RE: New Reentry over Brazil Registered

From: Ted Molczan via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 10:38:40 -0500
Marco Langbroek wrote:

> Looking at the video, I am not convinced this certainly must be a re-entry. It
> moves over a considerable part of the sky in some 30 seconds. I think a very
> slow, ~12 km/s meteorite producing fireball is also an option that should
> certainly be kept open. Is there anything known about the direction of movement?

I share your doubts.

The sighting locations identified so far are within a region spanning ~600 km (greatest dimension). Here is a kml file:

http://satobs.org/seesat_ref/misc/2014_12_28_UTC_UNID_Fireball.kml

Here is a news report:

http://www.correiodoestado.com.br/cidades/chuva-de-meteoros-ilumina-ceu-e-moradores-registram/235718/

I have seem quite a few videos (searched YouTube for "meteoros" with filter set to today), including some on opposite
sides of the trajectory, but have yet to find sufficient information to get a clear idea of the track.

Ted Molczan


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