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Flashes, booms reported over Western Washington
Seatle Post Int ^ | 6/3/2004 | AP

Posted on 06/03/2004 5:38:41 AM PDT by Selene

SEATTLE -- Bright flashes and sharp booms were reported in the skies over the Puget Sound area early Thursday, and aviation officials said a meteor may have been the source.

An early report that a meteor might have hit near Chehalis, about 90 miles south of the city, turned out to be false, a University of Washington scientist who specializes in meteorites said.

Toby Smith, a lecturer in astronomy, told The Associated Press scientists were looking into the cause of the skybursts reported over a wide area about 2:40 a.m.

Witnesses along a 60-mile swath of the sound from near Tacoma to Whidbey Island and as far as 100 miles to the east near Ellensburg said the sky lit up brightly, and many also reported booming sounds as if from one or more explosions.

(Excerpt) Read more at seattlepi.nwsource.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: meteor
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To: schu

I know how you feel- I was awake for one of only 2 (that I know of) earthquakes in Western NY.

I was stll ib bed, and I yelled at whoever was shakig my bed to cut it out because I was up... when I opened my eyes, no one was there and then suddenly the local news started buzzing about a local earthquake.

Neat experience to live through


121 posted on 06/03/2004 12:53:07 PM PDT by Mr. K (ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,this is like liberal logic,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø))
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To: Momaw Nadon

Did you see this earthquake map a week ago?
All the major faults were highlighted by small earthquakes.


122 posted on 06/03/2004 12:58:43 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: Steve_Seattle
About seven-eight years ago there were reports of people in the Seattle area waking up in the middle of the night and finding people.

Did they look like this?

... Molly Ivins was visiting that week.

123 posted on 06/03/2004 1:07:41 PM PDT by Mr.Atos
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To: GalaxieFiveHundred

Hey Galaxie, now THAT'S a great diorama! Even though it was off the mark following the book, it's a great "cult" movie.

RB


124 posted on 06/03/2004 1:40:12 PM PDT by brushcop (Dad of an Army Infantryman and busy prayer life...)
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To: brushcop

The thing that surprised me about "The War of the Worlds" [the movie] was its religiosity. Nevertheless, the goofy, pacifist parson ("We must try to understand them; they are children of God like us.") was among the first to be zapped.


125 posted on 06/03/2004 1:46:03 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Greenback_dollar; rwfromkansas
Logic and science and all manner of human behavior would tend to say that Aussie Bloke and his story are a hoax. I can't imagine that if such a thing had been coming our way, no one credible would have been screaming about it for years.

But if governments knew, they would indeed hush it up and say nothing. If there is any truth to Aussie Bloke, we'll know this month. He certainly has a gift for stirring up interest if nothing else.

126 posted on 06/03/2004 1:48:27 PM PDT by Sender (SNOWBALL this is BURROW. We only received 50 cases of Heineken. We need much more. Sync check soon.)
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To: RightWhale; blam

You guys are pretty close. I was just reading about the Tunguska Event last week (weird!) and in fact it was light for days (and nights), probably attributed to atmospheric dust reflecting the rays of the sun. Not forest fires.

From the looks of the pictures they took years later, the trees were "blown" down much like the house in that famous video of a nuclear wind blowing that house apart. The trees in Siberia were all knocked down and lined up perfectly like organized match sticks.

Many people died, but not from fire, there were many Siberian native tribesman types that died from radiation exposure.


127 posted on 06/03/2004 1:51:23 PM PDT by bc2 ("Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown" - harpseal)
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To: Moleman
enilation

We're going to lose a major river?

128 posted on 06/03/2004 2:12:36 PM PDT by RightWhale (Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
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To: GalaxieFiveHundred

That is really good!


129 posted on 06/03/2004 2:29:54 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: bc2; RightWhale
" The trees in Siberia were all knocked down and lined up perfectly like organized match sticks. "

Yup. Someone did a maping of the downed trees and determined they were in the shape of a butterfly...which some guy had previously theorized they would be for these atmospheric type explosions.

130 posted on 06/03/2004 2:39:50 PM PDT by blam
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To: Orlando

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001946256_webflash03.html#video

security camera videos coming in...pretty impressive


131 posted on 06/03/2004 3:27:33 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: Sender

It is hard for me to fathom that nobody else would have caught something this big.

The odds against it being real are astronomical (no pun intended).

I guess we will find out.


132 posted on 06/03/2004 6:33:12 PM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?" -- Abraham Lincoln)
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To: mhking
The report followed the flash by over three minutes - and it was HUGE. Enterprise going to warp? Doc Brown's time machine hitting 88 MPH? Superman and Darkseid coming to blows?
133 posted on 06/03/2004 7:26:10 PM PDT by Charlespg (Civilization and freedom are only worthy of those who defend or support defending It)
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To: Charlespg
sorry posting problems
134 posted on 06/03/2004 7:34:51 PM PDT by Charlespg (Civilization and freedom are only worthy of those who defend or support defending It)
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To: rwfromkansas

There were some posts when Bradfield was first discovered the earth could travel through the wake of the comet. Actually the day Bradfield was discovered was the day Aussie had predicted a significant sky event would occur. Could be any number of things going or maybe it is only a couple of coincidences.


135 posted on 06/03/2004 7:34:59 PM PDT by TBall (Must have been a big monitor.)
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To: Selene

I live on Camano Island. Heard several small "booms" and one a little louder. Interesting-


136 posted on 06/03/2004 7:41:05 PM PDT by SealSeven
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To: rwfromkansas
It is hard for me to fathom that nobody else would have caught something this big. The odds against it being real are astronomical (no pun intended). I guess we will find out.

My night coverage tech saw it while driving home from the hospital at about 3:00 AM last night.

He said that the night sky lit up as if it were daytime for about one or two seconds.

137 posted on 06/03/2004 11:54:05 PM PDT by Polybius
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To: COEXERJ145

Only that evil guy from Buck Rogers, I guess...........


138 posted on 06/04/2004 4:12:59 AM PDT by Elsie (Peace be upon you.....)
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To: Elsie

Today: Mongo

Tomorrow: the UNIVERSE!


139 posted on 06/04/2004 4:23:17 AM PDT by Elsie (Peace be upon you.....)
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To: Michael_Michaelangelo

A bit of observation of SHADOW angles in these types of pictures, from widely separated cameras, will give a locus of an apparent source.


Likewise, if the SOUND has been recorded with a good date/time stamp, the SOURCE could be determined.


140 posted on 06/04/2004 4:26:34 AM PDT by Elsie (Peace be upon you.....)
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