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53flyingcloud · 03-19-2007, 11:27 AM

My house's roof is "Amour Plated" with copper..

Maybe the "mass" ..it's almost as light as my Titainum framed glasses..which weigh in at 0.5ozs
Excella CM,
EXCELLENT POINT...
I'll do that..
THANKS..

Excella CM · 03-19-2007, 11:28 AM

It looks as if it might be what is called a "carbonaceous chondrite". That would be a typical stoney,possibley frangible, visitor from outer space. Call the Smithsonian. There are folks that are interested in what falls and where and when. Make the call.

flyfshr · 03-19-2007, 11:30 AM

Having an armour plated roof is the reason it hit your house and not a neighbor's. What kind and size of dimple did it leave?

Brad
FF

**azflycaster** · 03-19-2007, 11:33 AM

Contact this guy in Tucson, he collects these things.
Robert Haag

bake315 · 03-19-2007, 03:07 PM

It's EVIL!

myboyburt · 03-19-2007, 03:27 PM

Glad it didn't go through your roof or hit your Airstream.

Foiled Again · 03-19-2007, 04:27 PM

See you made the big move. Did you collect your Airstream from Holiday Travel Park or will you be back our way for it? Don't hesitate to call if you two are heading this way.

I notice that everyone had the same thought as I did.... "Gosh I hope it didn't hit the Airstream!".

Cool that it was small enough not to go through the roof. Whew. But check the roof because the velocity could have dinged it or even pinholed it..... You know how those leaks are.

Hey, if you want to cry there are two Flying Clouds on e-bay right now that would remind you of the one you sold, and I was just traveling through a neighborhood at the northend of Oceana's runway and spotted a nice Globetrotter. There are more and more of them around here, or else I'm just noticing more of them.

Paula

KIMILI · 03-19-2007, 04:51 PM

alien trading
...if we see you with a new AS we'll know how you got it

Keep us posted on your findings and developments

Foiled Again · 03-19-2007, 04:56 PM

Wait a minute. Before you retired didn't you used to work for "THEM"?

Paula

balrgn · 03-19-2007, 05:37 PM

Ya need one of these to be sure..

2airishuman · 03-19-2007, 07:52 PM

hi 53fc...

truly amazing!

were you wearing a foil hat?

it may be time for the whole family...

cheers
2air'

flyfshr · 03-19-2007, 08:15 PM

Who needs a foil hat when your roof is copper?

Brad
FF

B4WEDI · 03-19-2007, 08:21 PM

What an exciting event ! You were very fortunate to be present at the time.

One of your pictures should have a reference item in it like a penny or a quarter to show scale. I would like to see a clear picture of the "charred" side. Do you have a Macro setting on your camera ?

Do you have a metal detector ? I wonder if it emits a signal ?

**azflycaster** · 03-19-2007, 08:28 PM

We had one hit a little north of us about 49,000 years ago. It left a mark!

2airishuman · 03-19-2007, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flyfshr

Who needs a foil hat when your roof is copper?

Brad
FF

no kidding!

2air'

mistral blue · 03-19-2007, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azflycaster

We had one hit a little north of us about 49,000 years ago. It left a mark!

I keep empty bottles in it now

53flyingcloud · 03-20-2007, 05:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B4WEDI

What an exciting event ! You were very fortunate to be present at the time.
One of your pictures should have a reference item in it like a penny or a quarter to show scale. I would like to see a clear picture of the "charred" side. Do you have a Macro setting on your camera ?
Do you have a metal detector ? I wonder if it emits a signal ?

B4WEDI,
I agree~ At the time it happened..My frame of mind was completely on another level..(Like..what the HECK was that?)

I had no clue then....
My son, who is working on his Master's degree, took some time out from his studies and, looked up some pretty interesting facts on the INTERNET about the subject matter..
He said this: From what he read..That, not very many are recovered, on a annual basis about 5 each year or so are found...Most that are found are metallic. Those that are "stony" are rarer because they tend to blend into the background or, not as easy to find like the metallic ones with a magnetic or metal detector. I am intrigued further by theses facts..and the rarity of anyone actually being there as a witness/recovery at the impact point.
My camera is a Sony, DSC-P200 and, I will check it out further as to it's features..(I bought this for the son to take with him on his trips to Africa and, as such..I just haven't played with it that much..)

No, I don't have a metal detector..
THAT's another totally interesting subject~

Thanks again for your interest..
ciao
53FC

B4WEDI · 03-20-2007, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 53FlyingCloud

He said this: From what he read..That, not very many are recovered, on a annual basis about 5 each year or so are found...

Yeah, that's exactly right ! I imagine this stuff is raining down on us every day, we just miss it 99.9 % of the time. How many times do you look up, startled from some noise saying, " WTH was that ? " and dismiss it ? I hear stuff falling through the trees all the time, is it always just a branch or an acorn falling ?

If you had been anywhere else at that moment...... even if your son got up from his studies for the noise and been lucky enough to find the speck would he have been able to 100 % for sure relate it to the noise ? Kool.

I always wish this sort of thing would happen to me ! ( Hah ! with my luck, you'll read about me in the Union Leader, I'll be the guy with the thing drilled through the side of his head !

)

My job get's me out "diggin' the earth" frequently and I'm always on the lookout, I even have the guys I work with trained to look for interesting things in the ground ! Buisness, with Pleasure !

There is a Hobby Shop in Salem and (I bet) more than one in Nashua that has metal detectors...... maybe in your travels you could cruise by and pass the "Magic Marble" under the wand for giggles, won't cost nuthin' and may just stimulate you to a new purchase and adventure !

A Great Adventure ! The kind of thing that to me, makes life worth livin ' !

Have fun with it !

P.S. Who did you address your letter outlining the course of events to ?

53flyingcloud · 03-20-2007, 08:28 AM

I tried to relocate website with no success..
It was address to Mr. Mark Davis, meteors@comcast.net
That all I can find for now..
ciao
53FC

Wabbiteer · 03-20-2007, 09:11 AM

Some have theorized colds and flu could be from primordial comet debris raining onto the globe.... if true, the more you handle that alien "carbonaceous chondrite" debris the more likely you will be father to an Aluminitus strain the likes of mankind has not experienced before.... Well, maybe not, but your skin oils from handling it will make it easier for its' mother to track you down since it's plain to see it was supposed to graze that copper patch & I for one would not want to tangle with big mother meteorite looking for a lost daughter - and then if the Aluminitus Flu spreads back to the parent, you've doomed all of our Airstreams to being abducted & orbited off to some intergalactic kegger tailgator party!