BREAKING NEWS...UPDATE To 08Aug2011 Ohio Fireball Reports To ELPALLSKY... Ontario Canada Fireball Cameras Capture Possible Meteorite Producing Fireball Over Ohio

NASA Releases Ohio Fireball Data Indicating Meteorite(s) May Be On The Ground In Ohio

Aug 17, 2011, at 9:46 AM, Cooke, William J. (MSFC-EV44)
On August 8 at 1:22 Eastern Daylight Time, 4 all sky cameras belonging to the Southern Ontario Meteor Network detected a fireball entering the atmosphere 54 miles above Lake Erie (80.944 W, 41.945 N), moving SSE at 25 km/s (55,900 mph). Decelerating rapidly, the meteor was last tracked north of Gustavus (80.667 W, 41.411 N), moving at approximately 10 km/s. Altitude at this point was 38 km (23.6 miles). There is high confidence that this meteor produced meteorites, based on the following indicators:
(1) Deep atmospheric penetration (last tracked to 38 km altitude before it passed out of camera field of fiew. It certainly went deeper)
(2) Significant deceleration
(3) There was a doppler radar signature (KCLE) 2-3 minutes after the event, which indicates debris falling through the atmosphere
Darkflight calculations yield results consistent with the dopper returns. Calculated impact locations as a function of mass are:

1 gram: 80.5027 W, 41.3824 N
10 grams: 80.5163 W, 41.3379 N
100 grams: 80.5158 W, 41.2910 N
1 kilogram: 80.5074 W, 41.2440 N

Brightness/infrasound measurements put the meteor mass in the 10 kilogram range. Fragments are anticipated to be less than 100g in mass.
Attached graphics include a composite of the meteor as seen by the Orangeville camera, a map showing the darkflight impact locations, and a segment from the KCLE radar with the meteor begin and end points labeled.
It is requested that anyone finding fragments of this meteorite note the location of the find and contact this office. Please observe the wishes and rights of all property owners.
Bill Cooke
Lead, NASA Meteoroid Environments Office
EV44, Marshall Space Flight Center
Office: (256) 544-9136
Fax: (256) 544-0242
William.J.Cooke@nasa.gov

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Possible Double Ohio/Indiana/Ontario Canada Meteor Fireball Events Indicated By Internet Traffic Sources 08AUG2011

F.I.T.S. (fireball internet traffic sources) Activity Suggests Two Significant Fireball Events Seen Over Ohio 08AUG2011

***If you are searching for information about this fireball and witnessed it, please leave a report of what you saw at wxtx01@gmail.com Please include the date and time, the direction you were facing/driving, the direction in which the object moved (upper left to lower right etc.) approximate size and brightness compared to a full moon, color, any flashes, streaks, fragmentation and any sounds or delayed sounds such as sonic booms, hisses, sizzles etc. Thank you! Your information is vital to research/recovery efforts so please take time to report.***

 EMAIL CONFIRMATION !! On These Events Just In To ELPALLSKY

Event #1...

Email From:

Don F.-Columbus OH:

I live in columbus Ohio and seen a green fireball very big as like a huge basketball falling from the sky. It was going north to south at I would say a 45° angle. I didn't hear no sounds or nothing but im very interested in knowing what it is and what actually happens to it when it hits the ground. If I had to say where it was headed I would say canada would be the location, that's the way I was looking at it. Time was around 1:20 EDT in the morning
Thanks don     thank you Don!

Marian S.-Hamilton, Ontario Canada:

Driving south on Gage Avenue from Burlington Street in Hamilton Ontario approx. 1:20 am EDT August 8, 2011 we saw a meteor as described by Don F.-Columbus OH.
Teresa and Marian     thanks for the confirmation Marian!

Abe G.-Windsor, Ontario:

Report from my sister as she was driving east on Talbot Road from Windsor Ontario Canada towards Maidstone on Monday August 8^th at about 1:15am.

She witnessed a fireball falling at about a 45 degree angle from the north to south. She saw it as she was driving by the gas station that’s on the north side of the road just before Maidstone (the old Big Chief Gas Station). She believes it landed less than a quarter mile to her right in a field. She described it as having a long white tail with blue and red flames at the end of the tail. She is sure that it was not extinguished before it hit the ground.

I have given the best description I can from what she just told me over the phone. I plan to drive with her to the location this week and will update you if any of the above information is inaccurate. Reports from any other witnesses would be appreciated.   thank you Abe! Please see above reports for verification

From The ELPALLSKY Chatbox:

Aug 8 2011, 5:20 AM Guest585 (guest): 

I saw a green fireball from Auburn Indiana looking to the west towards Ohio at approx 12.20.am. CDT Upper left to lower right at approx 15 degree angle it appeared at approx 15 degrees north of true west and i followed it to approx 20 degrees south of true west at which point view was obstructed by buildings it was very low 45 degrees off of horizontal or lower i would say. light green in color with light green cloud surrounding object and a split light green to almost white tail, larges I've ever seen. almost as bright as full moon. no explosions or any sounds i could make out. no flashes at least till i lost visibility.   thanks guest 585!

Event #2...

William H.-Euclid, OH:

I was facing the south, southwest sky at 5:40 AM today (Aug.8). There was a brilliant flash followed by a long streak of light. It was so bright that it actually startled me. I live in the eastern suburb of Euclid, Ohio.     thank you William!

F.I.T.S. Inquiries:

Lorain, Ohio arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for green streak in sky 2011.--01:51:06 -- 37 minutes ago

Monroe, Ohio arrived from google.com on "elp allsky: Elevated Green Fireball Activity Expected APR 25-MAY 02, 2011 As NEO's Approach..." by searching for increased fireball activity.--01:42:00 -- 46 minutes ago

Brooklyn, New York arrived from google.com on "elp allsky" by searching for ohio skies "green streak".--01:17:12 -- 1 hour 12 mins ago