Wisconsin Iowa Large Meteor Fireball - Bolide 14APR2010

Large Meteor! Wisconsin Iowa Bolide Fireball 14APR2010

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Reports of large bolide with booms seen in Wisconsin and Iowa. More details as they are reported. Any eyewitnesses please post a comment. State you city or location , what YOU saw or heard. ANY PHOTOS OF the event? PLEASE email me.
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updates in the news:

Madison Meteor? WKOW-TV.com 27 News Chief Meteorologist Bob Lindmeier says it is possible a large meteor passed through the area, but it's hard to know exactly what caused the bright ...

Did You See the Light Show Wednesday Night? WSAW The National Weather Service is reporting it was either a meteor or space debris. It was apparently seen as far away as Kansas City. ...

"Giant Fireball" Lights up the Night Sky KCRG The meteor burning through the atmosphere appeared to be a “giant fireball” and reports have been coming into the KCRG-TV9 newsroom from viewers across ... Meteor Lights Up The Night KIMT Around 10:00 tonight numerous people reported seeing what is more than likely a meteor that flew across the Midwest. The reports are very consistent that a ... Apparent meteor shoots through Wisconsin sky Madison.com An apparent meteor — or possibly a piece of space junk — shot through and illuminated the night sky Wednesday, spurring dozens of people to flood the Dane ... Meteor passes BN? Bloomington Pantagraph It likely was a meteor because there were no indications of aircraft in trouble, according officials at Peoria International Airport's control tower. ... Possible Meteor Siting over West Michigan WZZM A possible large meteor siting occurred over West Michigan late Wednesday evening. Calls to the WZZM 13 Information Center started around 11:10 pm with the ... Rock River Valley residents see possible meteor Rockford Register Star Their best guess was it was meteor.” National Weather Service meteorologist Nathan Marsili said the streak or flash of light was visible from southwest ... Spectacular light trails reported in west sky Milwaukee Journal Sentinel By Jesse Garza of the Journal Sentinel Stargazers were treated to a spectacular display of light trails Wednesday night as the Gamma Virginids meteor shower ... Dozens See Fireball In The Sky WISN Milwaukee WISN Chief Meteorologist Mark Baden said people from as far away as Iowa and Ohio saw the fireball which was likely a meteor. "A meteor is a rock, ... Huge fireball over Wisconsin! Discover Magazine (blog) For those of you in Wisconsin, apparently there was a heckuva meteor that lit up the skies there around 10:00 pm local time April 14, an hour ago as I write ...

KGAN, Cedar Rapids, IA, indicates reports of "boom." (Not clear if those reports are local to the Cedar Rapids area.)

----- Original Message -----
From: mlangen
To: MeteoriteCollectors @yahoogroups. com
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: [MeteoriteCollector s] Fireball -- Southern Wisconsin

"Reports now streaming in from as far east as Grand Rapids, MI, as well as Iowa and Missouri.

----- Original Message -----
From: mlangenf
To: MeteoriteCollectors ATyahoogroupsDOT com
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:30 PM
Subject: [MeteoriteCollector s] Fireball -- Southern Wisconsin

Roughly 15 minutes ago I saw several very bright flashes in the sky through a west-facing window here in Monticello, Wisconsin. A nearby amateur astronomer acquaintance emailed to report that she had seen a bright "red and green" fireball transit the western horizon just below a local treeline. There was no perceptible sonic boom here.

I do not yet have estimated azimuth or elevation estimates, nor do I know whether the track was right-to-left or left-to-right from the observer's viewpoint. There was no perceptible sonic boom here. Given the extraordinary brightness of this event, however, I suspect there may be a new fall some distance to the west."

posted by Mark on met-collectors site

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