| ID | #1610192050 |
| Added | Sat, 09/01/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | National UFO Reporting Center
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Hypothesis
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Initial data
A green fireball flying across the skis in a southwesterly direction.
I was on a winter contract at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. My partner, our assistant, and I were on the ice shelf by the runway, adjusting the runway lights.
I was in the pit digging out the transformer when my partner exclaimed:
"You saw it!»
Our assistant said yes. I asked what had happened, and was told that a bright green light had passed across the sky.
At that time it was still light, and the sky was clear, since the sun had not yet set. We thought it was a meteor, and it had copper in it to give it a green color when it burned through the atmosphere.
I listened to you at the Art Bell show on September 25, and you mentioned the lack of a sonic boom. This reminded me of the above observation... there was no sonic boom. In fact, we were in the middle of nowhere... McMurdo station was six miles from us, so the only noise that we made.
I don't know if what they saw was a meteor or not. From what we heard when we got back, it was also similar to the other residents of the city. My partner and I are both electricians, and our assistant was just learning. I'm not sure what else you might need.
Original news
Date: May 15 1994
Location: Antarctica Ross Ice shelf
Time: 13:00
Summary: green fireball streaking across the ski in a southwesterly direction I was doing a winter contract at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. My partner and our helper and I were out on the ice shelf at the runway readjusting the runway lights. I was down in a hole digging out a transformer when my partner exclaimed “did you see that!” Our helper said yes he did. I asked what happened and they told me a bright green light went streaking across the sky. It was still daylight at the time and clear sky since the sun hadn’t set then. We figured that it was a meteor and had copper in it to give it the green color as it burned through the atmosphere. I was listening to you on Art Bell on the Sept 25 show and you mentioned no sonic boom. That brought to my mind about the above sighting… there was no sonic boom. We were basically out in the middle of nowhere… McMurdo being six miles away so the only noise being made was by us. Not sure now if what they saw was a meteor or not. It was seem by other people in the town too from what we heard when we got back. My partner and I are both electricians and our helper was just learning. Not sure what else you may need. My email is ((deleted)) if you need more and phone is 314-((# deleted)). I report this now since the green fireballs you were talking about to Art brought the memory back to me.
Source: National UFO Reporting Center
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