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Subject: The Perfect Storm
I was sound asleep when I was awakened by someone shaking me and telling me
to get up quick. It was my mother and she seemed to be very excited about
something , not telling me at that moment what it was, only asking me to
hurry up and come outside with her. I had no idea that what I was about to
see would burn a picture in my mind that would be with me to this day.
There in the sky was the most incredible vision I have ever witnessed. It
was if every star was falling from this north Texas sky, arcing the earth's
dome of atmosphere in every direction. I watched with my mouth wide open for
30 to 45 minutes and the show never seemed to slow up! It almost brings
tears to my eyes when I stop and really think of how incredible that morning
really was...
I was sound asleep when I was awakened by someone shaking me and telling me
to get up quick. It was my mother and she seemed to be very excited about
something , not telling me at that moment what it was, only asking me to
hurry up and come outside with her. I had no idea that what I was about to
see would burn a picture in my mind that would be with me to this day.
There in the sky was the most incredible vision I have ever witnessed. It
was if every star was falling from this north Texas sky, arcing the earth's
dome of atmosphere in every direction. I watched with my mouth wide open for
30 to 45 minutes and the show never seemed to slow up! It almost brings
tears to my eyes when I stop and really think of how incredible that morning
really was...
That's from http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/1966.html
Here's a pic:
Some people even claimed that they heard sizzling and crackling sounds:
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The sky appeared to be
cracking and sizzling with shooting stars. To this day I have the
distinct memory of hearing a faint sound like silk rustling from a
distance as dozens of meteors appeared each second. After several
minutes, I saw another fireball and then, yet another. I remember being
astounded that a meteor could leave a trail in the sky. Then a bright
meteor split looking like the track of smashed particle. I remember
thinking after one particularly intense burst that the "duck and cover"
might be a good response as surely something had to reach the ground. I
saw several fireballs after that with the same incandescent trails.
cracking and sizzling with shooting stars. To this day I have the
distinct memory of hearing a faint sound like silk rustling from a
distance as dozens of meteors appeared each second. After several
minutes, I saw another fireball and then, yet another. I remember being
astounded that a meteor could leave a trail in the sky. Then a bright
meteor split looking like the track of smashed particle. I remember
thinking after one particularly intense burst that the "duck and cover"
might be a good response as surely something had to reach the ground. I
saw several fireballs after that with the same incandescent trails.
I wonder if Brian and the others stayed up see it. I think it would have affected Brian deeply.
