http://www.arkansasnbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=1511963&nav=F8n2IvhT Jonesboro Meteor Produces Rattling Sonic Boom, Blue-Hot Arc in Sky Meteor Lands Near Blytheville in Northeast Arkansas Associated Press November 5, 2003 A meteor above northeast Arkansas produced a rattling sonic boom and traced a blue-hot arc across the sky. Researchers from the Center for Earthquake Research and Information in Memphis, Tennessee, are searching for the object in Poinsett County. Residents saw and heard the meteor Monday night. Reports of the loud noise caused by the meteor were heard as far north as West Plains, Missouri, and as far south as Brinkley, about 70 miles to the southeast. Residents described a bright blue light. An astronomer at the Arkansas Sky Observatory on Petit Jean Mountain saw several bright meteors shooting across the sky Monday night while watching a comet. -------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.blythevillecn.com/articles/2003/11/04/news/news02.txt Meteor lands in northeast Arkansas By PAT IVEY Blytheville Courier News November 5, 2003 While some Blytheville residents were enjoying what looked like a fireworks display in the western sky about 10 p.m. Monday, some Jonesboro residents thought the sky was falling. According to Kelly Robertson, media spokesperson with the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management, a meteor fell from the sky, striking the earth very near the city of Jonesboro. According to a report to ADEM from the National Weather Service in Little Rock, eyewitnesses reported seeing a greenish object falling through the sky. The impact caused homes in Craighead and St. Francis counties to shake, and resulted in several small fires in the Jonesboro area. Robertson said no injuries or property damage was reported as a result of the meteor. ------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi everyone, I just got back from the "scene" of the first reported piece of the Monday night Arkansas fall. The piece that recieved so much news attention is a 200 gram fragment of slag. Not a meteorite as the finder so adamantly kept telling me because "the scientists and TV reporters said so". When I saw that a piece was reported found, I decided to jump on the next and last plane out of Tucson, I had merely 45 minutes from booking to get on the plane! I got to Arkansas on standby late last night and drove to my friend Gary Loyd's house. He has a new baby, my godson, so I found this a sufficient excuse to come whether or not the meteorite was real. He lives an hour and 45 minutes from Palastine. Anyway, the reports from the people there are that monday night a huge lightshow and explosion were heard, then many following booms, and people in Joneboro 45 minutes to the north saw the meteorite break up into many pieces as it headed south- southeast. That does put it exactly in line with Palastine where I went today. Does anyone know how close you should be to the fall site if sonic booms are heard? The area is prime for hunting, mostly large farms and almost all are barren right now, having been harvested for the winter. There are without a doubt alot of meteorites on the ground somewhere in that area, and hopefully some farmer will find some true meteorites. Ill spend the weekend here waiting to see if anything else turns up, but so far, no cigar. Mike Farmer Meteoritehunter.
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