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Reports: 'Fireball' Crashes into Water Off New Jersey
1010 WINS ^
| September 2, 2007
| 1010 WINS
Posted on 09/02/2007 7:41:36 AM PDT by LurkedLongEnough
TOMS RIVER (1010 WINS) -- A fiery streak across the sky got the attention of the Coast Guard Saturday night, after the reported fireball crashed into the waters off the Jersey Shore.
Concerned calls started coming in from South Carolina to Long Island about 9 p.m.
Coast Guard boats were searching near the site of the reported impact, off Normandy Beach in Toms River, about 10 miles off shore. No debris has been found in the water.
The Toms River Fire Department says it also got some calls and there were at least 20 people on the beach with the same story.
The FAA has not reported any missing planes and they doubt it was part of an aircraft. Even NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) chimed in, saying it probably wasn't space junk.
A Coast Guard spokesman suggested the sightings could be the result of the Aurigid meteor shower.
Astronomers had predicted a possible light show over the western parts of North America Saturday.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: astronomy; catastrophism; coastguard; meteor; meteorite; norad; space; uscg
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To: LurkedLongEnough
A Coast Guard spokesman suggested the sightings could be the result of the Aurigid meteor shower. The most plausible explanation.
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posted on
09/02/2007 7:43:37 AM PDT
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: LurkedLongEnough
Ex Gov McGreevy? He’s a flamer
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posted on
09/02/2007 7:44:25 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: LurkedLongEnough
Brightness, direction, speed, color, angle of flight would be some useful detail. Saying what it probably isn’t doesn’t narrow the possibilities much.
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posted on
09/02/2007 7:44:36 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(It's Brecht's donkey, not mine)
To: LurkedLongEnough
Now we know that the
shark is airborne! This does not bode well for New York City. I'd say that now is about the right time to panic.
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posted on
09/02/2007 7:44:41 AM PDT
by
burzum
(None shall see me, though my battlecry may give me away -Minsc)
To: LurkedLongEnough
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posted on
09/02/2007 7:48:10 AM PDT
by
dragonblustar
(Who the heck is supporting John Edwards in Iowa? Who are these people?)
To: Cindy
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posted on
09/02/2007 7:49:33 AM PDT
by
freema
(Proud Marine Niece, Daughter, Wife, Friend, Sister, Aunt, Cousin, Mother, and FRiend)
To: LurkedLongEnough
Just another TWA 800 incident. Nothing here, move along!
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posted on
09/02/2007 7:50:37 AM PDT
by
TommyDale
(Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
To: LurkedLongEnough
"I have no comment."
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posted on
09/02/2007 7:51:06 AM PDT
by
jiggyboy
(Ten per cent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
To: dragonblustar
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posted on
09/02/2007 7:54:38 AM PDT
by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: LurkedLongEnough
No debris has been found in the water.It's Toms River. You want debris, look on the "beach."
To: LurkedLongEnough
Cuidado! Dinosaurs may become extinct! Mothers and Children first to feel effects! Bush’s fault!(NYT)
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posted on
09/02/2007 7:56:52 AM PDT
by
Don Corleone
(Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
To: LurkedLongEnough
Does Art Bell (or that idiot liberal guy that’s on Saturday nights) know about this? :)
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posted on
09/02/2007 7:57:10 AM PDT
by
alice_in_bubbaland
(I will respect illegal aliens civil rights, when they respect the sovereignty of the US!)
To: alice_in_bubbaland
Did you hear the autodidact on Coast last night?
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posted on
09/02/2007 7:58:39 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(It's Brecht's donkey, not mine)
To: dragonblustar
So much for breakfast :^0
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posted on
09/02/2007 8:02:00 AM PDT
by
Mrs.Z
To: RightWhale
LOL! For about a half hour, lost me after that! Boring!!!! That host drives me nuts, I like Noory much better, though he is kind of gullible.
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posted on
09/02/2007 8:02:03 AM PDT
by
alice_in_bubbaland
(I will respect illegal aliens civil rights, when they respect the sovereignty of the US!)
To: LurkedLongEnough
How far from Tom’s River is Princeton? Not all that far... My car broke down there once on the way the Atlantic City... Quick, check to see if there’s a big metal cylinder!!!
If there is, RUN AWAY!!!!!
Mark
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posted on
09/02/2007 8:03:50 AM PDT
by
MarkL
(Listen, Strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government)
To: Graymatter
They think they’re gonna find a 3-6” rock (meteorite) in the mud underwater?
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posted on
09/02/2007 8:04:39 AM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: EGPWS
Look up in the sky it’s the NifongVickCraig comet (careers)crashing to earth....
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posted on
09/02/2007 8:05:00 AM PDT
by
databoss
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
Just put it on your “Want It Now” list on ebay and watch how fast it gets found.
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