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Update! Confirmed: Comet fragment or large meteor breaks apart over southern U.S., 27 February 2013


lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com
Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:47 UTC
Initial Sighting Reports

27 February 2013 - D. Beebe, Gulf of Mexico, off Louisiana 03:05 CST
1 minute plus duration. South to Northwest, I was facing South. It was orange color and about Venus brightness. It fragmented into ~15 pieces and glowed orange/white leaving a very long tail of sparks directly behind it, then slowly faded away.
27 February 2013 - Bart. @ 27 03'0N; 092 03'2W - 03:30 Central USA
30 seconds duration. It was yellow to amber color and fragmented.

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Over 100 meteorites found from Russian meteor explosion


UPI
Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:24 UTC
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2.2-pound fragment of Russian meteor. Credit: The Russian Academy of Sciences
Scientists say they have recovered the largest fragment yet found, weighing about 2.2 pounds, of the meteor that exploded over Russia Feb. 15.

It's the largest of more than 100 meteorite fragments that have been found by an expedition from the Urals Federal University searching along a 30-mile trail along the object's flight path, expedition leader Viktor Grokhovsky told RIA Novosti Monday.

Many fragments have been found in a 25-foot-wide crater in the frozen ice of the region's Lake Chebarkul.

When the massive meteor streaked across the sky over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk and exploded, it damaged buildings and injured more than 1,500 people, most of whom were hurt by flying glass as windows exploded from the meteor's shock wave.

Researchers at NASA have estimated the meteor was about 50 feet in diameter and entered the Earth's atmosphere over Russia's Urals region at several times the speed of sound.
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Reactions to the enormous meteor explosion in Russia - new footage from different angles

spworldnews
YouTube
Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:46 UTC
The following video is a compilation of people's reactions to the initial flash and shockwave damage from the exploding Russian meteor, compiled from University of Chelyabinsk CCTV footage.

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Two separate fireballs blaze over East and West coasts of Canada, 25 February 2013


lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com
Tue, 26 Feb 2013 05:15 UTC
Initial Sighting Reports

25 February 2013 - Kristine Waverley, Nova Scotia 21:45 AST
5 seconds duration. It went from right to left, I was facing North. Blue colour, as bright as the Sun. It was very low in the sky.
25 February 2013 - Nadia, Porters Lake, Nova Scotia 10:00 pm Atlantic Std. Time
~ 3 seconds duration. Moved from South to North. No sound. Bright yellow colour with a green flaming tail. As bright as the Sun/moon. It burned up before my eyes, and moved fast and low.
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New video of Russian meteorite emerges

Jessica Gray
Reuters
Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:41 UTC
New amateur video of the meteorite that exploded over Russia's Ural mountains emerges as scientists discuss possibility of global asteroid-warning system. Jessica Gray reports.

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'Sparkly' silver light seen in Otago sky, New Zealand - probably another daytime fireball

Mark Price
The New Zealand Herald
Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:55 UTC
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© Otago Daily Times A bright light was seen descending behind Treble Cone.

A bright "sparkly" silver object seen falling from the sky in Otago on Sunday afternoon was probably a rarely seen daylight meteor.

The Otago Daily Times received reports from about a dozen people in at least six locations about the object seen between 2.45pm and 3pm on Sunday.

Mark Davis of Wanaka saw an "extremely bright" silver light dropping to Earth as he was driving from Omarama towards the Lindis Pass at 2.45pm on Sunday.

He glimpsed it only briefly and described it as "sparkly".

Three people, including Wanaka farmer John Leith and Chris Scott of Christchurch saw it from west Wanaka.

Mr Leith said it was a "silver flash" coming out of the sky.

"It looked almost like three rockets joined together with their tails pointing towards the Earth."

It was travelling so fast he did not even have time to say to others in the group: "Hey, have a look at this."
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Another fireball? Brilliant flash of light lights up whole sky in Derby, England


Ripley and Heanor News, UK
Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:33 UTC
BallofLight
© ufosonearth.com
A Loscoe woman has sparked a flurry of UFO speculation from internet users across the country - after witnessing strange flashes in the sky.

Dawn Ratcliffe, 30, of Milward Road, posted on a popular UFO spotting website when she saw the strange phenomena out of her window at around 10pm on Saturday, January, 26.

She was hoping other users of ufo-uk.co.uk might be able to offer an explanation as to what it was - and since then a host of people - from as far north as Lancashire - have come forward to confirm they too saw the spectacle - though its cause remains a mystery.

Dawn originally wrote: "I was sat on the floor in the living room talking to my boyfriend, facing the window, when outside I saw a massive white flash that lit up the whole sky. It only lasted a split second. It was like it had come from a ball of light, not like lightning. It definitely wasn't a firework and we went straight outside to see If there was anything out there or an aeroplane or something, but the sky was clear. It was such an intense bright white flash."

Site users immediately responded to Dawn's post.
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Bosnia 'meteor' intrigues new generation in wake of Russia strike


The Telegraph, UK
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:35 UTC
A mysterious rock at a quarry in central Bosnia has seen a spike in visitors in the wake of the meteor explosion over Russia last week.


A few years back, workers in a stone quarry in Kostajnica dug out a massive, rusty, egg-shaped rock that locals believe is a meteorite.

Quarry owner Dimitrije Tatic said the tale of the falling rock had been passed down from generation to generation in this small Bosnian town.

"They believed that it fell off the moon," he said.

"It was so hot that it was impossible to approach and when it fell all the houses in the vicinity collapsed too," he added.
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Bright blue fireball over Latvia caught on all-sky cameras, 20 February 2013


hainanwel.com
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 06:15 UTC

According to Andris Bieznis, Latvian Centre of meteorites recorded on Wednesday at midnight a meteor fall in the Gulf of Riga in Latvia. According to Andris Bieznis in an interview with local radio station "Baltcom", a witnesses saw the fall of the meteor, which was accompanied by an unusual bright of blue light and noise. The meteor was observed in several regions of Latvia: Vidzeme, in the central part of Latvia and in Zemgale in southern Latvia. It was also observed in Finland on a surveillance camera of the University Observatory.
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Meteor sightings reported across Los Angeles area


KABC
Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:08 UTC
LA Meteor
© KABC PhotoEyewitness News viewer Simon Crask sent in a photo of a meteor on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. He snapped the picture in Anaheim with a low-light camera.
Los Angeles -- If you saw a flash of light in the sky Thursday night, you were hardly alone.

Dozens of Eyewitness News viewers reported seeing a blazing-bright meteor fly through the sky around 10:30 p.m.

Viewer Simon Crask sent us a photo he snapped with a low-light camera in Anaheim. The meteor could be seen on the left.

Sightings were reported all around the Southland, including in Los Angeles, Alhambra, Burbank, Malibu, Pasadena, Culver City, Santa Clarita, Garden Grove, Costa Mesa and Ventura.

Many people took to Twitter to describe what they saw. Viewer Trina Megumi said she was driving on the 60 Freeway in Pomona when she saw a bright blue light that appeared to be coming down from the sky.
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