Russia Rocket Mistaken for Meteor Shower .c The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) - A ball of fire streaking across the sky early Thursday had people throughout the Northwest flooding radio and television stations with calls reporting a meteor shower. Turns out the burning light came from a Russian rocket body re-entering the Earth's atmosphere about 6:15 a.m. The U.S. Strategic Command in Omaha, Neb., and the North American Aerospace Defense Command confirmed a Russian rocket fell back to Earth, but did not immediately release further details. Canadian navy spokesman Gerry Pash said the space junk could be seen across much of western Canada and possibly as far inland as Montana. The Federal Aviation Administration received calls from Portland, Ore., to the Canadian border Thursday morning. Callers assuming it was a meteor shower said the light appeared to move more slowly than a shooting star, but faster than a plane. Witnesses said it had a long tail, which seemed to break into two pieces. 11/28/02 17:12 EST Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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