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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>