giant fireball Sunday sept 6 2010

[carlee]

http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/11683-giant-fire-ball-falls-from-the-sky-in-central-colombia.html

Colombian authorities confirmed that a "giant fireball" that fell from the sky in the Santander department, central Colombia, was a meteorite.

The Colombian media has been buzzing with eye witness accounts of the fireball, which caused a massive explosion at 3:15PM local time Sunday.

Andina.com reported that Bucaramanga Mayor Fernando Vargas confirmed that the phenomenon was a meteorite that left a crater 100 meters in diameter when it crashed into the earth in the San Joaquin municipality in Santander.

Colombian air force helicopters were commissioned to fly over the area to try to locate the source of the explosion.

The director of the University of Nariño's Astronomic Observatory, Alberto Quijano, told RCN Radio Sunday that he believed the object was a meteorite.

In rural areas of Santander, police received reports that the explosion had shattered windows in the area.

[carlee]

Colombian authorities confirmed that a "giant fireball" that fell from the sky in the Santander department, central Colombia, was a meteorite. The Colombian media has been buzzing with eye witness accounts of the fireball, which caused a massive explosion at 3:15PM local time Sunday. Andina.com reported that Bucaramanga Mayor Fernando Vargas confirmed that the phenomenon was a meteorite that left a crater 100 meters in diameter when it crashed into the earth in the San Joaquin municipality in Santander. Colombian air force helicopters were commissioned to fly over the area to try to locate the source of the explosion. The director of the University of Nariño's Astronomic Observatory, Alberto Quijano, told RCN Radio Sunday that he believed the object was a meteorite. In rural areas of Santander, police received reports that the explosion had shattered windows in the area.          http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/woalert_read.php?glide=CO-20100907-27718-COL

[carlee]

The Colombian media is going wild with speculation over a "giant fireball" that crashed into the earth in the Andean nation's central Santander department.

Colombian media are reporting that authorities have not located the remains of the giant fireball, which is believed to have been a meteorite, but reports in international media say it had been found.

Andina.com reported that Bucaramanga Mayor Fernando Vargas confirmed that the phenomenon was a meteorite which left a crater 100 meters in diameter where it crashed in the San Joaquin municipality in Santander.

However Santander Governor Horacio Serpa told Colombian media that authorities have been unable to locate the presumed meteorite.

"Something happened, but we aren't clear about what it was, there is a lot of speculation. I myself hear the noise and I thought it was a bomb," Serpa told W Radio.

The Colombian media has been buzzing with eyewitness accounts of the fireball, which fell out of the sky and caused a massive explosion at 3:15PM local time Sunday.

The director of the Ministry of the Interior's Risk Management sector, Luz Amanda Pulido, said that authorities have ruled out that the phenomenon may have been an airplane, or related to seismic activity.

Colombia's Institute of Mining and Geology (Ingeominas) confirmed that no tremors were registered at the time the fireball is believed to have hit the earth, and suggested that it was a meteorite.

A committee assembled by Serpa to analyze the phenomenon concluded they believe it to be a type of meteorite known as an aerolite, which can be comprised of either iron or rock and ice. They believe it is likely to be the latter type, which often breaks up into small fragments in the air, making it impossible to locate.

Colombian air force helicopters have been commissioned to fly over the area to try to locate the meteorite.

Inhabitants in rural areas of the Santander department have been asked not to touch any foreign objects that they may encounter.
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/11690-colombian-meteorite-sparks-confusion.html

[carlee]

COLOMBIAN HELICOPTER SHOT OF THE CRASH AREA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xB41HEFBwI&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD-o14oMXZo&feature=player_embedded#!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7k9LcSNQ2Q&feature=player_embedded

[carlee]

Despite a 1,000-strong search team and a police helicopter looking for the remains of a giant fireball seen in the skies of central Colombia, authorities have been unable to locate the supposed meteorite's crash site. The Colombian media has been buzzing with eyewitness accounts of the fireball, which fell from the sky, causing a massive explosion at 3:15PM Sunday. However after an intense search Monday authorities were find any remnant of the meteorite. A committee assembled by Santander Governor Horacio Serpa to analyze the phenomenon said they believe it was a type of meteorite known as an aerolite, which can be comprised of either iron or rock and ice. They believe it is likely to be the latter type, which often breaks up into small fragments in the air, making it impossible to locate on the ground. Gregorio Portilla, an astronomer Colombia's National University, said that around 30 meteorites fall to earth each year. "These bodies can travel at a speed of between 11 and 70 kilometers per second, as in, a speed five times the speed of sound" and usually break up in the air or upon impact with the earth's surface, Portilla said. Meanwhile, authorities are investigating a second explosion that was heard in Colombia's western Valle del Cauca department and may have been another meteorite Valle del Cauca police commander Colonel Nelson Aceros said he heard the explosion and "it felt like the earth was shaking." The explosion was heard in the municipalities of El Cairo, Versalles Toro, and El Dovio. Versalles Mayor Jorge Hernan Gomez said locals had been frightened after seeing "a dazzling light followed by an extremely strong explosion that shook the earth." "It was thought to have been a plane that crashed, but that hypothesis was ruled out," he added.

[TRY]

Thanks Carlee, you should stay on this story maybe do some digging. I'm findind it hard to believe nothing is found, end of story theory that is fed to us. What are your thoughts?

satellite maybe? I've seen quite the unusual activity recently high above space/satellite wise.

[carlee]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePujW33dHzY&feature=player_embedded