Translation from Greek by SOTT.net
Concern over the ongoing occurrence
Two new meteorites fell in Greece last night, the first one spotted over Attica and the second over the Ionian Sea, between Zakynthos and Kefalonia where the previous one had fallen.
According to professor of geology Efthymios Lekkas, these past two weeks the country has received a small meteor shower.
As Mr Lekkas said in channel SKAI's morning broadcast, he has a video of one of these meteorites at his disposal.
However in both cases of Attica and the Ionian sea there was no report of the celestial object falling on the land, and it is very probable that we are talking about a fall within the bounds of the sea once again.
The experts believe that the fall of the meteorite in Greece has nothing to do with comet ISON, in fact considering it a commonplace event.
Fireballs
A sonic boom shook homes across parts of Denton County on Wednesday morning.
People from Aubrey, Sanger, Krum and Gainesville called FOX4 about the loud and reverberating noise about 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Some people said it had even knocked items off of walls.
It turns out the boom was caused by test planes.
Lockheed Martin said it had two supersonic aircrafts running test flights over that area of North Texas.
People from Aubrey, Sanger, Krum and Gainesville called FOX4 about the loud and reverberating noise about 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Some people said it had even knocked items off of walls.
It turns out the boom was caused by test planes.
Lockheed Martin said it had two supersonic aircrafts running test flights over that area of North Texas.
Yet another fireball over Arizona created a sonic boom, this time on December 10, 2013. I live in the Chandler area of Arizona and stepped outside that evening and both saw and smelled a strange smoke that lingered in the air afterwards for over an hour.
Comment: There's an incredible twist in the tale of this meteor report.
As readers can see, the above eyewitness maintains his own YouTube channel where he posts informative updates about some of the meteor fireball events taking place these days.
In his video report of December 4th, he played down the suggestion from someone commenting on his channel that Earth passing through ISON's tail or debris field might result in some kind of cyanide gas coming down through our atmosphere, saying:
"I don't think a gas is gonna come drifting through, so let's not worry about that..."But then, just days later, a meteor fireball practically detonates above his head and leaves a 'strange smell' and 'visible haze' in his neighborhood!
A photo posted by 'Fire in the Sky News' YT user, showing the 'smelly haze' lit up by nearby school sports-field floodlights. Despite denying such was possible in his previous report, the eyewitness now suspects this 'fireworks-like smell' may have been the result of an overhead meteor explosion.
Meteor sightings were reported across the Valley and the entire state of Arizona Tuesday evening. A bright, green light flew across the Las Vegas, Phoenix and Tucson sky. In southern Arizona, many residents reported seeing the sky light up and then hearing a loud boom and rumble. KTAR's Dr. Sky says the object appears to be a sporadic fire ball.
"We're seeing more and more of the fireballs in our skies but nobody really knows why," Sky said.
Sky explained his theory behind Tuesday's phenomenon. He's says a meteor shower was taking place called the Andromedids.
"It's very possible that this could be material from a distinct comet that's called Beilas comet."
He reported that skywatchers have been seeing bright fireballs and meteors over the past few days.
"We're seeing more and more of the fireballs in our skies but nobody really knows why," Sky said.
Sky explained his theory behind Tuesday's phenomenon. He's says a meteor shower was taking place called the Andromedids.
"It's very possible that this could be material from a distinct comet that's called Beilas comet."
He reported that skywatchers have been seeing bright fireballs and meteors over the past few days.
Comment: SOTT.net has a good idea why we're seeing more and more fireballs in our skies:
Celestial Intentions: Comets and the Horns of Moses
© Alison Hepburn
Alison Hepburn sent us this picture of an object hurtling through the sky above Dundee.
Alison Hepburn sent us this picture of an object hurtling through the sky above Dundee.
The image, taken by city woman Alison Hepburn, shows an object burning through the skies over Glenconnor Drive. The 26-year-old science student said she did a double-take when she noticed an exceptionally bright light overhead.
She said: "It was just after 9am. It was the light I noticed - it was really, really bright. You know when you glance at something and then you glance back again? At first I thought it was an aeroplane, but I realised it couldn't have been. I took pictures and in the space of two minutes it was gone."
The Alloway Terrace resident added: "I wondered if it might be what's left of the comet that broke up recently."
But Dundee Astronomical Society secretary David Paterson said it was more likely to be a meteor - fire-hot dust and rocks tearing through space.
© E. Guido, N. Howes and M. Nicolini/Remanzacco Observatory
Asteroid 2013 XY8 imaged on 2013, December 10, 2013.
Asteroid 2013 XY8 imaged on 2013, December 10, 2013.
The asteroid was discovered on Dec. 7 by the team at the Catalina Sky Survey, and our friends Ernesto Guido, Nick Howes and Martino Nicolini from the Remanzacco Observatory have provided a follow-up image of the asteroid, taken just this morning shown above.
An unexplained blast Thursday has local residents concerned and shaken up. The shock waves were felt within about a 12-mile radius in the Morrison's Cove area of Martinsburg. Police said they got reports from all over the area asking what caused what people are describing as a blast. There are no reports of any injuries or damage, but there is still no explanation for the blast and police said they've ruled out fracking.
Comment: Interestingly enough, for the past several days there have been other cases of "unexplained blasts" and "strange explosions". Connection? We definitely think so.
'Massive explosion' in North San Diego county still a mystery
Big explosion in Jackson, Indiana 'a mystery'
Loud explosions rock houses in Connecticut, authorities haven't a clue what caused them
© CTV News Channel
Meteor may have lit up the night sky - Astronomers search for answers after sonic boom.
Meteor may have lit up the night sky - Astronomers search for answers after sonic boom.
Geologist Richard Herd, a retired curator of the National Meteorite Collection for the federal government, said all indications suggested it was a meteoroid. That's a rock from space that passes through the Earth's atmosphere.
"It came in very rapidly...and so that's indicative. There was some ballistic shock from this thing, which is typical even of a small object," Herd said.
Comment: News coverage of the event, courtesy of Global Toronto:
Mathieu Brouillard took the photos Monday morning at about 10 a.m. He says he and other onlookers watched what appeared to be a fireball make its way along the horizon and fade away.
"Once I took some pictures then it really got their attention because you were able to see them on the camera how it's not a plane, it's definitely a rock of some sort just engulfed in flames," he said. "A really big, big rock engulfed in flames. Definitely hot."
CBC showed the photos to experts on meteors.
Alan Hildebrand is an associate professor of geology and geophysics at the University of Calgary and the co-ordinator of Canada's fireball reporting centre.
Comment: Hang on a second; on the one hand this 'expert' tells us this was not a fireball, but then he states that the small remote town of Yellowknife "could witness several fireballs every year"?!
What's it gonna be?! Talk about double-speak!
We're siding with the people on this one - it was probably yet another fireball.
Viewers called and emailed 9NEWS to report seeing a bright and colorful light in the sky Wednesday night.
Many said they saw the streak of light around 9pm and described it as moving slower than most shooting stars.
They also described colors of green, orange and yellow associated with the light. 9NEWS received reports from Denver, Aurora, Greeley and other locations in the state.
An astronomy and physics professor with Metropolitan State University, Dr. Kamran Sahami, said the green color suggests a meteorite made up of rock, possibly a metal such as nickel.
9NEWS has not confirmed the exact source of the light.
Many said they saw the streak of light around 9pm and described it as moving slower than most shooting stars.
They also described colors of green, orange and yellow associated with the light. 9NEWS received reports from Denver, Aurora, Greeley and other locations in the state.
An astronomy and physics professor with Metropolitan State University, Dr. Kamran Sahami, said the green color suggests a meteorite made up of rock, possibly a metal such as nickel.
9NEWS has not confirmed the exact source of the light.
Comment: See also: Meteor explodes over Greece, panicked locals report fragments falling into sea
It's unlikely that anything actually 'fell into the sea'. If something had done so, everyone around the Med would be left in no doubt! (ie, a devastating tsunami would likely have resulted).
However, exploding and fragmenting fireballs can seem quite close to the ground, even as they're high up in the atmosphere.
Which isn't to say that they can't reach low enough to cause serious damage on the ground. Just look at Chelyabinsk, where 3,000 people were injured and most windows in the city were blown in.
Note also that this is the third or fourth report we've seen in the past fortnight of people noticing that
a.) this is a global phenomenon;
b.) the numbers of fireballs are increasing.
It may not be long before people become aware en masse and public perception shifts...