Comments on: The BOOM was a… http://blogs.wavy.com/2009/03/30/the-boom-was-a/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/WavyBlogs Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:03:12 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kate http://blogs.wavy.com/2009/03/30/the-boom-was-a/comment-page-1/#comment-2225 kate Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:28:49 +0000 http://blogs.wavy.com/?p=1292#comment-2225 like think of it this way...small enough to burn up before hitting us = not big enough to hear. so big that 3 states hear it + doesnt hit us = not a meteor what is it? like think of it this way…small enough to burn up before hitting us = not big enough to hear. so big that 3 states hear it + doesnt hit us = not a meteor

what is it?

]]> By: James http://blogs.wavy.com/2009/03/30/the-boom-was-a/comment-page-1/#comment-2182 James Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:28:15 +0000 http://blogs.wavy.com/?p=1292#comment-2182 So no conspiracy theories yet? This just sounds like one of those things you'll see on the history channel in like 30 years saying what it really was. If it was part of space debris how did it get moving fast enough to create a sonic boom? If it's a meteor/asteroid or something why was there no warning, we have observatories all over the planet and satellites for just that purpose. I don't have a good answer for what it was but the 2 options so far don't make sense. This area is after all heavily populated with military installations, probably just a coincidence though. So no conspiracy theories yet? This just sounds like one of those things you’ll see on the history channel in like 30 years saying what it really was. If it was part of space debris how did it get moving fast enough to create a sonic boom? If it’s a meteor/asteroid or something why was there no warning, we have observatories all over the planet and satellites for just that purpose. I don’t have a good answer for what it was but the 2 options so far don’t make sense. This area is after all heavily populated with military installations, probably just a coincidence though.

]]> By: Cris http://blogs.wavy.com/2009/03/30/the-boom-was-a/comment-page-1/#comment-2180 Cris Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:34:52 +0000 http://blogs.wavy.com/?p=1292#comment-2180 After hearing about the space junk I feel 99% sure that was it and I agree that the public should always know about things like this. It would have saved an awful lot of phone calls to 911. If another big event would have happened at the same time we could have had problems with overloading the 911 system. This should have been a no brainer to notify the public and it should always be that way! After hearing about the space junk I feel 99% sure that was it and I agree that the public should always know about things like this. It would have saved an awful lot of phone calls to 911. If another big event would have happened at the same time we could have had problems with overloading the 911 system. This should have been a no brainer to notify the public and it should always be that way!

]]> By: Jacqueline Blake http://blogs.wavy.com/2009/03/30/the-boom-was-a/comment-page-1/#comment-2173 Jacqueline Blake Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:08:20 +0000 http://blogs.wavy.com/?p=1292#comment-2173 Sunday night around 9:30 p.m. when I was leaving work (College of William and Mary) I traveled on Rt. 143 heading to York County to go home in Gloucester. I was talking with the Pastor's wife when all of a sudden the sky got blue (as though it was turning into day) and to my left (you can see Interstate 64) I saw (what I thought was a very large meteor) an object that was shaped like an oblong thing with blue streak and then a little orange followed the blue. I thought maybe something caught on fire as it was entering the earth's atmosphere. It went down between 143 and 64 just before getting to the jail that is on Rt. 143 Sunday night around 9:30 p.m. when I was leaving work (College of William and Mary) I traveled on Rt. 143 heading to York County to go home in Gloucester. I was talking with the Pastor’s wife when all of a sudden the sky got blue (as though it was turning into day) and to my left (you can see Interstate 64) I saw (what I thought was a very large meteor) an object that was shaped like an oblong thing with blue streak and then a little orange followed the blue. I thought maybe something caught on fire as it was entering the earth’s atmosphere. It went down between 143 and 64 just before getting to the jail that is on Rt. 143

]]> By: Pulaski Guy http://blogs.wavy.com/2009/03/30/the-boom-was-a/comment-page-1/#comment-2164 Pulaski Guy Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:58:42 +0000 http://blogs.wavy.com/?p=1292#comment-2164 Nice follow-up blog, and great idea to link to the space.com article. I like knowing that some scientists still keep up on these things! Nice follow-up blog, and great idea to link to the space.com article. I like knowing that some scientists still keep up on these things!

]]> By: MIMI http://blogs.wavy.com/2009/03/30/the-boom-was-a/comment-page-1/#comment-2163 MIMI Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:51:17 +0000 http://blogs.wavy.com/?p=1292#comment-2163 I don't feel safe lately from "space debris". There have been (2) unexpected incidents within the last 60 days. Who is watching the skies for us? I agree with Cheryl, we should have been warned! I don’t feel safe lately from “space debris”. There have been (2) unexpected incidents within the last 60 days. Who is watching the skies for us? I agree with Cheryl, we should have been warned!

]]> By: Rebecca http://blogs.wavy.com/2009/03/30/the-boom-was-a/comment-page-1/#comment-2160 Rebecca Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:50:34 +0000 http://blogs.wavy.com/?p=1292#comment-2160 I saw a flash of blue lights. then it looked like flare sparks then it was gone. what was this? we all want to know.. I saw a flash of blue lights. then it looked like flare sparks then it was gone. what was this? we all want to know..

]]> By: L M Averitt http://blogs.wavy.com/2009/03/30/the-boom-was-a/comment-page-1/#comment-2153 L M Averitt Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:15:01 +0000 http://blogs.wavy.com/?p=1292#comment-2153 I believe it was space debris. We were headed back to Wmsbg from Ashland on 295 just before the Highland Springs RD. exit at 9:30pm last night. We saw what we thought was a meteorite dropping straight down onto the median strip. It was burning a very bright flame. We even saw smoke when it burnt out just above the tree line. If it was as close as it looked it was maybe the size of a melon. Anyway, for the record, there was more than on chunk. I believe it was space debris. We were headed back to Wmsbg from Ashland on 295 just before the Highland Springs RD. exit at 9:30pm last night. We saw what we thought was a meteorite dropping straight down onto the median strip. It was burning a very bright flame. We even saw smoke when it burnt out just above the tree line. If it was as close as it looked it was maybe the size of a melon. Anyway, for the record, there was more than on chunk.

]]> By: Eric Freeman http://blogs.wavy.com/2009/03/30/the-boom-was-a/comment-page-1/#comment-2152 Eric Freeman Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:21:11 +0000 http://blogs.wavy.com/?p=1292#comment-2152 Was just viewing your live coverage and notice an bright object streaking across the sky during your broadcast. Did anyone else see it or was it just light reflecting off the lens. Please review the broadcast carefully near the end. Was just viewing your live coverage and notice an bright object streaking across the sky during your broadcast. Did anyone else see it or was it just light reflecting off the lens. Please review the broadcast carefully near the end.

]]> By: Holly Tranquillo http://blogs.wavy.com/2009/03/30/the-boom-was-a/comment-page-1/#comment-2151 Holly Tranquillo Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:15:31 +0000 http://blogs.wavy.com/?p=1292#comment-2151 I live in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Last night at around 9:40pm while traveling north in my car I saw what looked like a big fire ball with a trail of light behind it. The ball of light was falling out of the sky and headed toward the ground. After a few seconds the ball of light seem to just burn out as quickly as it appeared. Truely this is a sight I won't soon forget! Hope to find out more :) I live in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Last night at around 9:40pm while traveling north in my car I saw what looked like a big fire ball with a trail of light behind it. The ball of light was falling out of the sky and headed toward the ground. After a few seconds the ball of light seem to just burn out as quickly as it appeared. Truely this is a sight I won’t soon forget! Hope to find out more :)

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