Didn't anybody else see that meteorite that fell near Oliver early Thursday
morning?
Dr. L. A. Bayrock, a geologist with
the Alberta Research council, feels sure more people than the five he has
talked to saw the relatively small but bright meteorite that lit up the sky in
a path from Lacombe to Fort Saskatchewan before exploding just northeast of
Edmonton.
Dr. Bayrock says reports so far
indicate there likely are several small pieces and one large portion of the
meteorite in a small area somewhere near Oliver, but it would be like "looking
for a needle in a haystack" to begin a concentrated ground search on the
scanty information so far volunteered.
The meteorite exploded about eight
miles above the earth's surface, he says, and the smaller particles of the
substance probably are lying on top of the snow. The doctor says it is
important to research that the particles be found before they become highly
contaminated by the earth's atmosphere.
The last two meteorites to land in
Alberta fell near the town of Peace River in 1963, and near Bruderheim in
1960.
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