Re: Possible re-entry?

From: Richard Crisp (rdcrisp@earthlink.net)
Date: Thu Jun 03 2004 - 16:39:50 EDT

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    grr the link did not attach the first time
    
    http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Meteor
    
    
    
    > here is a story that features three video clips that show the night
    turning
    > into day. the video came from security cameras.
    >
    > ----- Original Message ----- 
    > From: "Dale Ireland" <direland@drdale.com>
    > To: "SeeSat-L" <SeeSat-L@satobs.org>
    > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 10:53 AM
    > Subject: RE: Possible re-entry?
    >
    >
    > > I am sure that is correct because we had a very high Shuttle reentry
    here
    > > over Seattle about ten years ago. It was about 50 miles high and only
    had
    > a
    > > single boom but followed by "rolling thunder" for a few seconds. Since
    it
    > > was a single object I would be inclined to say the later thunder was
    from
    > > terrain features but I supposed some sort of effect from atmospheric
    > density
    > > layers could be an explanation.
    > > Dale
    > >
    > > -----Original Message-----
    > > From: Allen Thomson [mailto:thomsona@flash.net]
    > >
    > >
    > > >  Multiple boom followed by a few seconds of "rolling thunder".
    > >
    > >
    > > The "rolling thunder" seems to be a feature of such events.  I was in El
    > > Paso in October 1997 when a bolide exploded a bit east of town and heard
    > > similar rumbling: http://tinyurl.com/yulpu
    > >
    > > My suppostion is that it's produced by reflections of the primary boom
    > from
    > > local terrain features, but it would be interesting to find out for
    sure.
    > >
    > >
    > >
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