Hi Ted, All this work it´s simply amazing ! It´s a piece of art ! Really thank you. I'm saving entire thrend, for my future reference and to send to Robson Hahn. I ask Robson the exactly coordinates of the tank fall place, he went to the site and took photos of the COPV. As soon as he answer me I post the coordinates here 2015-01-04 15:23 GMT-02:00 Carlos Bella <carlos.apodman_at_gmail.com>: > Hi Ted, > > All this work it´s simply amazing ! It´s a piece of art ! Really thank > you. I'm saving entire thrend, for my future reference and to send to > Robson Hahn. > > I ask Robson the exactly coordinates of the tank fall place, he went to > the site and took photos of the COPV. > > As soon as he answer me I post here > > > > > 2015-01-04 1:35 GMT-02:00 Ted Molczan via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>: > > According to news reports, the large COPV tank was inspected by personnel >> of the Fire Department and the National >> Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN) on Dec 31, at the farm near Santa Rita >> do Pardo where it fell. Radiation did not exceed >> the natural background level. >> >> According to the Fire Department, the tank was measured, and found to be >> 1.45 m long and 0.56 m in diameter. Its mass >> was reported as around 30 kg. Access to the site was to remain restricted >> until Jan 1. The object was to be delivered to >> the INPE (National Institute for Space Research) for additional analysis, >> but might later be returned to the >> municipality. >> >> This Dec 31 report is the most comprehensive and authoritative I have >> found on the radiation tests and results: >> >> >> http://dahorabataguassu.com.br/noticia/objeto-nao-identificado-que-caiu-em-santa-rita-do-pardo-nao-contem-radiacao/7612 >> >> It appends the text of the report by the Fire Department, which states >> the dimensions and mass; unfortunately, the >> weight was cut off: "ele tem 1,45 metros de comprimento e diâmetro de 56 >> centímetros, pesando em torno de" ~= " it is >> 1.45 meters in length and 56 cm diameter, weighing around". >> >> The following article also cites the fire department report, with the >> same dimensions, and mass of 30 kg: >> >> >> http://www.midiamax.com.br/noticias/objeto-que-caiu-em-santa-rita-do-pardo-sera-enviado-para-instituro-de-pesquisas-espa >> ciais >> >> (Beware of an error in the final paragraph, which incorrectly identifies >> the nearest town. Santa Rita do Pardo is >> correct.) >> >> I am looking for corroborating reports on the mass. >> >> According to this Jan 2 article, the object was being stored at the >> police station. Local interest remains high, so the >> mayor was looking for a place where it could be put on display. >> >> >> http://fronteirams.com/objeto-espacial-que-caiu-do-ceu-pode-virar-atracao-turistica-em-santa-rita-do-pardo/ >> >> I am still looking for the precise coordinates of the farm where the tank >> was found. Several news reports refer to the >> site as Santa Maria, and identify its owner as Francisco Souza Dantas. >> >> Ted Molczan >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Seesat-l mailing list >> http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l >> > > _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-lReceived on Sun Jan 04 2015 - 11:25:48 UTC
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