...DEBRIS FALLING FROM SATELLITES CRASHING IN ORBIT...

[srainhoutx]

Mods, you may want to move this, but many reports are coming in and a NOTAM has been issued by FAA.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1221 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009

...DEBRIS FALLING FROM SATELLITES CRASHING IN ORBIT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY HAS RECEIVED
PHONE CALLS OF LIGHTS IN THE SKY AND VIBRATIONS SIMILAR TO
EARTHQUAKES FELT ACROSS THE LEXINGTON METRO AREA. ACCORDING TO
NASA...THIS IS LIKELY DUE TO TWO SATELLITES COLLIDING IN ORBIT.
NASA HAS INDICATED THAT AN AMERICAN SATELLITE AND RUSSIAN SATELLITE
COLLIDED IN ORBIT JUST THIS PAST TUESDAY. THE LIGHTS SEEN IN THE SKY
ARE PIECES OF DEBRIS FROM THE COLLISION...AND THE VIBRATIONS FELT
ARE THE SONIC BOOMS CAUSED BY THE FALLING DEBRIS.

$$

AL


PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1145 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2009

...POSSIBLE SATELLITE DEBRIS FALLING ACROSS THE REGION...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS RECEIVED CALLS THIS
EVENING FROM THE PUBLIC CONCERNING POSSIBLE EXPLOSIONS AND...OR
EARTHQUAKES ACROSS THE AREA. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION HAS
REPORTED TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT THESE EVENTS ARE BEING CAUSED
BY FALLING SATELLITE DEBRIS. THESE PIECES OF DEBRIS HAVE BEEN CAUSING
SONIC BOOMS...RESULTING IN THE VIBRATIONS BEING FELT BY SOME
RESIDENTS...AS WELL AS FLASHES OF LIGHT ACROSS THE SKY. THE CLOUD OF
DEBRIS IS LIKELY THE RESULT OF THE RECENT IN ORBIT COLLISION OF TWO
SATELLITES ON TUESDAY...FEBRUARY 10TH WHEN KOSMOS 2251 CRASHED INTO
IRIDIUM 33.



http://www.weather.gov/view/prodsByS...rodtype=public

[TexasSam]

I emailed your post to spaceweather.com thought they might find it interesting!

[srainhoutx]

Satellite Debris Falls from Texas Sky...

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/Satell ... lls_from_T

[Extremeweatherguy]

Spaceweather.com is saying that these fireball events were most likely caused by natural meteors...

http://www.spaceweather.com/