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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OTHER FIREBALL REPORTS TO ELPALLSKY

Rick K.-Plainfield, IL...25JUL2011 10:10pm CDT:

Witnessed a smaller fireball in the western sky over Plainfield IL around 10:00pm July 25^th.

It had 3 small bursts until it disappeared. The fire ball was going north to south. Thanks     thank YOU Rick!

John & Deirdre-Chesterton, IN...26JUL2011 9:30pm CDT:

I saw a large metor located in the Eastern sky falling to the North. It had a large trailing tail and white in color. It seemed to last for a good 8 to 10 seconds before it burned out.     many thanks John & Deirdre!

Kim B.-Galion, OH...26JUL2011 9:44pm EDT:

While searching the west sky for comet Elenin, in leo...at around 9:45pm, a very bright fireball lite up the sky, entering in through the big dipper, streaking passed Regulus, falling at the SW horizon. We have seen several very bright ones over the past week. Glad I found the web site while looking for information on it. Kim *~     glad you took time to report Kim. Thank you!

Linda S.- Gilmer, TX...24JUL2011 9:20pm CDT:

I was in the parking lot of our local Wal-mart and saw a big, bright, object falling from the sky. I've seen falling stars before, but this appeared to be VERY close, because it was so big. It fell straight down, in a brilliant white light that appeared to burn out before it hit the ground. Just thought I would share this with you.      thank you Linda!

Brian S.-Northern Indiana:

Tuesday July 26th approx 2130 CST
Looking North-East in a dark country setting in backyard, nominal cloud cover, clear sky otherwise. Continued observation for 30 minutes, no other sighting. Multiple commercial Aircraft in area, O'Hare International Flight Pattern Area.
GPS location 41°31'N 86°38'W viewing angle approx 45° NE with elevation of approx 60°
Movement: South to North
Size: golfball
Color: bright white streak with some yellow, bright enough to illuminate behind thin, partial cloud cover
Length of streak: 25 to 30 feet
Duration 5 to 10 seconds           OUTSTANDING report Brian, thank you!!

Corky C., Sabine E., and Lisa S.-Truckee, CA

On Saturday July 23, 2011, 3 of us were sitting outside on our deck looking up at the Milky Way and all the other objects in the night sky. Sometime around 11:30 pm we all saw a very bright meteorite (fireball if you will), traveling from what appeared to be northwest horizon to the southeast horizon, in the northern sky (coming from near the Big Dipper). Our location is Truckee, California, elevation 5,912 feet, and the weather conditions that night were extremely clear, with no wind, smoke or anything else to affect the clear sky. The object made a very bright white trail behind it, and didn't explode like other fireballs (maybe space junk, huh?) that we've seen. It was very spectacular! We hope this helps in your research.  Corky, Sabine, and Lisa, excellent report! Our thanks.

***If you observed any of the above events...we want to know (and those who reported would probably like confirmation as well!). So please email us at wxtx01@gmail.com with a description of what you saw and we'll post your report here too! Thank you!***