Another Earth Near Miss

[eosophobiac]

I was reading about all the near misses to our dear planet, and came across this:<br /><br /><i>In 1972, a 1000-ton object skimmed tangentially through Earth's atmosphere over the Grand Tetons in Wyoming, and then skipped back out into space, like a stone skipping off water. It was photographed by tourists and detected by Air Force satellites. Had it continued on into the atmosphere, it could have caused a Hiroshima-scale explosion over Canada, somewhat smaller than the Siberian blast.</i><br /><br />Now, I've tried searching for info on this, but I come up with that same little bit of info I've already read. (As well as info on Tunguska, impending Apophis, etc.) Does anyone know what phrases I should be searching on to find more info on this particular incident?? Of course, maybe I get the limited info because there is no more on this particular incident? The part that especially intrigues me is the fact that it states the object had been photographed, and I was hoping I could find some of these. It'd be interesting, anyway.....<br /><br />TIA! <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

AFAIK, the film of that event is not accessable on the web.<br />I believe the clip was purchased and is used in a production I recently saw on The History channel, or Discovery Channel.<br />That's the last time I saw it.<br /><br />If I see the clip again, I'll be sure to remember what show it was on.<br />D'oh!<br /><br />oops, I found one!<br /> liml <br /><br />Wayne <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[eosophobiac]

Hey, thanks MW! <img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /> Pretty cool video. <br /> <br />Just curious - what'd you search on? Google wasn't the most helpful, as I explained (or tried to) earlier..... Or do you have secret archives that you dug through? <img src="/images/icons/cool.gif" /><br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p> </p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

I used ask.com and plugged in Grand Teton Fireball.<br /><br />MW <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[adrenalynn]

Aw man, just once in your life you get to legitimately open a post with "Elementary, my dear Watson" - and you blew it... <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>.</p><p><font size="3">bipartisan</font>  (<span style="color:blue" class="pointer"><span class="pron"><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="2">bī-pär'tĭ-zən, -sən</font></span></span>) [Adj.]  Maintaining the ability to blame republications when your stimulus plan proves to be a devastating failure.</p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#ff0000">IMPE</font><font color="#c0c0c0">ACH</font> <font color="#0000ff"><font color="#c0c0c0">O</font>BAMA</font>!</font></strong></p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

And good morning to you too <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[3488]

Good afternoon MeteorWayne & Adrenalynn, <img src="/images/icons/laugh.gif" /><br /><br />You mean this Grand Teton Fireball.<br /><br />Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

[tom_hobbes]

Dammit, I've been looking for a clip of this event for ages! Cheers mate! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#339966"> I wish I could remember<br /> But my selective memory<br /> Won't let me</font><font size="2" color="#99cc00"> </font><font size="3" color="#339966"><font size="2">- </font></font><font size="1" color="#339966">Mark Oliver Everett</font></p><p> </p> </div>

 

[adrenalynn]

I'd be even more chipper if I could figure out what the #$%@# I imaged this morning. One hour of sleep for playing "star in a haystack" is not workin' for me... <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>.</p><p><font size="3">bipartisan</font>  (<span style="color:blue" class="pointer"><span class="pron"><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="2">bī-pär'tĭ-zən, -sən</font></span></span>) [Adj.]  Maintaining the ability to blame republications when your stimulus plan proves to be a devastating failure.</p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#ff0000">IMPE</font><font color="#c0c0c0">ACH</font> <font color="#0000ff"><font color="#c0c0c0">O</font>BAMA</font>!</font></strong></p> </div>

 

[Mee_n_Mac]

Here's a site I ran across a while ago that has a lot of neat video of fireballs and bolides. It doesn't have the Great Teton one but it's still interesting nonetheless.<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>-----------------------------------------------------</p><p><font color="#ff0000">Ask not what your Forum Software can do do on you,</font></p><p><font color="#ff0000">Ask it to, please for the love of all that's Holy, <strong>STOP</strong> !</font></p> </div>

 

[nimbus]

It does host the GT movie, MW and Andrew linked to it too. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>