L. 100g. This event was. This event was a daytime fireball near Prescott, AZ that was accompanied by eight reports of sonic booms. This event was a satellite de-orbit that was accompanied by two reports of sonic booms. San Bernardino County. I HOPE HE DOES WHEN T. Northern California officials are looking into if the bright ball of light seen in the sky Friday night is a meteorite that landed on and destroyed a Nevada County home. "The quick recovery of the Novato meteorites made these studies possible," says Jenniskens. SACRAMENTO, Cal. Winterhaven - Find 2002 or 2003. He was inside the house with his two dogs when he said something hit his home and started a fire. The Odessa Meteor Crater measures 550 feet in diameter and about 100 feet deep. 3404.5'N, 11601'W. 013 CdDL 013 2008 H4 1.6g Time magazine unveils list of '100 Most Influential People', SF apartment residents recap ordeal with days-long power outage, CA influencer convicted of lying about kids' attempted kidnapping: DA, Tracking CA's reservoir levels, snowpack map, drought status, How safe is your neighborhood? USA TODAY Fire officials in Northern California are trying to determine whether a meteorite caused a fire that destroyed a home and killed a dog Friday night. I DID NOT LOOK FORWARD TO THEM LANDING IN THE YARD. IID. Oh My Lanta that was SO COOL!!!!! H5; S2, W2, Fa = 18.6. SACRAMENTO, Cal. "These photographs show that this meteorite now one of the best studied meteorites of its kind broke in spurts, each time creating a flash of light as it entered Earth's atmosphere," said Jenniskens. OR THROUGH MY ROOF. 3415'N, 11918'W. 007 CdDL 007 2000 L4 96.7 g 86 LV 022 2002 LL4 16.5 g 88 Ivanpah - Find 1880. SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Check out this fireball in the sky! LV 005 -.- -.- 3.1 1963-10-xx L6 24.2%+/-0.3 ~S2 W3 R. N. Hartman Buddhue Meteorite, asteroid one of those two, the fire departments captain, Josh Miller, told the TV station. Source: Meteoritical Bulletin 68. Chicago Valley - Find 2004 December 27 . H3.5, breccia; S3 W2. 155 CyDL 155 2001 H4 17 g 89 This is a step-by-step guide on how to locate meteorite falls using weather radar. 221 CyDL 221 2003 H4 54.3 g 89 Chuckwalla - Find 1992-November. LV 042 2004 L6 2.17 g 89 There were some who linked the celestial sight to NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, who died Sunday in a helicopter crash in Calabasas. "I always watched meteor showers as a kid but I didn't want them landing in my yard or through my roof," he said.Miller said he didn't see the bright ball in the sky. 001 CyDL 001 1995 H5 338 g 89 He said it looked like a flaming basketball. 002 CdDL 002 2000 L6 95 g 86 This event was an early evening fireball in northern Alabama that was accompanied by seven reports of sonic booms. : Meteoritics 1, 1955, p. 295. Qinghao Wu and Richard Zare of Stanford University in California measured a rich array of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds - complex, carbon-rich molecules that are both widespread and abundant throughout the universe. "I had one individual tell me about it first and I put it in the back of my mind but then more people 2, 3, 4 started coming in and talking about it," he said. 1.3 km wide feature dating to the Miocene (5 to 24 million years ago). Lake Los Angeles - Ordinary chondrite (classified by UCLA: H6 S2 W2 Fa18.90.4); A single stone fragment (92 mm 70 mm 57 mm) of 444.5grams was found on 2013 November 30th by Stephen Poterala, while searching for meteorites along the margin of Lake Los Angeles (essentially eroded lacustrine sediments), which is located in very northeastern Los Angeles County. -- Northern California officials are looking into the possibility that a meteorite destroyed a home in Nevada County Friday night. I went onto my porch and it was completely engulfed in flames. Procita believes a meteor landed on his house. 3528'N, 11540'W. -- Northern California officials are looking into the possibility that a meteorite destroyed a home in Nevada County Friday night. Surprise Springs - Find 1899. L6; S4 W1; Fa=25.1. 26g. Experts are doubtful that a meteor burned Northern California home to the ground The blaze was reported at 7:25 p.m. near the Mooney Flat area in Nevada County, Clayton Thomas, a captain of the. This event was debris re-entry over Washington state that was accompanied by eleven reports of sonic booms and many video recordings. LV 031 2004 CK4 3.22 g 90 121 CyDL 121 1999 H4 14.2 g 89 IAB-sLL. Fall. My husband and I are watching Star Wars and out of the corner of my eye, outside our window, I saw a meteor soaring across the skyChunks of burning rocks zooming downward toward the ground which faded to black!???? As Procita and his wife pick up the pieces of what's left of their home, they know they could have lost much more and realized the odds may be in their favor. 82 (5A), 842. comm. Investigators were still assessing the site Monday morning. >> YES THE SOUTHERN TAURIDS METEOR SHOWERS ARE TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW WITH THE PEAK HAPPENING TONIGHT. THE VIDEOS ARE TIME STAMPED AT AROUND 7:30. LV 043 2004 L4 1.75 g 89 Found by: Bennett Spevack, San Diego. (MB#102). 064 CyDL 064 1999 H5 1364 g 89 The dog died in the fire. Physical characteristics: A single stone measuring 82 50 37 mm of 177.3grams with a complete, lightly weathered fusion crust. It's been orbiting the earth's atmosphere for several years, and experts knew it would re-enter sometime on Friday, but they didn't know exactly when or exactly where. Iron-ung. LV 051 2003 L5 6 g 91 003 SuV 003 2001 H6 65.6 g 86 019 CdDL 019 2008 L6 10.1g He says you could classify this as "space junk.". ITS QUIET HERE IN THIS SECLUDED AREA OF NEVADA COUNTY. As Procita and his wife pick up the pieces of what's left of their home, they know they could have lost much more and realized the odds may be in their favor. L6 chondrite. fellow meteorite collector, Bob Verish. 2.13 kg. It was recorded by the GOES 16 GLM sensor, infrasound, and by a weather radar in San Juan. He managed to save his rat terrier dog and tried to get back inside for his other family dog, but couldn't save him. "I heard a big bang," he said. >> THEY SAID IT WAS A METEOR. >> THEY SAID IT IS A WANTED 4 TRILLION CHANCE. Location: 3400'N, 11547'W (source: MB 65). LV 095 2008 CK5 1.1g 111.7 g Provisional L6 129.9g. 152 CyDL 152 2001 H5 10.8 g 89 Impact in former inland sea. "I had one individual tell me about it first and like, okay, I'll put that in the back of my mind. H4. scientist within the ARES Division at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Found in a thin-veneer of sand on a break-in-slope where the local drainage had eroded-away the distal margin of the the southern alluvial fan of Saddleback Butte. This content is imported from Twitter. The second smaller fragment, 5.5g was discovered about one month after the fall in the gutter of the carport roof. According to NASA, the southern Taurids meteor shower peaks this week. This step-by-step guide will show you how to locate possible meteorite fall sites using radar software and weather data along with info provided by reporting agencies and monitoring systems. Some people thought it was a. AND THATS WHEN THE FIRE CALL WENT OUT. LV 094 2008 CK5 3.5g finds as compiled by the Meteoritical Society in their Meteoritical Bulletin: Shingle Springs - Find 1869. L6. Fall. This is recorded as American Meteor Society event number 1916 for. However, due to soil and debris buildup, the crater currently sits at only 15 feet deep. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Geminid meteor shower: How and when to see the spectacular show, When is the Leonid meteor shower 2022? 1955 and is known as the "Twentynine Palms (1955 stone)". 552 g. A single stone, fully crusted. Found about 1976 by R. K. Haag while hunting for rabbits. This event was an early morning fireball northeast of Phoenix, AZ that was followed by numerous reports of sonic booms. Photo: Jim Toblin, the Meteorite Exchange, Inc. Zulu Queen - Find 1976. 16.5g. Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads, bright ball of light seen in the sky Friday night, What is in the sky? 300 g. San Bernardino County, CA: 3405'N, 11547'W. LV 098 2008 CK4 1.5g Novato. Meteor over Los Angeles, taken in the Mission Hills/San Fernando Valley area of LA. IIIAB. "I had one individual tell me about it first and like, okay, I'll put that in the back of my mind. 60g (approx.). The best way to watch a meteor shower is to travel to a wilderness area or campground that has a dark sky. 010 CdDL 010 2000 L5 10.5 g 86 LV 016 30.574' 57.347' 12.5 1998-10-25 LL6 30.9%+/-0.1 S3 W2 B. Verish Griffith after everything else?????? Even though Halloween has passed, Procita said the fireball hitting his home may be a sign of luck. 7.7 kg. #meteor #SanDiego pic.twitter.com/muBQ8p10rz, Saw the most crazy meteor I've ever seen!! The meteorite was found somewhere in the Mojave Desert in California, and consists of two stones of 452.6 & 245.4 grams. Astronomers said this year's shower will include an increased number of fireballs that shine very bright. LV 049 2004 L6 9.2 g 89 record in the San Juan Capistrano meteorite. Blackhawk Mountain - Ordinary chondrite (H4 S2 W0 Fa20.90.2); A solitary stone (20.16g) was found by Michael Mulgrew on 2012 Oct 20th 12:30pm PDT, while searching for meteorites on the surface of the Blackhawk Landslide (essentially an abandoned alluvial surface), which is located in Lucerne Valley, San Bernardino County. Found by THIS IS VIDEO KCRA3 OBTAINED. A possible meteorite caught on video that "looks like a flaming basketball" falling from the sky may have destroyed a Northern California man's home last week. >> AS PROCITA AND HIS WIFE PICK UP THE PIECES OF WHATS LEFT OF THEIR HOME, THEY KNOW THEY COULD HAVE LOST MUCH MORE AND REALIZE THE ODDS MAY BE IN THEIR FAVOR. ET on April 22, according to predictions from the American Meteor Society. 275 CyDL 275 2006 H4 16.2 g 93 Red Canyon Lake. LV 100 2008 CK5 0.8g Cargo Muchacho Mountains - Find ~2000. 139 CyDL 139 2000 H4 10.4 g 89 Posted Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 3:55 pm PT. Essex - Find 2002 Febr 24. I GUESS I MIGHT BE BUYING A LOTTERY TICKET TODAY. 58 kg. "They said it was a meteor," Procita said when asked what he thought might have hit his house. LV 002 -.- -.- 5.8 1963-08-xx LL4 27.5%+/-0.6 S2 W3 R. A. Oriti Oriti "I've always watched meteor showers and stuff as a kid, but I definitely didn't look forward to them landing in my yard or through my roof. NASA has one explanation. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. 3520'N, 11519'W. 3522'24.88"N, 11520'37.95"W. Main mass with finder S. Humeston. IAB-ung. I did not see what it was, but from everybody I talked to [it] was a flaming ball falling from the sky, landed in that general area.. ; info submitted by Larry Atkins. Residents in California took to social media Thursday to report spotting a possible meteor in the Bay Area sky. "Definitely feel very lucky that it was 30 feet away from me and not five.". 5 kg. 3840'N, 12056'W. I started to smell smoke and I went on to my porch and it was completely engulfed in flames, Procita told KCRA. >> PEOPLE AROUND HERE ARE MULTIGENERATIONAL CALIFORNIANS AND RANCHERS. Definitely feel very lucky that it was 30 feet away from me and not five, he said, adding that what he had seen in the videos looked like a flaming basketball.. Second largest meteorite discovered in the United States. A meteor that shot across the Northern California sky Friday night may have caused a residential fire that burned a home to the ground in Nevada County, firefighters said. HrDL 003 1999 L6 95 g 87 Fireball like a flaming basketball seen in sky around the time ranchers home destroyed north-east of Sacramento. Aug 15, 2022 00:44 WATCH: Meteor Spotted Breaking Up Over SoCal Skies A meteor was spotted breaking up across Southern California's night skies, and social media lit up with reported. Long. Robert P. Moreno Jr., Jim Albers and Peter Jenniskens. This event was a bright fireball with fragmentation over Florida that was accompanied by three reports of sonic booms. Video shows the fireball breaking up as it entered the atmosphere. This is recorded as American Meteor Society event number 1882 for 2016. "| WATCH | What is in the sky? LV 032 2004 CK4 11.9 g 90 It appears the bright ball of light captured on car and home videos landed in the middle of nowhere. HrDL 001 1999 LL3 13 g 87 His firefighters, along with Smartsville Fire Department and CalFire, battled the flames for several hours. Silver Dry Lake 002 - Find 2000. Learn More Great Salt Lake, UT August 13, 2022 III AB. #meteor, I just saw the dopest meteor shower in the sky rn . Meteorite fall from a daytime fireball seen over eastern Maine on 08 April 2023. Name Lat. Since it was in a secluded location, firefighters with the Smartsville Fire Department and CalFire aided in the firefight. 001 CdDL 001 1999 L6 32.5 g 86 The house caught fire after several witnesses. second stones while metal-detecting for gold with Gary Crabtree near the "Rusty Gold Mine," in the Dale Mining District (Riverside County). Twentynine Palms - Find 1944. the Moon, Mars, and nearby space in the support of solar system exploration. empty lot on the outskirts of the town of Rosamond (Kern County). "I heard a big bang," he said. L6. 2.1 kg. -- Northern California officials are looking into the possibility that a. A single stone was picked up by a hiker, A Northern California home burst into flames and burned to the ground after a meteor which witnesses saw flash across the sky apparently fell from space and slammed into the structure, according to reports. 004 SuV 004 2001 L6 15.3 g 86 A ureilite. >> I HEARD A BIG BANG. 142 CyDL 142 2000 H4 32.2 g 89 119 CyDL 119 1999 H5 3.2 g 89 Link: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2009/pdf/5054.pdf, El Mirage Dry Lake (EMDL) - People reported seeing it as far north as Sacramento and. 006 CdDL 006 2000 H6 0.5 g 86 040 CyDL 040 1999 H4 344 g 89 While scrambling away from rapidly growing flames, Procita was only able to save one of his two dogs. This website is best viewed in landscape mode on tablet devices. THEN A FEW MORE STARTED COMING IN TALKING ABOUT IT. L6. An astronomer said Hodges had greater chances of being hit simultaneously by a tornado, a lightning bolt and a hurricane. 164 CyDL 164 2002 H5 43 g 89 219 g. (MB#85) L5, Fa = 25.0, Fs = 21.5. 2008: 425 fragments - 20 pounds, by Ruben Garcia. LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) A meteor was spotted breaking up across Southern California's night skies, and social media lit up with reported sightings. Penn Valley Fire Department Captain Josh Miller said they had a call around 7:30 p.m. for a structure fire but because of the secluded location, knew they would have a firefight on their hands. Victoria Island Structure. 3941'N, 12138'W. 319 CyDL 319 2006 H5 3.4 g 103 January 30, 2020 / 6:40 AM Possible buried impact crater. 013 SuV 013 2002 L5 2.74 g 90 Procita lives in a quiet, rural area of rolling hills where cattle graze. KCRA 3S MICHELLE BANDUR IS LIVE IN NEVADA COUNTY WHERE SHE TALKED WITH THE MAN WHO WAS AT HOME WHEN HIS HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE. From: Meteoritical Bulletin 87. Copyright 2023 KGO-TV. This event was fireball seen over the Texas panhandle but was not accompanied by reports of sonic booms. 003 CdDL 003 2000 L6 7.5 g 86 I heard a big bang. LV 018 2002 H6 0.97 g 88 H5; Fa = 18.9. "I started to smell smoke. "People around here are multigenerational cattle farmers or ranchers," said Dustin Procita, whose home was struck by a meteor. 4g. "Meteorite, asteroid -- one of those two," Cpt. >> WOW THAT LOOKS LIKE A FLAMING BASKETBALL COMING OUT OF THE SKY. LV 006 -.- -.- 26.9 1963-11-xx H4 18.2%+/-0.4 ~S2 W3 R. W. Leonard Leonard But then more people -- two, three or four more started coming in and talking about it. "People around here are multigenerational cattle farmers or ranchers," said Dustin Procita, whose home was struck by a meteor. H6. I got the last 13 seconds of at least a 20 second shooting star #meteor #LAmeteor #LosAngeles #LA #ShootingStar pic.twitter.com/DFeK3psOlE, My boyfriend caught this video of the meteor shower in california and wanted me to post it!! ", "Oh wow, looks like a flaming basketball coming out of this sky," Procita described when he watched the video for the first time. 4 hours. L4. More, here. The Penn Valley fire department said it was working with the state agency Cal Fire to investigate what started the blaze at Procitas house, which is nestled in a rural area that is home to ranchers and cattle farmers. The fire was contained by about 8:55 p.m., but it resulted in the total loss of the home, the death of the homeowner's dog and a number of rabbits. SACRAMENTO, Cal. This is a preliminary description of the event in the interest of getting the strewn field map out quickly. >> PROCITA IS TRYING TO HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR, DEALING WITH HOW RANDOM ALL OF THIS IS FOR HIS FAMILY. This is recorded as American Meteor Society event number 914 for 2018. LV 122 2012 H5 2.3g. He had just fed the cows and sat on the couch listening to music when it hit his home. "I tried to go around to the windows but fire and smoke was dumping through and I couldnt see inside," Procita said. HrDL 019 2007 L6 118.7g A decent sized meteor breaking up into smaller pieces in the atmosphere just flew across the sky. San Bernardino Wash - Find 2010. Supersition Mountain - Find 2000 August 15. One edge of the stone is a smooth oriented surface. The two rocks have been classified as Mars meteorites, specifically basaltic shergottites, by analysis done at UCLA. "I always watched meteor showers as a kid but I didn't want them landing in my yard or through my roof," he said. 194 CyDL 194 2004 L6 1.47 g 89 028 CdDL 028 2008 L5 19.5g They said it was a meteor, Procita, of Nevada county, California, added. 3515'N, 11816'W. I had one individual tell me about it first and like, OK, Ill put that in the back of my mind., But then more people two, three or four more started coming in and talking about it.. He said the area is home to multi-generational cattle farmers and ranchers. This event was a bright fireball over the Detroit, MI area that was accompanied by numerous reports of sonic booms. L3.7. 36 kg. 024 CyDL 024 1999 H5 2.43 kg 89 He was able to save one of his dogs, but could not reenter the home to save the other, according to Thomas. Sajkowicz, in Imperial County. El Mirage Dry Lake 003 (EMDL 003) 2010 H6 6.9g Old Woman - Find 1976. "Meteorite, asteroid -- one of those two," Cpt. For Angelenos who pride themselves on not getting star struck, the light show was a marvel. The research was supported by the NASA Near Earth Object Observation, Planetary Astronomy and Cosmochemistry programs, and the Swiss National Science Foundation. Abbr # Find date Class Mass MB# (Reference) LV 014 30.082' 57.882' 3.4 1998-09-26 L5 25.3%+/-0.2 S2 W3 B. and B. Verish Griffith Miller said. 151 CyDL 151 2001 H6 90 g 89 The Los Angeles Meteorite is a martian meteorite fallen in California's Mojave Desert.It was found around 1980 by Bob Verish and consists of two stones of 452.6 grams (15.96 oz) and 245.4 grams (8.66 oz). The dog died in the fire. collection. Miller said witnesses started arriving on the scene and are looking into if a meteorite caused the fire in the rural area. Sheephole Valley - Find 1999. 002 CyDL 002 1998 H5-6 106.7 g 89 HE WAS HOME ALONE WITH HIS TWO DOGS. HrDL 002 1999 H6 12 g 87 LV 096 2008 L5 7.3g Goose Lake - Find 1938. This event was a powerful bolide over the Caribbean Sea that occurred beyond visual eyewitness range. The meteorite contains diamonds, some visible macroscopically, and many visible under the microscope. ???? (MB#86), Sunfair - Find 2006. I had one individual tell me about it first and like, OK, Ill put that in the back of my mind. California Meteorite Finds (NOT found on dry lakes) Source: Meteoritical Bulletin Database. A bright fireball was seen traveling in a SE direction (57 deg) throughout northern and central california, with reports of sonic booms and the ground shaking. She suffered a grapefruit-shaped bruise but was otherwise physically fine, according to the website spacecentre.co.uk. This website is best viewed in portrait mode on mobile devices. Canyon City - Find 1875. 8.6 kg. How to see it in November, Fireball hits atmosphere, explodes during Orionid meteor shower, Perseid meteor shower peak: The best places and times to see it. 200 g. Dale mining district, Pinto Mountains, Riverside County, CA. I went onto my porch and it was completely engulfed in flames. 080 CyDL 080 1999 H5 278 g 89 83 kg. "They said it was a meteor," Procita said when asked what he thought might have hit his house. Witnesses came from all. And I caught the end on camera! 115 CyDL 115 1999 H5-6 1369 g 89 LV 037 2004 CK4 0.9 g 90 Mysterious light in California sky likely a meteorite Social media lit up last night after a mysterious object streaked through the skies over northern California. The following ISS sightings are possible from Thursday Apr 27, 2023 through Thursday May 11, 2023 *If you are signed up for alerts please note that you will only receive alerts for flyovers that will reach a Max Height of at least 40. 13.8 kg. LV 091 2007 H4 12.7g They said the southern Taurids meteor showers are taking place right now, with the peak happening this weekend. H6. Red Rock - Find 1976. They said it was a meteor. 45.3 kg. Miller said he didn't see the bright ball in the sky. This event was a late-afternoon fireballl northwest of McAllen, TX which generated sonic booms heard across the region. 18.41 g. [Image by Laurence Garvie / Center for I started to smell smoke and I went on to my porch and it was completely engulfed in flames, local rancher Dustin Procita, whose home was destroyed, told the local television news station KCRA. Video shows fireball tumbling down in Northern CaliforniaProcita lives in a quiet, rural area of rolling hills where cattle graze. >> I DID NOT SEE WHAT IT WAS. LV 008 -.- -.- 2.0 1964-12-xx H4 18.5%+/-0.4 S2 W3 S. Lieberman Griffith i'm sorry but a meteor breaking up in the skies over LA three days after kobe passed???? LV 048 2004 H4 2.29 g 89 H4 S2 W5 Fa=17.0+/-0.2%. The cosmic display, which occurs each year from September to November, is created when Earth passes through a broad stream or swarm of pebble-sized fragments from the Comet Encke that then burn up in the atmosphere. It blew into pieces and burned up in the atmosphere!! "Wide open spaces, This was kind of a farm cattle ranch area and not much around it," said Captain Josh Miller, with the Penn Valley Fire Department. 274 CyDL 274 2006 H4 7.5 g 93 Found in San Diego county. >> THIS IS KIND OF A FARM AND CATTLE RANCH AREA. 033 CyDL 033 1999 H5 5.22 kg 89 318 CyDL 318 2009 H5 7.2g 99 LV 050 2005 H4 6.9 g 90 277 CyDL 277 2006 H5 21.3 g 93 2012 April 22, 7:51 a.m. PDST. LV 089 2007 L5 2.6g LV 012 -.- -.- 1.2 1968-05-xx H6 19.4%+/-0.3 S2 W3 D. Ochs Griffith This website comes with a search engine that can produce a list of the current " California, USA " meteorites. LV 044 2004 L6 106.2 g 89 Needles - Find 1962 Find. 021 CdDL 021 2004 L6 31.7g Ref. This event was fireball seen against a daylight sky in northern Florida that was accompanied by three reports of sonic booms. 029 CdDL 029 2008 H4 22.2g, Danby Dry Lake - First mass found in 2000. Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science, Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science. 116 CyDL 116 1999 H6 4.4 g 89 Subscribe today and save an extra 5% with checkout code 'LOVE5' . 067 CyDL 067 1999 L6 412 g 89 (Reference: Abstract Remarkably, Grimsby was the site of another meteorite fall in 2009. "We determined that the meteorite likely got its black appearance from massive impact shocks causing a collisional resetting event 4.472 billion years ago, roughly 64-126 million years after the formation of the solar system," says Qing-zhu Yin, professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California (UC), Davis. LV 015 30.747' 57.047' 4.1 1998-11-14 L5 25.2%+/-0.2 S2 W3 B. Verish Griffith Friday at 7:26 pm, CAL FIRE responded with Penn Valley FPD to a Residential Structure Fire near Lake Englebright. CyDL# Abbr # Date Class Mass MB# (Reference) Procita said he had been shown a video of a fireball coming out of the sky around the time his house was destroyed. It appears the bright ball of light captured on car and home videos landed in the middle of nowhere. The Penn Valley Fire Department and the state agency Cal Fire are investigating what started the blaze at Procitas home, located in a rural area where many ranchers and cattle farmers have lived for multiple generations. "Novato broke from one of the Gefion family asteroids nine million years ago," said Kees Welten, cosmochemist at UC Berkeley. 2012 October 17, 19:44:29 PST. "I heard a big bang. Northern California officials are looking into if the bright ball of light seen in the sky Friday night is a meteorite that landed on and destroyed a Nevada County home. LV 021 2002 H6 3.92 g 88 It's quiet in the secluded area of Nevada County where there are rolling hills where cattle graze. LV 041 2004 L6 0.84 g 89 One astronomer, professor Stephen Nelsonat the University of Tulaneput the odds of being hit and killed by a meteorite at 1 in 1.6 million. Speechless, First published on January 30, 2020 / 6:40 AM. Nov. 7, 2022, 12:01 PM PST By Mirna Alsharif A possible meteor caught on video that "looks like a flaming basketball" falling from the sky may have destroyed a Northern California man's home. All Rights Reserved. Classification IAB-MG. Northern California officials are looking into if the bright ball of light seen in the sky Friday night is a meteorite that landed on and destroyed a Nevada County home. Source: LPS 38 (2007) 1033. "I started to smell smoke. L. 850 g. Now part of Edwards AFB. mass of 56g were recovered. Based on the trajectory, he expects those pieces probably landed near Yosemite National Park. LV 007 -.- -.- 4.8 1963-11-xx R. W. Leonard NOT TESTED Novato residents Lisa Webber and Glenn Rivera then remembered hearing something hit their garage roof that night, found the first meteorite, and made it available for study. LOOKING INTO IF THE BRIGHT BALL, POSSIBLY A METEORITE, LANDED ON A HOME AND STARTED A FIRE. H4; Fa=19.8. 3728'N, 11800'W. LV 004 -.- -.- 37.4 1963-10-xx L6 24.2%+/-0.3 ~S2 W3 R. N. Hartman Hartman This is recorded as American Meteor Society event number 1681 for 2012. 129 CyDL 129 2000 H5 140 g 89 There are a few simple tests to help determine if what you have could be a meteorite: What color is the sample? Neenach - Find 1948. "It seems that Novato was hit again.". 010 SuV 010 2001 L4 26.3 g 86 134 CyDL 134 2000 H5 117.5 g 89 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Many people who saw the fireball in Friday night are drawing their own conclusions. Jim Kriegh found additional 127 grams. 32g. James Webb telescope gives stunning new look at the birthplace of young stars, NASA says DART mission successfully smashed an asteroid aside in deep space, confirmed reports of a fireball sighting over Northern California, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Image source: Planetary Science Institute: Encyclopedia of Meteorites (Meteoritical Bulletin database). This event was a bright bolide over St. Louis, MO that was accompanied by twenty reports of sonic booms. Dustin Procita, a rancher in Nevada County, wasnt sure what had hit his home Friday until after firefighters extinguished the blaze. A single mass of 1.802 kg was found by Mr. Melvin English while quail hunting in the foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains. 1.17 MT. Meteorite type: H6, ordinary chondrite. University of California, Los Angeles. 054 CyDL 054 1999 H5 393 g 89 230 CyDL 230 2004 H6 16.4 g 89 The fireball meteor seen above California may have been part of the Taurids meteor shower which peaked at around the same time. >> ROLLING HILLS WHERE CATTLE GRAZE, WHERE NOTHING HAPPENS. Source: Blake R. G., 1998. Probably the first meteorite found on a landslide.
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