Black Vault compilation, pp. 91-93

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(1) Give your name and address.
(2) Where were you when you saw the meteor? (I! the town i.s small pleue Jive county a.s well.)
(3) Give the date, hour and minute when the meteor appeared; also kind of time used.
(4) In what direction did lt appear (or 1n what direction was lt first seen)? This 1s not a.sldng 1n what
direction 1t wa.s lOin& I
(S) In what direetion did it disappear (or in what direction wu it last seen}? For question. 4 and 5,
simply N, E, S, or W is not accurate enouch, unless these were the aact directions. I! compass
is used, .state 1t; alao lf magnetic correction has been applied to compas.s reading.
(6} At what height did 1t appear? (Use degrees 1D answering.)
(7} At what height did it disappear? (Use d~p-ees in answeriD(.)
(8) Did it pus directly overheacl (l.e., through the zenith)?
(9) U not, to which side of the zenith did it ro. and. bow far from it? (Use degrees in answerq.)
(10) Did it appear to reach the horizon? WUt sort of a horizon have you? •
(11) What angle did the path of tbe meteor make with the borizon and 1n which direction wu tt then
iQing?
(12) If you are familiar with consteUaUons describe the path ot the meteor throuch the sky with
reference to stars.
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(13) Did the meteor appear to explode?
{14) What was the duration of 1u f111bt 1n seconds?
(15) Describe the train lf one was left. I! it last~ long enough to show drift, most euefully tell 1n
what direction train drifted. Give sketch, if posstl:)le, sbowifte this with regard to horizon.
(16) What was the duration of the train in seconds?
(17) Did you hear any sound?
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How loq after seeing the meteor was it before you heard this
sound?
Did you heu an actual explosion? How long after seeing the explosion was it belore you heard it?
(18) Of what color wa.s the meteor?
(19) What wa.s the size of tht~ meteor? (Compare it with the Moon or with a pl:met or star.)
(20) Wu more than one body seen before the explosion (if any}?
(Zl) What wa.s condition of sky at Ume?
(22) Give n:unes a."\d addresses o! others who saw the meteor .
(23} PleJ.Se mail this reply to
Charles p ; Oliver
AMERICAN METEOR SOCIETY
521 N. W)'Mewood Ave
ltarbertb, Pennsylvania 19072