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elleng

(130,974 posts)
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 04:03 PM Apr 2012

Explosion, Fireball Reported in Nevada, California

Source: NYT/AP

Astronomers say a loud explosion heard across a large swath of Nevada and California on Sunday morning was likely caused by a meteor.

The sound of the explosion around 8 a.m. prompted a flood of calls to law enforcement agencies on both sides of the Sierra Nevada in the two states.

The explosion rattled windows and shook houses from Reno to Winnemucca in Nevada, and from the Sacramento to Bakersfield areas in California.

Some people in the two states reported seeing a fireball streak across the sky at the same time.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/04/22/us/ap-us-fireball-explosion.html?_r=1&hp

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Explosion, Fireball Reported in Nevada, California (Original Post) elleng Apr 2012 OP
WOW! I would have heard it had I been home! NYC_SKP Apr 2012 #1
Oh that IS sad... tkmorris Apr 2012 #2
LOL! elleng Apr 2012 #4
'Sorry' you missed it, elleng Apr 2012 #3
You never invite me anywhere anymore.... cliffordu Apr 2012 #10
You'd hate it. NYC_SKP Apr 2012 #13
Be glad... TheWraith Apr 2012 #27
Book him, Danno. unc70 Apr 2012 #20
From the Lyrid meteor shower? n/t HereSince1628 Apr 2012 #5
re: Explosion, Fireball Reported in Nevada, California allan01 Apr 2012 #6
i'm pretty close to you shanti Apr 2012 #25
Ha! Juneboarder Apr 2012 #30
I was home in Bakersfield Politicalboi Apr 2012 #7
I missed it slackmaster Apr 2012 #8
Interesting. I saw a very large meteor fall very early this morning OKNancy Apr 2012 #9
This is the peak of the Lyrid meteor showers. sofa king Apr 2012 #23
And I for one welcome our new overlords. Botany Apr 2012 #11
Cool! janx Apr 2012 #12
Reports are that a farmer and his wife leaving the scene with a young boy. itsrobert Apr 2012 #14
Beat me to it, I was coming in here to post that >.< n/t Lawlbringer Apr 2012 #15
Contact ASU about the Nininger Award unc70 Apr 2012 #21
Big rock falls from sky, Fundies panicked! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #16
I live in Sacramento and I didn't hear a bloody thing. Wow! Ecumenist Apr 2012 #17
Global warming is affecting space too! onehandle Apr 2012 #18
didn't hear it here in the SF bay area proud patriot Apr 2012 #19
Calling Geoff and Steve..... Tikki Apr 2012 #22
Can you help me to find Nevada, California? Brickbat Apr 2012 #24
heard it in Tahoe FirstLight Apr 2012 #26
Only ONE source reported the truth about that "meteor".( Pics) dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #28
I, for one, welcome our new Gootan overlords. slackmaster Apr 2012 #29
 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
1. WOW! I would have heard it had I been home!
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 04:13 PM
Apr 2012

But, sadly, I'm at Pupukea on the North Shore this week.

Rain today!



K/R

allan01

(1,950 posts)
6. re: Explosion, Fireball Reported in Nevada, California
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 04:44 PM
Apr 2012

heard it in sonora ca. was the talk of the town

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
7. I was home in Bakersfield
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 04:46 PM
Apr 2012

And felt nothing. But then again, I am a heavy sleeper. For the most part the only thing that wakes me, is to go pee in the middle of the night. LOL!

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
9. Interesting. I saw a very large meteor fall very early this morning
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 04:54 PM
Apr 2012

It was a little after 4 am Central as I looked east. ( Tulsa Oklahoma )
LOL - I was out on the patio smoking.

sofa king

(10,857 posts)
23. This is the peak of the Lyrid meteor showers.
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 07:22 PM
Apr 2012
http://www.universetoday.com/84304/lyrids-meteor-shower/

Most of the really spectacular ones are around the size of a peanut or smaller, I'm told. The blast in CA/NV may have been a larger than normal icy hunk of comet Thatcher from when it passed through the neighborhood in 1861.

FirstLight

(13,360 posts)
26. heard it in Tahoe
Mon Apr 23, 2012, 03:42 AM
Apr 2012

Thought it was an earthquake or something tectonic...the boom was followed by a long rumbling...creepy!

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
28. Only ONE source reported the truth about that "meteor".( Pics)
Mon Apr 23, 2012, 12:26 PM
Apr 2012

ALIENS FIRE ON CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA
Posted on Monday, April 23rd, 2012
By Frank Lake

Authorities confirmed that loud explosions heard across Nevada and California on Sunday morning were caused by alien ships from Planet Gootan.

The shots fired from Gootan ships rattled homes and prompted a flood of calls to law enforcement agencies on both sides of the Sierra Nevada. Thousands of people saw fireballs across the skies.

Astronomers quickly announced that the fireballs were caused by a meteor that entered Earth’s atmosphere. But WWN spoke with Dr. Susan Begley of the U.N. Panel on Extraterrestrials and she confirmed that the “fireballs” were actually laser missiles fired from alien spaceships from Planet Gootan.

“The Gootans are in the very first stages of their attack on Earth. These were basically warning shots, telling us that they are here and that we’d better prepare,” Dr. Begley said. ”Luckily, the United Nations has been preparing for the Gootan invasion for the last two decades.”

See here for pics and more:

http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/47108/aliens-fire-on-california-and-nevada/
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