Glowing Ball Shoots Across Wisconsin Sky

[Terry Fisk]

Glowing Ball Shoots Across Wisconsin Sky
Action 2 News WBAY
01/05/05

Many people called Action 2 News to let us know about a strange sight in the sky Tuesday night.

Calls came from all over -- especially Brown, Oconto, and Shawano counties.

Callers described what they saw around 6:15 p.m. as a large, red- and green-colored glowing ball with a tail, shooting through the sky.

Lincoln County authorities report it may have crashed into a wooded area there in northcentral Wisconsin.

Witnesses said they heard a loud explosion then saw a fire in the woods. Deputies were out there late Tuesday night trying to find where the object might have struck.
The FAA reports the object was likely a meteorite.

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[Terry Fisk]

www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=2765977&nav=51s7Upjw

Search Fails to Find Wisconsin Meteorite
Action 2 News WBAY
01/06/05

Lincoln County deputies searching for a meteorite came up empty-handed Wednesday. They searched a wooded area of northcentral Wisconsin into the afternoon.

Many people called Action 2 News to let us know about a strange sight in the sky Tuesday night. Calls came from all over -- especially Brown, Oconto, and Shawano counties.

Callers described what they saw around 6:15 p.m. as a large, red- and green-colored glowing ball with a tail, shooting through the sky.

Lincoln County authorities report it may have crashed into a wooded area. Witnesses said they heard a loud explosion then saw a fire in the woods.

The FAA reaffirmed Wednesday that the object was likely a meteorite.

[Terry Fisk]

Boom and flash startles residents
Wausau Daily Herald
01/05/05
www.wausaudailyherald.com/wdhlocal/289007551810164.shtml

A loud boom and flash of light heard by many residents Tuesday evening might have been caused by a meteorite.

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department took about 50 calls after its first report at 6:15 p.m. from someone in the Harrison Hills area who heard what sounded like an explosion and saw a flash of light. Dispatchers then took calls from residents all over the county. Other area counties, including Marathon, also received similar reports. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said it could have caused by a meteor shower.

There was an expected meteor shower on or around Jan. 3, said Theo Koupelis, an astronomy professor at the University of Wisconsin Marathon County. The loud noise and light might have been caused by a meteoroid hitting the ground, he said.

[Terry Fisk]

www.jsonline.com/news/state/jan05/290213.asp
Meteor burns over northeast counties
Residents, officer report hearing sonic boom
By JESSE GARZA
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01/04/05

An apparent meteor and accompanying sonic boom Tuesday evening over northeast Wisconsin prompted scores of telephone calls to law enforcement authorities, a Shawano County sheriff's sergeant said.

Sgt. Dennis Kleman said reports of the meteor sighting were made in Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Langlade and Shawano counties between 6 and 6:15 p.m.

Kleman himself spotted the meteor while patrolling in the westbound lane of county Highway A about four miles west of Gresham, he said.

"It had a really bright tail," said Kleman, who noticed a bright flash in his windshield coming from the northeast.

"It came over the top of my squad. It didn't appear to be coming down. It went across," Kleman said. "It went toward the southwest and looked like it extinguished."

There were no reports of the object landing, but it is suspected of causing the sonic boom Kleman and others heard shortly after it flashed.

"It was well up in the sky," the deputy said. "It was just a matter of a second, then it went out."

[Einstein2]

I wish I lived in that area ...I would be out there seaching with my metal detector after I got permission from the owner.Speaking of that I saw a small object come from the sky that looked as if it fell some where between where I live and the Marshfied area. I watched it fall sometime around 2:00 A.M. in the mornning. It had a trail of smoke ..and a year ago the whole nieghbor hood watched as a large object came falling from the sky straight down, towards the Niellsville area,It lit the sky like fire works and was seen sometime after Christmas two years ago!These sightings seem to be getting more frequent and I defenetley want to be the person to find this treasure from the sky someday. I did own a meteorite that was certified by but lost it some how while moving. If you would like to read more information about these firey treasures from space, you can find lots of cool sites on the internet to get good information on what they look like and how to go about searching for them..It is well worth the time to learn about meteorites. www.MeteoriteMan.com is a great place to start and it is owned by the greatest of all meteorite hunters, Mr. Bob Haag.You can also go to Mark Bostick's web site and send any rock to be checked by him to see if it is indeed a meteorite. Happy New Year's and good luck having fun meteorite hunting!