[meteorite-list] Anyone remember this?

[Sterling K. Webb]

Hi,

The Bloomington, Illinois incident about
the same time was determined to be a
wood chipper blade. The New Jersey Object
was determined to be terrestrial in origin,
but of "unknown provenance." Possibly
they were too embarassed to look further
after bally-hooing it?


Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darryl Pitt" <darryl at dof3.com>
To: "Grant Elliott" <gle at bellatlantic.net>
Cc: "meteoritelist" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Anyone remember this?



>

>

> Hiya,

>

> I was not aware this was determined to be space debris....and 

> stainless steel no less?   All best / d,

>

>

>

>

> On Nov 9, 2009, at 11:31 AM, Grant Elliott wrote:

>

>> Carl,

>>

>> Wasn't a wood chipper a possible source for this object?

>> Certain "experts" at Rutgers still have egg on face-

>>

>> Grant Elliott

>> Williamstown, NJ

>>

>>

>> On Nov 7, 2009, at 1:58 PM, <cdtucson at cox.net> <cdtucson at cox.net> 

>> wrote:

>>

>>> Darryl, List,

>>> I just came across this in my old mail and have a question.

>>> I know you are an expert so, obviously you knew it was not a 

>>> meteorite by sight.

>>> So, the question is this. Since we know now that  It was determined 

>>> to be space debris from a pervious space mission and I believe they 

>>> called it stainless steel. Would it not still have a great value 

>>> because it was once in space? And shouldn't it still have fusion 

>>> crust? Why does it not? Where is the fusion crust? Is it possible 

>>> that some metal meteorites do not have fusion crusts? I would love 

>>> to see the analysis of this space rock. It seems to me this should 

>>> argue against a "must have"  for fusion crust. Is this not the 

>>> observed science here ? And are we supposed to ignore the science? 

>>> This thing crashed through a roof and caused significant damage. Do 

>>> you have any inside knowledge of what ever happened to the rock? 

>>> Thanks Carl

>>>

>>> --

>>> Carl or Debbie Esparza

>>> (520) 979-9865

>>> Meteoritemax

>>>

>>>

>>> ---- Darryl Pitt <darryl at dof3.com> wrote:

>>>>

>>>> Obviously at the outset a meteorwrong....but somehow required 

>>>> months

>>>> to establish after a team of scientists from Rutgers declared it 

>>>> was a

>>>> meteorite.

>>>>

>>>> With no visual or sonic phenomena to accompany the low altitude

>>>> explosion, which would have been the only explanation for such a 

>>>> shape

>>>> and striated surface character without fusion crust, there was no 

>>>> way

>>>> this was a meteorite.  I vigorously pointed out to the local

>>>> newspapers and Rutgers this couldn't possibly be a meteorite to no

>>>> avail.  I was on a live FOX radio show where they literally took me

>>>> off the air after having called me to ask what I thought of the 

>>>> "new

>>>> meteorite."  When I pointed out that it was unlikely this was a

>>>> meteorite, they pointed out "And you have a degree in what?" and 

>>>> upon

>>>> my answer cut to a commercial and I was toast.

>>>>

>>>> Months after Rutgers put the object on display in their natural

>>>> history museum---for which they attracted their largest crowds 

>>>> ever---

>>>> it was publicly acknowledged the origin of this object was of 

>>>> earthly

>>>> provenance.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> On May 8, 2009, at 4:27 AM, Meteorites USA wrote:

>>>>

>>>>> Does anyone remember or know what came of this?

>>>>>

>>>>> http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/01/070105-space-rock.html

>>>>>

>>>>> -- 

>>>>> Regards,

>>>>> Eric Wichman

>>>>> Meteorites USA

>>>>>

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