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Meteor seen across wide swath of Pacific Northwest
Idaho Statesman (via AP) ^ | 19 Feb 2008 | NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS (AP)

Posted on 02/19/2008 4:06:37 PM PST by GOP_Raider

SPOKANE, Wash. — An apparent meteor streaked through the sky over the Pacific Northwest early Tuesday, drawing reports of bright lights and sonic booms in parts of Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Although a witness reported seeing the object strike the Earth in a remote part of Adams County, in southeast Washington, it had not been found.

"I'm convinced it was a meteor," said Geoff Chester, spokesman for the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. "It was a classic description of a fireball."

Chester speculated the meteor was the size of a big suitcase and had been orbiting the sun for millions of years before entering Earth's orbit.

The Federal Aviation Administration said a private pilot reported seeing the meteor hit the Earth in a burst of light near State Route 26 and the Lind-Hatton Road about 5:45 a.m.

The Adams County sheriff's office had no immediate reports of damage, injury or a meteor landing in the area, about 175 miles east-southeast of Seattle and 90 miles southwest of Spokane.

(Excerpt) Read more at idahostatesman.com ...


TOPICS: Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: catastrophism; idaho; meteor; meteorite
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To: Cuttnhorse
"...and according to the pilot he saw it hit land before it would have gotten that far."

My error. Actually after lookin at the map it would have come by you before it hit in Adams County. It must have been traveling from SE to NW. Is your time ahead of us though?

41 posted on 02/20/2008 9:13:25 AM PST by Spunky (You are free to make choices, but not free from the consequences)
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To: Spunky

Depending on where you are...Salmon is Mountain time zone.


42 posted on 02/20/2008 10:02:00 AM PST by Cuttnhorse
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To: GOP_Raider
TACOMA METEOR
43 posted on 02/20/2008 1:30:32 PM PST by ForGod'sSake (ABCNNBCBS: An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly.)
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To: Ramius
I’m spending tonight outside with my catcher’s mitt...

Good Luck!

:o)

44 posted on 02/20/2008 4:44:44 PM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (Hillary Clinton - It's OBAMAS Party and She'll Cry if She Wants to?)
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To: Spunky

I saw it...but didn’t see it. I noticed everything lit up and looked out to see if a full moon came out from behind a cloud or something. It was bright enough to make me look. Didn’t see the meteor though.... :(


45 posted on 02/21/2008 9:43:18 AM PST by paulat (I'd rather spend my vote on someone who CAN ACTUALLY BE ELECTED)
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