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Archive Home > 2002 > March > 02 > Meteor chaser trains his eyes on the sky

Meteor chaser trains his eyes on the sky

By Melissa Bearns / The Bulletin
March 2, 2002

Local scientists are still looking for the remnants of a fireball that ripped through the atmosphere near John Day in October 1987. Thousands stared in awe at the daytime fireball so bright it caused shadows and sent several loggers, who were directly beneath it when it exploded, to their knees....

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