ANYONE ELSE JUST SEE A HUGE SHOOTING STAR IN THE EASTERN SKY? (21:29 EST)

self | 12/29/2008 | RaceBannon

[RaceBannon]

Did anyone else, aroung 21:29 EST seea HUGE shooting star,heading from the East, going East to South East in the sky in the New England Sky???

[Mrs.Nooseman]

That's interesting.

I never seen anything like that on any radar loop.

[zeebee]

Right-click (or ctrl-click on a Mac) the “X” or “?” and choose from the popup menu, “open image in new tab (or new page)”

[dragnet2]

Even that guys mouth is crooked...Never noticed his little pin with Saddam’s picture on his uniform either.

What ever happened to that fruitcake? He could probably make a lot of money going on SNL and Leno..

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Hark. It is the cOming of the messiah.

[the invisib1e hand]

it’s greyed-out when I rt click.

[meyer]

For the record, I do believe you saw something. Too bad you didn’t have a camera that was ready to shoot.

I don't doubt that he saw something. I've seen a few things while watching the sky. Only one shooting star, and I didn't have the camera ready either. Satellites are more common observations if you're star-gazing with a telescope.

[brytlea]

Oh hey, that was fun, thanks for the link!

[Frank Sheed]

I have no clue as to the fate of Baghdad Bob. He was a hoot, though.

[shield]

Sounds like a meteor to me.

[brytlea]

I bet we saw it the same night. We were driving from Tyler to Henderson. It was amazing to see. Fortunately it was the second time we had seen it, so we knew what it was.

[dragnet2]

Caught this shot from the front of my compound some years ago..

Anyone want to guess what it was?

[Orange1998]

Big ol’e streak. Clear a day.

[GQuagmire]

According to Wikipedia:

“Although questioned by American authorities, al-Sahhaf was released, and there has been no suggestion of charging or detaining him for his role in the Saddam Hussein government. He is now living in the United Arab Emirates with his family.”

[Captain Beyond]

Night Sky bump. Hope you get a answer for what you saw Race. Maybe someone out there has some video of it and will post it.

[RaceBannon]

Check this out!!

Choose the UPTON NY radaR
REGIONAL RADAR
UPTON NY KOKX
UPTON NY Radar - COMPOSITE Reflectivity 124nm Loop

It doesn't show the time, but it shows the SAME streak across Long Island!!

http://arlmawx.com/

[RaceBannon]

see post 95

did you see it the same time I did? About 9:30 PM??

[steve86]

The way it points at NYC is very Nostradam-ish.

[zeebee]

The +'s in the filename messed it up. Convert them to %2B:

[RaceBannon]

check post 95, thanks for an additional site to search

found it on Upton NY site radar

[dragnet2]

The image was a DOD military research satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base from the California coast just north of Santa Barbara.