As I was driving through Gilroy late Wednesday night, one came down not 100
feet from my car. It burned out about 40 feet from the deck. The most
amazing thing I have ever seen.
Michelle
http://www.plettstone.com
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> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 10:37 PM
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> Subject: [TAC] Bolide over South Bay?
>
>
> Did anyone else see a *very* bright meteor falling a ways to the south of
> Oakland, around 10 this evening? Either that, or the brightest
> wayward Roman
> candle of my life. From my viewpoint driving down Highway 13 near
> Piedmont, it
> looked like it was falling somewhere in the general direction of
> Mt. Hamilton.
> Started as a slowly falling Venus-like star about 60 degrees
> above due south,
> flared extremely bright a few degrees above the horizon, and then
> sputtered into
> many short trails before disappearing.
>
> If any of you were in a position to triangulate, maybe we can go meteorite
> hunting ;-).
>
> Kevin
>