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North Carolina, US: Have you heard the area's mysterious booms recently? Tell us where you were


Star News Online
Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:21 UTC
Southeastern North Carolina has been rattled these past few weeks by mysterious booms that have been heard in Brunswick, Pender and New Hanover counties. Some folks even reported explosive sounds so loud that they shook buildings.

No one has determined what is causing the booms, though some have rather humorous theories. In any case, we want to start keeping track of when and where these "Seneca Guns," as they're called, are heard.

And we need your help.

Please follow the link below and fill out a short form to tell us when and where you heard the booms recently. I know many of you posted to Facebook and Twitter to discuss the events as they were happening, so those might be a good place to check to refresh your memory of specific dates and times.
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US: Meteor lights up the sky


Global Adventures, LLC
Sat, 20 Nov 2010 12:27 UTC
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© LaeschkeMarietta fireball.
Marietta: An impressive fireball in the sky could be seen over Marietta, Georgia, on November 19, 2010 at about 5.15 PM. Two airplanes flew towards the object that looked like a meteorite descending from west to east on a low trajectory.

Meteoroids are debris-particles in the solar system. The visible path of a meteoroid that enters the atmosphere is called a meteor. The remains of objects that reach the ground and survive the impact are called meteorite. Most meteors are the size of a pebble and become visible about 40 and 75 miles (65 and 120 kilometers) above the Earth's surface.

Larger meteors crate a fireball as seen in the picture. While most do not survive the passage through the atmosphere, some large meteorites did impact. The resulting craters are usually circular depressions that have raised rims and floors that are lower than the surrounding terrain.
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'Huge ball of fire' actually meteor shower, N.S. officials say

Patricia Brooks Arenburg & Eva Hoare
The Chronicle Herald, Canada
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:06 UTC
They feared it was a plane crash but it turned out to be a meteor shower lighting up the night sky.

Early Thursday evening, emergency crews rushed to Nova Scotia's South Shore after getting reports that a "huge ball of fire" had fallen from the sky near Exit 16 on Highway 103.

RCMP and search and rescue officials were dispatched to the area around Italy Cross.

But after thorough checks, it was determined there had been no plane crash, Scott Burgwin of the Maritimes Search and Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax said in an interview.

"We're pretty sure there were no aircraft (in the area)," Burgwin said just before 8 p.m. "We think it was some sort of natural phenomenon like a meteor shower."

The call of the "huge ball of fire" came in around 6:30 p.m. from an ambulance driver in the area, said RCMP Sgt. Brigdit Leger.
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SOTT Focus: Explosion In Scottish Forest - Meteorite Impact?

Joe Quinn
Sott.net
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:17 UTC
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© Steven SweeneyGaradhban Forest near Loch Lomond
At about midday on Wednesday 17th November, a member of the public reported hearing a loud explosion from the area of Garadhban forest in Gartocharn, near Loch Lomond (near Glasgow) Scotland. Ten years ago, authorities would have responded to a report of an explosion in a forest with puzzlement and an at least semi-open-mind. But the bogus 'terror threat' has closed minds all around the world, and yesterday's event was immediately responded to by the 'anti-terrorism' police. Upon observing the scene and seeing damage to trees over a wide area, explosives were suspected (naturally!)
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Best of the Web: The New York Times and the Mystery Missile

Bill Van Auken
World Socialist Web Site
Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00 UTC
The New York Times carried its first article Monday on what appeared to be an unexplained missile launch off the coast of southern California. The article, buried at the bottom of page 16, came a full week after the event itself.

While the spectacular video of a giant contrail off the coast of southern California was shown by all of the major television networks, and the story was widely covered in most of the media, the Times maintained a discreet silence.

The article that finally appeared on November 14, entitled "How Smoky Plume in Sky Drew the Eyes of the World", was more of a whimsical background piece than a hard news story.

Tucked within its fourth paragraph was the Pentagon's vague explanation - delivered two days after the filming of the apparent missile launch by a television station helicopter - that "there is no evidence to suggest that this is anything other than a condensation trail from an aircraft." This is followed by the Times' observation: "Some experts chastised media outlets for running with a half-baked, whole-hyped story."
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Meteors visible across Scottish skies

John Kilbride
STV
Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:18 UTC
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© NavicoreLeonid shower: Photographed in the USA.

Leonids meteor shower reaches its peak amid reports of bright objects hurtling through the skies at night.

Scots have been getting the chance to spot meteors in the night sky, with a number of reports of bright objects passing over the country overnight.

There were reports from Glasgow, Perthshire and Sutherland of a bright light crossing the sky in the early hours of Monday morning which appeared to break up into smaller streaks of light.

The sightings come as the annual Leonids meteor shower reaches its peak. The annual phenomenon is expected to be at its most intense on November 17 and 18, although meteors can frequently be seen several days before and after.

The Leonids are one of the most spectacular of the annual meteor showers, and can produce around 40 meteors an hour, which seem to originate from the constellation of Leo.
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US: UFO "fireballs" over Rochester N.Y.

Timothy Canuti
Examiner.com
Sat, 13 Nov 2010 09:52 UTC
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An entry at the National UFO Reporting Center from a witness with two companions describes the alarming appearance of dozens of flaming balls of light in the night sky near the Rochester airport in upstate New York on 8/28/10 .

The original report contains many details that indicate the objects were not simply planes. Flickering, uncharacteristic changes in speed and direction, movement while unlit, and other behavior atypical to conventional aircraft operating proceedures are clearly portrayed. Sadly, no photographic evidence is available.
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'Giant meteor' seen over Scotland


BBC
Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:02 UTC
Scotiland Meteor
© Associated PressSome witnesses said the meteor had a "massive tail".

Witnesses across Scotland have described seeing a "giant meteor" streaking across the sky.

The meteor is reported to have broken into a number of pieces and it left bright streaks of light in the sky at about 0540 GMT.

It was spotted in Glasgow, Scotlandwell and Durness.

Douglas Thornton, from Scotlandwell, said: "It was an off-white light with a massive tail behind it... A phenomenal sight."

It is thought the meteor was part of the annual Taurids shower, which lasts from October into November.
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US: Fireball in Maryland & Pennsylvania, Nov 12, 2010

LunarMeteoriteHunter
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:04 UTC
I just got a report from a neighbor in Freeland, Maryland who witnessed what he called a massive fireball. It started in the south from his position, went over head and ended in the north. He said it left behind a brilliant white streak of light in the sky that remained for a few seconds after the fireball had past. See: Astro Mike for more. If you saw this event please fill out the AMS Meteor Sighting Report Form (here).

Other Sightings:

Milford DE no time given 11/12/2010
Guest14 (guest): I saw the meteor reported above on the night of 11/12/2010 from Milford DE on the DE shore. It was the largest and most brilliant I have ever seen, with a long sparkly tail and lasting in my view for a good 7 seconds.

Washington D.C,at 8:30 PM local time 12NOV2010
Tom from Lanham, MD (Guest157):Last night just east of Washington D.C,at 8:30 PM local time a fireball was visible to the north that proceeded slowly across the sky on a northward heading. It lasted about four or five seconds and apparently disappeared while still at a high altitude.I may have been a larger object that skipped into and out of the atmospere. It did not appear to explode or fragment apart.... (no contact info)
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US: More Fireball Sightings 7NOV2010

LunarMeteoriteHunter
Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News
Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:23 UTC
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Monroe, Ohio 8NOV2010

"I cannot believe the Bolide that I saw this morning at 4:20 or 4:25AM, I was outside sitting on my daughters deck drinking coffee in the cold,(waiting to go hunting) when looking south. The biggest, brightest "slow moving" meteor I have ever seen came out of the western sky and headed south east. I was in Monroe Ohio, which is between Cincinnati and Dayton. It came in very low in the sky! with sparks trailing. As it was 10 to 15 degrees above the Horizon there was a Very Bright Flash that lit up the sky and it looked like the front or bottom blew out as it fragmented.

At this Time it entered the city sky light of west Chester, Ohio which is directly south of Monroe, and I lost sight of it completely. This is the 1st one like this I have ever seen and will never forget it. It was far enough away that I heard no sound. There must be alot people traveling south on I-75 and I-71 who saw this, so we should hear more reports today.

Also, I now see why some people think there seeing a jet on fire, It was moving at the speed you would think a jet would. MY 1ST, WAY TOO COOL!" - DAVE M. (contact info)
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