Source: KKTV Colorado Springs, CO www.kktv.com
12-14-95

Meteor May Be Near La Junta

THE METEOR THAT STREAKED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COLORADO SKY A FEW WEEKS AGO PROBABLY LANDED NEAR LA JUNTA. THAT'S THE CONCLUSION OF THE DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. THE MUSEUM TODAY RELEASED THE FINDINGS OF ITS RESEARCH INTO THE CELESTIAL PHENOMENON. IT HAPPENED AT 2:20 A.M. NOVEMBER 21. FIRST THE BRIGHT LIGHT, THEN THE LOUD, EXPLOSIVE NOISE THAT JOLTED PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR BEDS. IT WAS ALL CAPTURED ON TAPE BY A COLORADO SPRINGS SECURITY CAMERA AND DENVER MUSEUM SCIENTISTS SAY THE TAPE AND MORE THAN 150 INTERVIEWS TELL THEM WHERE THE METEOR WAS, AND WHERE IT WENT. THE LOUD BOOM IS ONLY THE SECOND SONIC BOOM FROM A METEOR EVER RECORDED. IT HAPPENED THREE MINUTES AND 33 SECONDS AFTER THE FIRST FLASH OF LIGHT. MURPHY MAPPED THE PROBABLE FLIGHT PATH OF THE ROCK. THEY THINK IT MAY HAVE LANDED NEAR LA JUNTA. EVENTUALLY, MURPHY HOPES TO RECOVER THE FALLEN METEOR, NOW A METEORITE LIKE THESE. IT'S PROBABLY NO BIGGER THAN A FOOTBALL, HE SAYS, AND IF ANYONE FINDS SOMETHING LIKE THIS MURPHY SAYS SCIENTISTS ACROSS THE NATION ARE INTERESTED. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE METEOR CONTACT THE DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.