Possible re-entry ..follow up?

John Locker (satcom@mail.cybase.co.uk)
Sat, 05 Oct 1996 09:24:11 -0700

?????????????????????????TWO WEEKS AGO I ISSUED THE MESSAGE BELOW ABOUT AN
OBJECT WHICH APPEARED TO BURN UP OVER N.W.ENGLAND.

THIS MORNING I CAUGHT AN E.B.U. NEWSFEED OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME
OBJECT CAUGHT ON VIDEO DURING A BASEBALL GAME IN THE USA.COULD IT BE THAT
THIS OBJECT IS IN FACT IN ORBIT AROUND THE EARTH,AND SKIPPING THE TOP OF THE
ATMOSPHERE BEFORE EVENTUAL RE-ENTRY?...OR ARE WE IN THE MIDDLE OF A METEOR
SHOWER?

IF YOU SAW THE VIDEO,AND KNOW THE ORIENTATION OF THE OBJECT TRAIL,COULD YOU
LET ME KNOW?

FINALLY,MANY THANKS TO THOSE WHO REPLIED TO MY ORIGINAL MESSAGE.

COPY FOLLOWS.......

REGARDS,

JOHN. 






My location here is  N53 23.5  W003 08.00......North West England.

Last night (sept 21st) at 21.54 gmt after hearing what sounded like a double
"thud", I witnessed a bright tumbling object pass from a South Easterly
direction ..to the North West.It had the appearance of a small bright white
firework passing above the scattered clouds...the noise may have had nothing
to do with the object,and could have been pure coincidence!

It covered my field of vision of 80 degs , to the horizon ,in about 3
secs,which puts its speed at a very high rate indeed.

I feel it could have been a bit of space junk burning - up , however the
trajectory seems unusual.I know that some of the polar orbiters pass from
south to north over this area,but did not think that there was anything
about to decay.

It was quite a spectacular sight,and I would welcome your comments on the
origin of the object.

Many thanks,



John.
John Locker G7-MIZ
Satellite and Communications Consultant
Homepage......http://www.cybase.co.uk/satcom/
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