense, comentou a passagem de um meteoro pelo céu da cidade na manhã desta quarta-feira (20).


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Rio de Janeiro e Espírito Santo veem passagem de meteoro pelo ...
Globo.com-1 時間前
O instituto divulgou imagens de outro meteoro que também passou no estado do Rio no dia 15 de fevereiro, no mesmo dia em que caiu o meteorito na Rússia. Acompanhe o Jornal Hoje t
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"Infraero, in Victoria, officials confirmed that the control tower of the airport also viewed trail from the fireball in the sky and there was no need to alert pilots because the phenomenon was very fast."

Local Campos news has just posted a news bulletin, but no information since this post on The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News based in Tokyo, Japan.
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Brazil Meteor Fireball Produces Meteorites 23JUN2010

Brazil Daylight Meteor Fireball of June 19 Produces Meteorites
posted by LunarMeteoriteHunter (c) - Tokyo, Japan 23JUN2010 11:00 AM
(story embargoed until 10:00PM 13:00GMT 23JUN2010)

































Photos and credits:
Wellington Rangel (Clube de Astronomia Louis Cruls/ Instituto Federal Fluminense)/ Astronomers Without Borders

A ~600 gram meteorite fell about 15 meters from a ranch hand in Varre-Sai, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil on June 19, 2010. The images show the meteorite and how it was found (though it was picked up first, and then replaced for the TV camera). The person talking to the reporter is Prof. Marcelo Souza, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, in Campos. The interview will be aired on Brazilian TV today.


Near Hit!
There is an interesting follow-up to the daylight meteor fireball in Brazil of June 19, 2010. At about 21.00 UT, a ranch hand (name withheld) saw the fireball and heard explosions, after which something fell about 15 meters away from him in a pasture. He walked over to the spot and picked up a 600 gram meteorite that had just fallen from the sky. He saw others fall at about the same time nearby but hasn't been able to find them yet. He commented that the air had a "strong smell of iron".
The meteorite appears to be an ordinary chondrite with both primary and secondary fusion crust. I expect several more meteorites to be found from this fall based upon eyewitness reports. The local university and others will be joining the hunt today and in the coming days; stay tuned-in for more.

Have information about this meteorite fall or others? Please email drtanuki@gmail.com


Previously reported:

Brazil Daytime Fireball
A daytime fireball with sonic booms was reported by many people in Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil on June 19 at about 21.00 UT. A local astronomy and physics professor, Prof. Marcelo Souza, was contacted by the fire department and others for explanation.


Map of the Campos dos Goytacazes area in Brazil:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=-21.742918,-41.32782&spn=1.035766,1.796265&z=10