Subj: more fireballs reported... Date: 99-01-19 14:23:28 EST From: rtorre01@sprynet.com (Rex and Ruth Torres) To: phikent@aol.com ORANGE FIREBALLS APPEAR NIGHTLY IN NEW SOUTH WALES On Thursday, January 6, 1999, Margaret W. and her family watched as a squadron of five orange fireballs flew over their home in South Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia, a town located 180 kilometers (108 miles) north of Sydney. Amazingly, the UFO flyover repeated itself the following night, and the night after that. By Monday, January 11, 1999, the flights, with anywhere from two to five "orange fireballs" had passed over South Cessnock. "We have been seeing these orange fireballs in flight going over our house for the past six days." Margaret "said she had got her son a telescope for Christmas, and they had observed the lights through it. Red, fiery orange spheres with flames coming out of the back of the objects. They had four lights in front. Lights were cloudy and white in colour. The objects were disc-shaped." She added that "they came from the east," i.e. the Pacific Ocean, "and went west. She stated that her neighbour came out and had a look and went back inside to call RAAF Williamstown, to see if they had any planes in the area. They said no." Each object "was about the size of a 20-cent piece held at arm's length." (Many thanks to Diane Harrison of UFO Australian Research Network for this report.) Subj: another fireball (and earthquake) Date: 99-01-19 14:09:10 EST From: rtorre01@sprynet.com (Rex and Ruth Torres) To: phikent@aol.com Kent, here is a report of another fireball recently, this one in New Hampshire. There was a recent earthquake in New Hampshire...I have a hunch it was about the same time as this fireball - Ruth ----------------------------------------------------- GREEN FIREBALL STREAKS OVER NEW HAMPSHIRE On Sunday, January 10, 1999, at 7:05 p.m., "Bill Slatton was driving home when he saw what looked to be a green fireball streak across the night sky" in Pittsfield, New Hampshire (N.H.) Pittsfield (population 1,717) is on Route 28 about 37 miles (59 kilometers) northeast of Manchester, New Hampshire's largest city. "'My God, this thing is as clear as day,' he remembers thinking to himself. 'It was huge. It was right along side of us.'" "His fiance, Kathy Bickford, saw it, too. Police departments in Bow (population 600) and Northfield reported sightings, with callers describing 'a green flash' in the sky." "Slatton said he and his fiancee saw the fireball for a few seconds as they drove south on Route 20 in Pittsfield...He said it was like the fireball that crashes into the Earth in a recent Dunkin Donuts commercial." "'It was descending almost like a plane descending. It's hard to describe,' Slatton said." "The object was about the size of a nickel or quarter in the sky, and perhaps a few thousand feet away and a few thousand feet up, although it was hard to tell, Slatton said." "It was to the left of them as they drove south, perhaps landing or crashing in Pittsfield, Epsom or Chichester, said Slatton, a property maintenance contractor from Chichester," a town located six miles (9 kilometers) southwest of Pittsfield. (See the Manchester, N.H. Union-Leader for January 11, 1999, "'Green flash' streaks through central NH sky" by Derek Ross. Many thanks to Greg St. Pierre for forwarding the newspaper article.) ----------------------------------------------------- 1) CAUS thanks Steven Shepard (steve@zaxis-animation.com) for this report: On November 16th 1998 I organized a few of my friends and anyone else who wanted to come along to the center of the everglades for an overnight camp out and to witness the Leonid meteor shower. Three of my friends showed and we all brought lawn chairs and binoculars. We watched from the suggested times of 2:00 AM EST-6:00 AM EST. We were actually disappointed at the show, nothing nearly as spectacular as what was hyped. So around 5:00 AM we pack up our lawn chairs and headed to our huts back at the campground. Out of nowhere this huge streak appears above our heads seemingly very close based on the size, and a bright almost instantaneous flash of white light envelops our entire field of vision. What impressed me so much was the level of light when it exploded or burst above our heads. The flash lit the entire area as if stadium lights at full blast were turned on for a split second. I had never witnessed anything so spectacular in my life. We were all excited jumping around pointing at the green trail of pixie dust that was left lingering in the air for about 30 seconds or so, when another incredible thing happened. Now before I explain it I should mention that it was a fairly cloudless night. Any clouds that were visible were scattered and wispy at around 10,000 to 13,000 feet would be my guess. We could also see horizon to horizon with the exception of the treeline facing us. At the time this burst happened there was complete clear sky above our heads. We were even commenting on how it appeared that a whole opened above our heads, One of my friends has practiced "cloud busting" in the past and was taking credit for the phenomenon. So we all joined in the fun possibility of that subject because in fact we had practiced it earlier while looking for meteors, and it did seem to work! Then the second phenomenal event took place. Now if I remember correctly the sky at this point was 75-85% clear of any clouds at all. >From horizon to horizon in the clear thin air,....... these white lines almost completely straight faded in to view and were moving in a linear pattern above our heads from north to south they got brighter too. These lines were HUGE I mean as if we were tiny fish under the water and we were witnessing this sort of wake or water ripples above our heads. They had this brightness and a tubular look, like a spotlight beam, only linear in shape not conical. They were running parallel to the Earths surface, east to west. We kept asking out loud "What the Hell is THAT?" None of us could figure it out. It looked a little like pictures I had seen on TV and in books of the Aurora Borealis but these lines appeared to be perfectly linear and grayish white not organic and colorful like previously documented. These lines were moving at incredible speed. They were going 1,000's of miles per hour not 100s. They were somewhere between the cloud layer that was somewhat visible and the Earth, I couldn't tell what altitude. They lasted for about 30 seconds then just simply faded away! refer to animation at: www.zaxis animation.com/meteor We basically came to the conclusion that what we witnessed was the electromagnetic properties of the atmosphere reacting to the meteor as it hit creating a shockwave of sorts. I'm not so sure anymore. I have been following this ELF radar anomalies that Richard Hoagland from the Enterprise Mission and others have been studying and it just hit me! What we saw could very well have been a grounds eye perspective of this exact same phenomena! I am an Animation/Designer and I do broadcast television and print design work. So I figured rather than just tell people about it I would reenact the event visually as best I could. It is really darn close except for the timing/speed. There isn't much control of animated gif's on the net so I will break down the timings for you in writing. Again these are approximate based on my recollection. Meteor / ELF Burst Timings ______________________ 1-2 Seconds of meteor flying above our heads 1/2 Second of burst or explosion (Similar to a camera flashbulb only much brighter) 20-30 Seconds of green pixie dust from meteor tail falling to earth and fading away 20-30 Seconds of linear light striations passing over us then fading away So there you have it. Well, there was one other thing. After oohhing and aahhing at our experience for about 10 minutes after the striations the three of us witnessed a very bright star just above the treeline start to change into bright colors and squiggle around in very sporadic movements. It stayed relatively confined to small jerky movements but would then sometimes jump a greater distance then slowly drift back and forth. We watched it do this for about 35-40 minutes and it kept doing the same thing over and over again. We actually got bored of watching it and were tired so we went to bed around 6:00 AM EST. Possible ELF magnet pulses reflecting/destroying incoming objects.... Well, this definitely is getting weird! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Subj: [CAUS updates] - Fireballs & Fireballs & Fireballs & ....... Date: 99-01-26 03:01:12 EST From: UFOLAWYER1@aol.com Sender: CAUSupdates-owner@caus.org To: CAUSupdates@caus.org Dear CAUS Members: On this Tuesday, CAUS continues to share with you reports of the the most recent phenomenon to invade our skies. Do I get the impression that the frequency is increasing...or is it my imagination? Impacts have been reported....Alaska and Minnesota...but still no fragments found. Hey...what's another mystery amongst friends. 1) Arizona August 19, 1998,---about 10:00pm-11:00pm---It was Mid-August last year. I had flown out to LA to meet a friend of mine working in a studio in Hollywood. He and I were to drive his car back across the country to Georgia before college started up for us again. He and I are great friends, and we seldom get the opportunity to discuss each of our hopes and dreams for our lives. I felt that such a trip back home would provide adequate time to do so. After a brief stop in Vegas, he and I continued across country until we neared a turn off to the Grand Canyon. Deciding to broaden our horizons, my friend and I took the quickest route possible to this Wonder of the World. We arrived shortly after sunset, only to catch a fleeting glimpse of the majesty the Creator's work. Soon after dark, and after several minutes marveling at the vast Starscape present before us, we felt a meal and a beer were in our near future. Seizing an Atlas, a route was plotted quickly to Flagstaff, AZ, where a good meal would be provided at a local diner. On the way back we stopped for gas at a small station, 30 miles north of Flagstaff. After fueling up and heading out, we both again began to gaze at the incredible heavens above us. I was driving; he was talking to his mom. As we drove towards an inevitable meal......it happened. To the Southwest sky of the nose of the southbound car, a large fireball appeared. I immediately said, "Look! A shooting star! Must be good luck." As we both stared at it, I became very much aware that this wasn't a usual shooting star, as I had seen those at the beach quite frequently. It had an orange-greenish glow, surrounded by a light white. And the length of which it was in view made me all too sure this was no comet. A tail was present, but burned more like that of an airplane rather than a meteor or comet. My friend exclaimed it was an airplane, and I said it was more meteor-like. During this time, it held a course tilted earthwards moving SSW to S. As he went back to talking to his mother, I observed the object break apart, not a huge explosion, but more like a green camera flash in its vicinity followed by parts of the object moving forward past the explosion point. They quickly burned out into darkness, and I sat there amazed. This whole event lasted about 10 seconds. 2) Michigan: All the recent reports of fireball sightings has led me to share mine. It occurred 7-10 days before the date given as the high point of the Leonids shower, probably about 11 o'clock PM. My viewing location is northeast Grand Rapids, Michigan. I was sitting in my living room watching tube, lights off, and happened to look out my south facing picture window (drapes are most always open). The fireball came from the East heading west, was probably about 25 degrees up from the horizon, was long, low, big, and bright. Orange/yellow. Long tail, sputtering. Obvious "head" to it. Very slow compared to any other "falling star" I've ever seen, being a visible streak for a period of a full second at least. Most of my life has been spent out in the country, away from city lights, and I love to watch the sky, so have seen many meteors (as well as satellites traversing, etc.). But this fireball dwarfed anything I've ever seen before, especially considering that it was viewed from my current city location and through eyes adjusted to watching the TV. I figure it was a stray precursor of the Leonids shower, but of all the time I spent watching the sky over those few days of "peak activity," I saw NOTHING that was substantially impressive, a major disappointment, particularly in light of the "precursor fireball." This was truly the first object I've seen that I would feel justified as calling a fireball. 3) Hawaii In the early morning of January 14th, many residents of Hawaii were awoken by the flash and sound of a bright fireball that exploded over the island chain. Sky & Telescope contributing editor Stephen James O'Meara witnessed the explosion as he was preparing to do some observing. The explosion -- which he estimates reached magnitude-20 -- came at approximately 3:47 a.m. He witnessed many fragments of the shattered meteoroid followed by smoky trails. "The flash it produced was blinding," O'Meara says, "as if I someone had just ignited a welder's torch at night. About 10 seconds later, a loud explosion caused me to flinch. The noise was not like that of a volcanic explosion or of thunder, but more like that of a depth charge detonating beneath the sea. That initial explosion was followed by 30 seconds (I counted) of rumbling, like rolling thunder." 4) Minnesota January 18, 1999. In Minnesota, dark holes of open water on an ice-covered lake usually means someone's been ice fishing. But reports of several strange, star-shaped holes have prompted speculation that a meteorite - or perhaps a collection of them - may have crashed in the area during a meteor shower. Such a hole was discovered on Tadd Lake in Atwater on Sunday morning after a woman heard a loud, sonic-boom type noise. Divers are scheduled to go under the ice Saturday to retrieve what, if anything, may have landed. Now, a group of similarly shaped holes has been discovered on the Foot Lake pond in Willmar, near the high-rise apartment on the city's north side. Christy Doty, who works at the apartments, saw the photo of the Atwater ice hole that ran on the front page of the Tribune on Thursday. She immediately noticed the similarity between that picture and several holes with star-like extensions on the nearby pond. Indeed, a birds' eye view from the eighth floor of the high rise clearly shows four or five holes in the ice. Underneath the layer of snow, dark lines that extend outward are visible -- like a starburst effect of throwing a stone at a windowpane. There are no footprints in the snow to the holes and, since the pond is a shallow wetland area, it's highly unlikely anyone would've drilled holes for fishing. Because ice on area lakes is 18 to 24 inches deep, a local conservation officer doubts the holes could be made by muskrats. Mike O'Brien, a Department of Natural Resources officer from Spicer, said any open water this time of year usually indicates the presence of an active spring or culvert. Unlike Atwater, where a woman reported hearing a loud noise early Sunday morning that rattled the windows, there were no similar reports of a strange noise to the Willmar police department. However, at 12:16 a.m. Monday, Willmar police were called to a home on Minnesota Avenue where a resident reported an unidentified substance on his window that he attributed to a UFO. That home is several blocks south of the high rise. Mike Roe, a Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Department water deputy, walked out to the Willmar holes late Thursday afternoon. He said his first inclination is to believe the holes were "naturally occurring," but said he's not willing to "rule out anything," including the possibility the holes may be some anomaly. Roe, who is planning to participate in the dive on Tadd Lake on Saturday, said he'll be more inclined to investigate the Foot Lake holes if something unusual is discovered in Atwater. Meanwhile in Atwater, Police Chief Reed Schmidt was inundated with requests for interviews from Twin Cities television and radio stations. "My phone started ringing at 7 a.m." he said. His last interview with a metro television station ended around 5 p.m. He's also had calls from statewide sky watchers as well as a Benson man who collects meteorites. Schmidt said he's spoken with Calvin Alexander, a geology professor with the University of Minnesota, about the hole in the ice. Alexander told Schmidt that if the hole appears to have been made by an impact, it's possible the object is a meteorite. If it appears that melting occurred during the impact, then it may be some other object, because meteorites cool as they enter the atmosphere and wouldn't necessarily be hot, according to Schmidt, who was recalling his conversation with the professor. There's definitely a fair amount of speculation about the hole in the ice that will likely be answered Saturday. Schmidt, who's obviously having a bit of fun with the "investigation," said he hopes the people and media expected to be in Atwater Saturday aren't too disappointed if nothing is found. "It's been fascinating if nothing else," said Schmidt. 5) Alabama On January 21, 1999, at 7:50 I was taking my break at work. I went out to the parking lot and was looking up at the night sky. When I saw an orange fireball, I called to a friend and we watched it for about 20-30 seconds. At that point it began to burst apart. It was traveling from southwest to the Northeast. This was seen in Tuscaloosa,Alabama At the University Mall. It was about the size of a half dollar. Have a brilliant Tuesday and of CAUS...watch the skies! Peter A. Gersten Director Be sure to visit the CAUS web site at http://caus.org To join this mailing list, go to http://caus.org/feedback.htm To be REMOVED from this mailing list, go to... http://caus.org/remove/ Served by TheHostPros.com - http://TheHostPros.com