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Canada: Kincardine baffled by booms that shook town

Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:20 UTC
Call it the Kincardine X-file.

A mysterious, explosion-like boom last Thursday evening that rattled this quiet town northwest of Toronto has yet to be explained.
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New Jersey, US: "Blue, sparking orb" was likely a meteor

Ed Johnson
Asbury Park Press
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:48 UTC
What witnesses described as a "blue, sparking orb" prompted several calls to police in Wall and Howell before it apparently broke apart and disappeared late Sunday night, police said.

Whatever it was, it was visible for at least 35 miles and prompted a police notification to McGuire Air Force Base.

Bob Hampton of Ocean Township said he was driving on the New Jersey Turnpike near Kearny when he saw the blue-white object streak across the sky traveling from east to west. He spotted it about the same time some Howell residents thought it settled in the woods near Fort Plains Road.
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Pennsylvania, US: 'Fireball' streaks across Bucks sky

Annie Tasker
The Intelligencer
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:28 UTC
Beth and Dan Curley were driving down Route 611 when the basketball-sized flame shot across the sky.

It was white when Dan spotted it. By the time Beth looked up, it had turned stoplight green. The flame died out a few seconds later.

"It wasn't far off in the sky - it was there," the Warrington woman said. "It was the coolest thing we've ever seen."
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US: Another Fireball Over LA? Something Seen Over Santa Monica

Zach Behrens
LAist
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:42 UTC
Earlier this month, a mysterious fireball flew over the Los Angeles region. And now today, an e-mail tipster sends this to our inbox: "There was some sonic boom noise in Santa Monica, and all my neighbors reported hearing it, but nobody could figure out what this was. Have you heard of it?
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Flashback Los Angeles, US: Fireball Remains a Mystery


LAist
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:37 UTC
There is still no explanation of the fireball that soared through Southern California skies yesterday morning at about 10:40 a.m. "I was in downtown Los Angeles on the 31st floor of my office and just happened to look out the window to see a bright white streak disappear behind the the San Gabriel Mountains. It was over in an instant. It was huge, at least as wide as the moon, but it had a tail," wrote Brian Bartholomew in an LA Times comments section.

Most reports of witnessing the fireball came from within Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Even "fire crews in Barstow and on I-15 near Stateline reported seeing an object in the sky moving very fast across the northern sky and described it as yellowish green in color with streaks of debris. It looked like it burned up before it hit the ground," according to an LA Times report.
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Chile: Meteorite trail surprises Punta Arenas and Tierra del Fuego


Merco Press
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:36 UTC
It is almost confirmed that the bright flash seen last Monday night in great parts of Magallaes region, included Tierra del Fuego in the extreme south of Chile was a meteorite.

Residents throughout the region: in Punta Arenas, Puerto Natales and in Tierra del Fuego Porvenir recall seeing at approximately 10:30 p.m. a bright flash in the night sky. Witnesses then heard a loud crack, presumably the result of the meteorite breaking the sound barrier as it passed over the region, reported the local press.

The head of the Punta Arenas Airport, Jan Carlo Onetto, confirmed that the unidentified flying object was not of human origin.
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Flashback Officials: Blasts heard near Pakistani capital may have been from sonic boom


Associated Press
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:03 UTC
Investigators found no physical evidence of loud explosions heard Monday near the Pakistani capital and officials said it may have been a sonic boom caused by fast-moving aircraft.

The blasts were heard in Rawalpindi and the capital, Islamabad, two cities about 7 miles (12 kilometers) apart. Rawalpindi houses the headquarters of
Pakistan's army and the residence of President Pervez Musharraf, a key U.S. ally in the war on terror.
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New Zealand: West Coast meteor may have landed


NZPA
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:16 UTC
The mystery of lights spotted off the west coast of New Zealand overnight has taken a twist with Punakaiki residents reporting a large bang and jolt.

Christchurch police received reports from Hokitika to Nelson of a light in the sky between 11pm and midnight, and Wanganui police received three calls of a bright light out at sea.

Wanganui police initially thought it was a flare but then reports came in from farther afield.

There were no reports of anything hitting the ground and a meteor is suspected.
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Meteor sparks fears of UFO, Iranian missiles in Israel


Israel Today
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:47 UTC
A relatively large and unexpected meteor streaked across the sky over central Israel Tuesday evening, sparking widespread fears that the nation was under attack by Iran, Syria, or perhaps aliens.

The large bright ball and flaming tail were visible around 8 PM and were seen by thousands of Israelis from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv. As soon as the meteor had disappeared, burned up in earth's atmosphere, calls to the police began pouring in.
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Witness account: Large meteorite seen over Cyprus


SOTT
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:17 UTC


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©Daniel Shabodia
The meteorite, as seen above Machmoret, Israel

Between 8:25 - 8:30 pm tonight, in the town of Larnaca (Southern coast of Cyprus) I was walking by the beach when I saw in the sky something like a ball of fire moving slower than a usual falling star, followed by a bright pink/red tail. Other people on the beach saw it as well and kept talking and wondering about it.

Comment: It appears that this is the same meteorite that was seen crossing Israeli sky at 08:15 pm.

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