Grand Teton Meteor

Grand Teton Meteor

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[Ig0TAny0uTuB3AcCounT]

LOL power level at 9000

[Kullg4r]

At best it would have created an airburst of about 1/5th the energy of the Hiroshima bomb.

[BlueReckless]

I wish Mariesa van Huyten were real.

[pnutbutrncrackers]

@PhoenixBlue23 Interesting -- that 'electrophonic' stuff. Leads me to believe you guys actually did hear the sizzling you thought you did. If so, you were even more fortunate than many others on that day, since your experience included an auditory dimension.

I would very much like to see your mom's photo, if you'd be nice enough to send it over. I'll try to msg. my email address to you in your inbox. Thanks!

[PhoenixBlue23]

@pnutbutrncrackers This is from the American Meteor Society webpage -Another form of sound frequently reported with bright fireballs is “electrophonic” sound, which occurs coincidentally with the visible fireball. The reported sounds range from hissing static, to sizzling, to popping sounds. Often, the witness of such sounds is located near some metal object when the fireball occurs.

[PhoenixBlue23]

@pnutbutrncrackers And yes, I'm sure it was the same event.  August 10, 1972 at approx 2:30 pm. If you would like to see the photo, let me know your email and I would gladly send it to you.

[PhoenixBlue23]

@pnutbutrncrackers First of all, I would never flame you with profanities. I appreciate and listen to the views of others.

I've seen the video taken from Jackson Lake, and the meteor isn't directly overhead. Our experience on Logan Pass in Glacier National Park was of the meteor flying almost directly overhead. I have a photo that my mother took of the smoke trail immediately after the fireball went over. She was too busy watching the meteor and didn't snap a photo as it went over.

[pnutbutrncrackers]

@pnutbutrncrackers

Addendum: I don't know if being positioned directly underneath the object, as you say, could make a difference or not. Are you positive it was this same event, and not some other similar celestial occurrence?

Cool that you had that experience. Wish I could've. No doubt unforgettable, and something to tell your children and grandchildren about.

[pnutbutrncrackers]

@PhoenixBlue23 I appreciate your response to my comment, and your not flaming me with profanities.

First of all, I readily admit that I am no expert on such phenomena, and would like to talk to those that are. As far as your elevation, I do know that some of the witnesses were right around Jackson Lake (WY), which sits at nearly 6,800 ft. (only a couple hundred feet lower than you and your party were). Firsthand reports in Sky & Telescope magazine spoke of its being noiseless. (??)

[PhoenixBlue23]

@pnutbutrncrackers Perhaps it is because they weren't on a trail at an elevation of 7000' and directly below the meteor. The other 4 members of my family had the same experience and heard the same sound as I. No sonic boom, just a sizzling sound.

[pnutbutrncrackers]

@PhoenixBlue23 " ... it made a sizzling sound." Come on, Phoenix Blue. :) I've read numerous eyewitness accounts of the event. Many of them commented on the perfect SILENCE that accompanied the fireball's flight. Perhaps your imagination has supplied a soundtrack? (no offense)