Re: Possible satellite reentry?

From: Marco Langbroek via Seesat-l <seesat-l_at_satobs.org>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 23:03:14 +0200
Hi Daniel,

Your description sounds like a "Thai Balloon": a small hot-air balloon 
consisting of a bag with a burner that is a popular gimmick nowadays at garden 
parties etcetera. As soon as the weather gets better, these appear and result in 
a spade of "fireball" sightings over the past years. I have seen them several 
times during my observations and last year captured one on photograph: 
http://sattrackcam.blogspot.nl/2014/01/an-unknown-object-in-near-geostationary.html 
  (image near end of post).

- Marco


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Dr Marco Langbroek  -  SatTrackCam Leiden, the Netherlands.
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Cospar 4353 (Leiden):   52.15412 N, 4.49081 E (WGS84), +0 m ASL
Cospar 4354 (De Wilck): 52.11685 N, 4.56016 E (WGS84), -2 m ASL
Cospar 4355 (Cronesteyn): 52.13878 N, 4.49937 E (WGS84), -2 m ASL
Station (b)log: http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com
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