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Meteor lights up early morning sky, alarms Utahns

#1 Postby gigabite » Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:19 am

SALT LAKE CITY -- A fast-moving meteor lit up the night skies over most of Utah just after midnight Wednesday. Moments later, the phones lit up at KSL as people across the state called to tell us what they saw and ask what it was.

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=8714738
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#2 Postby HURAKAN » Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:34 am

What surprised me in the article was "Read it in Spanish." Wow, how far have we gone in the United States. Even in Utah.
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#3 Postby JonathanBelles » Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:38 pm

I saw this on the local news the other day, but this news story was done much better! I cant believe it went from day to night. It will be interesting to see if they find that meteorite.
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#4 Postby RL3AO » Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:37 pm

I love how people called 911. Did they think it was an ICBM or something?
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#5 Postby JonathanBelles » Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:33 pm

@rl3ao In today's world you just never know. Many people dont know there was a meteor shower, and none of the meteors were supposed to get that close.
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