Comments on: Northwest meteorite?

By: Oedipus

Oedipus — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:39:01 +0000

Well I went to the U of M in Missoula to find a Geologist (as suggested) and I have never seen such a confused bunch of people in my life. No one knew anything about he rest of the Campus and couldnt even read their own Map.

After zig zagging across the campus for several hours, I finally ran into one of the “esteemed” Geology professors, and ‘this person’ highly doubted and scrutinized any hope of any such chance of their being a Copper Meteorite.

This person was not from Montana, and doesnt know anything about Eastern Montana especially…..

but what I did find was….

In Greenland Robert Edwin Peary [b. Cresson, Pennsylvania, May 6, 1856, d. Washington, DC, February 20, 1920] notes that natives make tools from copper broken from a large meteorite. The remaining 37-ton copper meteorite is now in the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

An authority on this would sure be great to find. No one answers Email at the University and I am suprized the people can get dressed and find their way there every day…..

By: B

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:45:41 +0000

Why is everyone so sure it was meteor and not something else? It seems more than a little likely that these multiple sightings were of more than one event. Perhaps several of these “meteors” entered the atmosphere, and yet no one has entertained that possibility.

By: Oedipus

Oedipus — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:07:16 +0000

I have what appears to be an 8lb Copper Meteor that was found in a crater in Montana.

We are trying to verify its authenticity so we can sell it and find out what its worth.

Can anyone suggest where in Montana we can get this assayed ?

Thanks

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:14:52 +0000

There were even reportings of sightings of the meteor in British Columbia as far north as Kamloops!

Carolyn:-)

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:00:52 +0000

The Tri-City Herald has two – count ‘em, TWO – videos of the meteor.

They appear to have been recorded by security cameras but they are VERY cool.

They also say that experts at the University of Washington feel it did not reach the ground. Of there are dissenters.

The article and video can be seen at:

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/901/story/96517.html

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:08:03 +0000

This meteor was seen by hundreds of fortunate individuals like me.
I live in Ontario, Oregon. I was on the way to work on 19 Feb 2008 at about 6:32. I was driving west 45 mph and looking at the full moon ahead and to my left when the sky and the valley I was facing suddenly lit up very bright. It was like someone had turned on a switch to the sun. In fact, it startled me it was so bright and my immediate thought was, “Is that a Nuke?” And then I thought, “A nuke out here? (I’m in the high desert)Maybe a Meteor?” I could see the light was brightest to the North and so I leaned forward (I couldn’t see it through the windshield window it was still that high) and then I saw the Meteor coming in at a steep angle, (it looked from the North). It glowed yellow/white then exploded into several pieces at maybe 5000-10,000ft, (it looked to be at about a 30 degree angle from me in altitude). It looked close like it was only maybe 3-4 miles NNW of my location. It seemed right on top of me it was so big and bright. I know for a fact that it did explode. Also it was high up when it did. So it did not come down and impact intact. I didn’t hear a sonic boom, however my radio was on so that might have covered the sound. When I got to work, many of my co workers also saw it, (both from Day-shift and Graveyard). Some were walking in the parking lot and others were coming in like me. The people that saw this meteor that lived 50 miles away say they saw a flash. Not me, the whole valley lit up and was easy to see for miles, (2450 feet elevation-no trees). I’ve been hearing that it was 300 miles away. No way. Too big and bright and I saw the fragments come down on fire as it blew up (I don’t think I could have seen those fragments if so far out, even the glitter). I’m telling you, it lit up the whole area like someone was beaming down a huge spot light. Just amazing. The best one I’ve seen in my 40 years.

By: joe ga

joe ga — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:12:50 +0000

i saw a bright flash of light appear to go straight down into the ground on the same day as people said they saw the meteorite, but i’m here in georgia and what i saw happened at 1:45 am, soooo….was that the same thing because unless time zones have changed i’m three hours behind the meteorite falling

By: Jack W

Jack W — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:53:11 +0000

Rich, I believe that you are more likely to be correct than not. If you read my and Allaraine’s posts right before yours, you will see that people are aware of this possibility. I think the reported success rate for a first shot destroy from the government was 80%. They may have struck early and “winged” it. That would explain the sighting, but is not really a big surprise since they said they were going to do it.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:18:20 +0000

When are you going to wake up people??? That was a spy satellite being shot down. Read the news and quit being so darn naive. Can’t you tell when you’re being lied to by those you put in authority over yourselves?

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:18:12 +0000

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:17:49 +0000

When are you going to wake up people??? That was a spy satellite being shot down. Read the news and quit being so darn naive. Can’t you tell when you’re being lied to be those you put in authority over youselves?

By: Jack W

Jack W — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:03:04 +0000

I viewed it from a stretch of highway somewhere around 7 or 8 miles north of Spokane, WA that crosses a prairie and I was heading due south (I even checked the maps to see which direction I was facing at that point). I had to lean down and look west to see it clearly through an older SUV with a nearly vertical windshield. It was for the most part to the west of me. It was slightly to the south from west. The local TV station, KREM reported that Eastern Washington University determined that it was 25 miles north of La Grande, OR. I say no way, because that would have been slightly west of due south. The reports of Adams Co., WA would be right in line with my sighting. It was definitely green in color from my view. It was the shade of green that I would expect from a fire with copper in it. The sky was so lit up, that I could see the smoke trail above it. I don’t think it ever hit the ground. I could still see clear sky behind it when the flame burnt out. It appeared at the time to only be a couple hundred yards away from me, but that seems to typical of all the sightings. Due to the fact that it was almost a vertical approach to the ground, the direction that it appeared to each person will be key to determining where it was heading when it entered the atmosphere. I have the same question as Allaraine, especially since it looked like the material being burned would seem to contain copper.

By: Allaraine

Allaraine — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:51:51 +0000

I govenment said they are going to blow a Spy satillite out of the air tonight. Could it possibly be that they have already done so and are just not telling us? And could it possibly be a part of that? Just speculating.

By: Christopher Blair

Christopher Blair — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:33:50 +0000

CNN has clips from various Portland-area security cameras that happened to catch it.

cpb

By: Lars Bruchmann

Lars Bruchmann — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:05:56 +0000

channel 8 is now reporting that it likely came down on adams county, near kennewick, WA. they showed parking lot camera footage of it, and played some 911 calls. a professor from the university is interviewing witnesses to ascertain where it may have landed. sonic booms were reported, so it made it into thicker atmosphere! the time on the parking lot footage was 05.28.

By: Lars Bruchmann

Lars Bruchmann — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:56:27 +0000

Our local NBC affiate (channel 8-Portland) mentioned it in the 11pm broadcasts which i tivo. They said it was visible here as well as Washington, and as i recall they mentioned adams county. they said that 911 and police lines were called about it from many people. i was at home sleeping, unfortunately!

By: Yewlbert

Yewlbert — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:44:21 +0000

I saw it at 5:31 (by my car’s clock). It was an electric-blue flash that lit up the sky. Two of them in quick succession. Ridgefield, WA. SE sky. I thought it was lightning at first, but there were no clouds. Then I thought “METEOR!” That’s the only thing it could be.

By: Mr. Mojo

Mr. Mojo — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:05:29 +0000

Appeared NW from Boise, ID. I can see how people would perceive an impact, as there were several bright flashes as it dropped below my horizon. It was moving fast, and down, relative to the horizon. Pretty neat start to the day.

By: Astronowanabe

Astronowanabe — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:35:44 +0000

Although I can’t stay up as late as 5:30am anymore
I heard local reports of people seeing it in Eugene, OR.
a hundred miles south of Portland.
They thought it was hitting maybe 35 miles north east of here not 250 miles

By: Daniel Fischer

Daniel Fischer — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:31:20 +0000

Several video clips are linked from this German blog - interest in the fireball is worldwide ...

By: Ray M

Ray M — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:03:03 +0000

Brett says: I saw it driving to work around 5:35

So it has a driver’s licence? Coolest meteor ever!!!

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:43:30 +0000

Family report sightings in Thompson Falls, MT.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:25:58 +0000

This is obviously fallout from TU24!

By: Laura G

Laura G — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:22:55 +0000

Northwest Cable News had a bit on it this morning. They claimed it was near Bainbridge Island, between Bainbridge and Darrington. They said they’d been getting calls from folks who reported it looked like a firework, only heading downward instead of up. That’s all second/third-hand reports, though.

They did say they’d gotten enough calls that they intended to follow the story. http://www.nwcn.com/ and http://www.nwcn.com/topstories/stories/NW_021908WAB_meteor_sighting_LJ.9cffe10.html

By: Misha

Misha — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:29:27 +0000

I saw it at 5:29 AM from Roslyn, WA. I saw what I thought was a shooting star in the clear, dark, SE sky. All of the sudden there was like an explosion with intense, brilliant colors of pink, orange, bright blue and green, then a bare space on it’s trajectory and then a HUGE explosion of color! Bright, brilliant, colorful, amazing. It was brighter than the full moon which I could see in my mirror behind the car. What a way to start the day!