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| Possible Meteor Flashes Across Miss. Sky - msnbc.com Posted: 13 Jan 2011 06:41 AM PST JACKSON, Miss. — WAPT.com A mysterious flashing light caused a lot of confusion around the south Tuesday night. WAPT viewers Bob and Paula King, of Ridgeland, were among many who reported seeing the flashes of light at about 9 p.m. The couple checked out their surveillance cameras and captured the sky suddenly lighting up for a moment. Police received about two dozen calls about the flash of light. The 16 WAPT newsroom also received calls. There were reports of thunderous booms that shook houses and windows in Scott and Jones counties. The flash was seen as far away as the Florida Panhandle and Arizona. reported that the flash was a meteor and it touched down near Potaeu Mountain, Okla. David Watts, of the Jackson Astronomical Association agrees that the flash could be a meteor, or a bolide. "A bolide is a piece of a meteoroid in space that breaks off and enters the earth's atmosphere. Generally when it does, it will explode high up in the atmosphere and produce a bright light and then tailing," Watts said. According to NASA's Near Earth Object Program's website , there were six near-earth objects passing by Earth on Tuesday. The Quadrantids Meteor shower peaked Jan. 3, but a few lingering meteors could have been around on Tuesday, experts said.. No damage has been reported from the passing meteor. Most Popular Stories at WAPT This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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