Was the Midwest Fireball in the Sky Really a Meteorite? Odd Evidence in a Video
A time lapse video taken of the event shows some curious abnormalities that indicate it might be something more. First, take a look at the video here: http://www.aos.wisc.edu/fireball/
Slow the speed down so that you can adequately see the image.
Notice that on the right side of the sky, there is an airplane; it is that bright trail moving downward. There is another dot on the left side towards the center, but notice that it is not moving; it appears to be a star.
The fireball comes in from the far right, and ends in an explosion in the center. Pause the video on the explosion. Notice that there are two trails of smoke, one of the right and one on the left. The one on the right is very obviously a plane trail for two reasons: it lines up perfectly with the moving dot that is an airplane, and B) it is narrow at the end farthest away from the plane and perfectly smooth.
Now look at the smoke trail on the left. It is not a plane trail. This is evidenced in two ways: A) there was no visible plan on that side of the screen in the other frames, and B) the trail wobbles from side to side near the end bottom. It appears as if a smoking object was falling down from the sky.
Now notice that the explosion happens when the bright horizontal fireball meets the falling object just slightly left of center. Another curious thing to note is that there is no trail at all from the fireball. The bright explosion, while enough to illuminate the clouds, the plane trail, and the falling object, but there is no trail whatsoever from the meteor.
Once the falling object is apparently struck, the flash disappears. Some residents in the areas report seeing the object shatter, but there are no reports of a meteor shower. Many of the residents also report hearing a sonic boom, as well as experiencing trembling of the earth. If this is the case, then the object had to have been within our atmosphere in order for people to hear it. The ground either shook because the fireball was so low, or because it struck the ground; either way, it was in our atmosphere?
So what is it? We'll have to wait and see.
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Post a CommentSorry to the conspiracy theorists, but this is just a fireball with the condensation trails of a couple airplanes captured in the video. The trail on the left is obviously a contrail to anyone with experience looking at such things (I'm a former pilot and long time amateur astronomer, so have some experience). What has happened is that the plane flew through the field of view BEFORE the video began. You don't see it until the explosion because it is dark. The plane flew from the horizon toward the camera. Over time, the contrail begins to dissipate and become wind blown, which is why it has the scattered (smoky) appearance toward the horizon. As for the explosion and trembling earth, that's not abnormal for a large fireball explosion. BTW: By definition, a meteor is in our atmosphere (otherwise it's a (usually tiny) asteroid).