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According to CBC radio, apparently it was a rocket that was used to launch a satellite breaking up and falling back to the ocean somewhere off Sable Island. Sorry I missed it but glad that it missed land but hopefully nothing too toxic in it for the marine environment. Laurie Murison Grand Manan, NB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Haycock" <foggy@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 7:11 AM Subject: [NatureNS] meteor > Monday night ar app. 6:15p.m. I viewed a spectacular meteorite > (meteor,bollide?)event. From the Grand Passage(Westport harbour) on Brier > Island I saw 2 bright white lights falling from the sky to the southeast > over St. Mary's Bay. Then a 3rd huge orange ball following along with the > other 2. The sky lit up in an orange blaze for a few moments. Initially I > asssumed it was an Aurora aircraft from Greenwood doing search and rescue > operations and dropping flares (which I have seen in the past and this > event > looked just like that). I was stunned for a moment, heard no aircraft and > then realized that it must have been a meteorite breaking up. It was quite > awesome. > > Carl Haycock > Westport >
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