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Posted on 12/09/2009 6:29:08 PM PST by publius321
I was watching a movie several minutes ago (in West Palm Beach, FL) and saw out my window (facing east)a large shining object quickly plunge from the sky. It freaked me out a bit. Did anyone out there see it?
I saw one similar back around 1990-1992 and years later saw it on Discovery as it was captured on video.
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It was probably one or more of Tiger Woods’ endorsement contracts.
Hey buddy,(hic) did you jesht shee a real bright light?
More likely the Norway E.T. come calling.
Air Force has been flying this past couple weeks over the Avon Park, Fl bombing range. Don’t know where they originate from, could be Atlantic or from the Gulf. Do you think it was a flare?
It must have taken out the FR servers for a while.
John Conner at your service!
Anybody know why FR went down?
Probably a straggler from last month’s Leonid meteor shower.
Klaatu barada nikto
Have you had cataract surgery?
FR was down for about 20 minutes or so.That is one big gerbil riding that wheel maybe he got tired. LOL
This is fascinating. People on Twitter wer reporting it as well. Someone wrote that they saw on the news it made impact in Alabama.
That makes sense because the one that I saw in the early 90’s, like this one looked like it landed just a few miles away but 12-13 years later, when I saw the video on Discover, they indicated in was thousands of miles away from where I actually was at the time (Pittsburgh, PA)
Here’s the link regarding the one I just saw.
METEOR RADAR: The US Air Force Space Surveillance Radar is scanning the skies above Texas. When a satellite or meteoroid passes overhead—ping!—there is an echo. Activity is picking up this week as Earth enters a stream of debris from extinct comet 3200 Phaethon, source of the annual Geminid meteor shower. Tune into Spaceweather Radio for live audio.
This is fascinating. People on Twitter were reporting it as well. Someone wrote that they saw on the news it made impact in Alabama.
That makes sense because the one that I saw in the early 90’s, like this one looked like it landed just a few miles away but 12-13 years later, when I saw the video on Discover, they indicated in was thousands of miles away from where I actually was at the time (Pittsburgh, PA)
Here’s the link regarding the one I just saw.
METEOR RADAR: The US Air Force Space Surveillance Radar is scanning the skies above Texas. When a satellite or meteoroid passes overhead—ping!—there is an echo. Activity is picking up this week as Earth enters a stream of debris from extinct comet 3200 Phaethon, source of the annual Geminid meteor shower. Tune into Spaceweather Radio for live audio.
The 2009 Geminid Meteor Shower (4 days away)
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/08dec_geminids.htm
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I read that it’s supposed to “peak” this weekend but I guess we’re already getting some of it, unless the Russians are firing warning shots from a sub. Maybe the’re in the gulf.
It'll probably take it until about December 21, 2012 to finish the job. ;^)
Related to this?: Something big just blew up in baytown texas “ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2403692/posts “
Around an hour or so ago I saw a flash in the sky, similar to lightening or a huge flashbulb. I’m in Southern VA. I was out in the back yard testing a new optic and caught it in my peripheral vision.
Santa is early.
Was it space junk that burns up in the atmosphere? Fun to watch.
I sure did see it but what made this more unusual than the many showers I’ve see is that this one, at least sizeable piece of it definitely made it through the atmosphere.
I also liked the photo of the strange lights over Norway...
Gort is shut down. Thanks to your quick thinking you’ve saved the earth and Gort is traveling on a flatbed truck to an Alabama scrap yard.
One of my favorite movies!
I love that line in the movie. Figured there were about 5-7 other places it could have been inserted in a spoof version. Like right after they blow up the robot at the end.
What time do you have?
eastern-time.
In central FL I was out a couple hours later and saw two, one was of a reasonable magnitude the other faint.
I wouldn’t get to excited about it. As an amateur astronomer I can tell you most nights if you go out and stare up at the sky long enough you will see one or two. Its just that usually we aren’t looking.
It was a saucer-craft.
Heard on the radio this morning that tonight you should see 2 a min. 120 per hour.
Thanks Hotmetal. I’ll check that out.
I have seen many in my lifetime but not that actually hit the Earth. This was a sizeable ball of fire that dropped down and made impact. When I say “fire” I don’t mean red/yellow/orange.
It was a big bright white flickering ball that descended straight down. After I Googled “meteor” last night I saw the picture of that strange occurrence in Norway that was said to be a failed Russian missile test. What I saw looked more like that - however - there was no spinning; it fell straight to the ground.
I actually thought it was a plane crash happening close by but there was no explosion or noise, which means it wasn’t as close to me as it appeared.
Are you telling me that such impacts happen with frequency or are you referring to the “shooting stars” that we see all of our lives that zip by and burn up in the atmosphere.
Probably got excoriated for a lack of foreplay.
The Cycle of Cosmic Catastrophes:
Flood, Fire, and Famine
in the History of Civilization
by Richard Firestone,
Allen West, and
Simon Warwick-Smith
Exactly! That was actually the -second- one I have seen in my lifetime. As I wrote in my original post, I saw one in 1992 from Pittsbugh, PA. I was working my way through school, delivering a pizza and as I just got out of the car and was walking up to a house on a hill, I was looking in the right direction at the right time and I saw this big fireball dropping from the sky and it looked like it had hit maybe 5-10 miles away.
It was before the Internet days and I told people about it, even called the police to see if anyone else had reported anything. I heard nothing.
Only a couple of years ago I was watching one of those History Channel, meteor shows where they talk about near misses and contemplate the “what if a giant meteor crashes into the Earth” scenarios. During that show they spoke about that very meteor I saw in PA 15 or so years later and they had a video of it!
After I watched your video link, I decided to search Youtube for the meteor I saw in PA with the words “meteor 1992” and there were several videos of it to my surprise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDUzeObuocw
You have to love the Internet. Nevertheless, what I saw on Wednesday night was the same thing. The thing is, with cameras mounted everywhere, you KNOW the one I saw penetrate the atmosphere and make impact Wednesday night was caught on MANY cameras; however, most people would miss it because the owners of these surveilence cameras wouldn’t be looking for it.
It would be nice if the word were to spread and people who have cameras facing the east, the direction I was facing when I witnessed it, were to check roughly between 9:20PM eastern - 9:30PM eastern to see if they captured it. Subsequently, I’m in south-east Florida. I’m sure it probably landed in the ocean, considering I was facing east and am only about 7 miles west of the Atlantic. That’s one of the things that gave me adrenaline because it looked so large and I was wondering what size wave it would make.
Best regards,
Publius123
http://www.TableOfWisdom.com
Exactly! That was actually the -second- one I have seen in my lifetime. As I wrote in my original post, I saw one in 1992 from Pittsbugh, PA. I was working my way through school, delivering a pizza and as I just got out of the car and was walking up to a house on a hill, I was looking in the right direction at the right time and I saw this big fireball dropping from the sky and it looked like it had hit maybe 5-10 miles away.
It was before the Internet days and I told people about it, even called the police to see if anyone else had reported anything. I heard nothing.
Only a couple of years ago I was watching one of those History Channel, meteor shows where they talk about near misses and contemplate the “what if a giant meteor crashes into the Earth” scenarios. During that show they spoke about that very meteor I saw in PA 15 or so years later and they had a video of it!
After I watched your video link, I decided to search Youtube for the meteor I saw in PA with the words “meteor 1992” and there were several videos of it to my surprise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDUzeObuocw
You have to love the Internet. Nevertheless, what I saw on Wednesday night was the same thing. The thing is, with cameras mounted everywhere, you KNOW the one I saw penetrate the atmosphere and make impact Wednesday night was caught on MANY cameras; however, most people would miss it because the owners of these surveilence cameras wouldn’t be looking for it.
It would be nice if the word were to spread and people who have cameras facing the east, the direction I was facing when I witnessed it, were to check roughly between 9:20PM eastern - 9:30PM eastern to see if they captured it. Subsequently, I’m in south-east Florida. I’m sure it probably landed in the ocean, considering I was facing east and am only about 7 miles west of the Atlantic. That’s one of the things that gave me adrenaline because it looked so large and I was wondering what size wave it would make.
Best regards,
Publius123
http://www.TableOfWisdom.com
Here’s an even better shot of the same 1992 crashing meteor with the downtown Pittsburgh skyline. I can tell they were shooting this from Mount Washington as that is where all tourists and residents go with their cameras as it presents a spectacular view overlooking the city.
Great shot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JCHkuWSYCY
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