Last Sunday night near Ft. Smith Arkansas, a loud sonic boom was heard. Several streaks of light were also seen in conjunction with the boom. So, it is possible that a large meteor entered the earth's atmosphere. Calls came int to the Fort Smith Police between 8:30 pm and 9 pm about residents hearing a large explosion.
Although meteors have been known to produce large explosions and sounds when they enter the atmosphere. There have been several reports on the web that I have found about this event that point to a meteor as being the source of the explosion. It is quite possible that it could have been a meteor associated with a Leonid or Taurid meteor shower.
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http://www.realclearwx.com/1108meteors.htm
Has possible pictures of the meteor!
Heard and caught one with my camera, and a smoke trail as well, it was a Taurid, just above the Pleiades, will post about it next week, very cool
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