NUFORC Sighting 38996
Occurred: 2004-08-31 21:10 LocalReported: 2004-08-31 18:51 Pacific
Duration: 20 minutes
No of observers: 4
Location: Chillicothe, OH, USA
Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object
Comet-like object that broke up and then dispersed in a large cloud.
I thought that I was looking at a comet in the south-western sky. It was a huge fireball very high up. It kept it's shape for approximately ten minutes. It then appeared to break up and the resulting cloud took a long time to disperse. I called the local Sheriff's department to see if anyone else reported anything but, no one else had. It really did look like something blew up, way up in the sky.
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NUFORC Note:
Result of earlier missile launch. Please see:
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/atlas/ac167/040824track.html
http://space.com/spacewatch/mystery_cloud_040901.html
PD))
Posted 2004-09-01
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