What Went Boom Over South Carolina

**Report UFO WAKES THOUSANDS IN SC (Video)Article by TOM ROSEOriginally posted 2/14/2012A streaking exhaustive of blue light, what host witnesses are inclination a UFO, burst over the midnight skies of South Carolina antique on Monday dawning. Such as was it? No one truly knows, but the object, immovable on tape, has astronomers wavering to diminish reservations in a agitated kingdom.The unidentified flying object was immovable on a ground guarantee cam, reflected in the distance of a parked car, and a dark sky camera which showed the UFO blasting lay aside the sky trailed by a irregular tail.Local astronomers were consecutive consulted and tried to diminish kingdom reservations by wise saying the OVNI was seemingly a comet or meteorite, attire yet such celestial phenomenon are normally personal and usual by the time an object of this range burns up in the aerate.Silence, one drinking hole lessee, interviewed by the drinking hole FOX joined in the video underside, admits she was intimidated and wondered for impartial a instant if it was "aliens" distasteful.Here's the video:Video CorrelationSuch as do you think? Why weren't scientists aware this UFO was streaking lay aside the sky beforehand? Is it a comet or meteorite? Cradle[Note: Would it peaceful be so "salutation" if the "advance" object had hit a ground, draining the occupants? -SW]*Booming Account, LIGHTS IN SKY Over and done with UPSTATE INVESTIGATED Local ASTRONOMER SUSPECTS IT MAY Transport BEEN A METEORGREENVILLE, S.C. -- The Residential home Weather Jaunt and frugal dispatchers from spanning the Upstate say they got ample calls overnight from staff who heard a loud downpour that was followed by lights streaking spanning the sky.NWS staffers said they got a demand from Greenville control approximately 2 a.m. They said after they started triumph calls, they check the guarantee camera at the Residential home Weather Jaunt and saw a become unconscious, slight recognizable exhaustive of light at 1:42 a.m.A NWS speaker told News 4 it may consider been a meteor, but that his agency does not consider these activities.NASA would be the starting place to curb meteor activity. The agency has not yet returned a demand to News 4.In Spartanburg Expanse friendless, dispatchers took about 75 calls, and reports are yet to come in from as far impossible as Lexington, N.C. and Carrollton, Ga.Firefighters taking into account the Reidville hack aspect in Spartanburg Expanse witnessed the light show first hand. They told News 4 it happened at about 1:55 a.m..Retired astronomer Doug Gegen did not see the light in the sky, but he said based on what he is acoustic from any person, it sounds equally it was an fanciful meteor."People saw a lot of lights in the sky, but what does that mean really? Abundantly, it means that seemingly communicate was specified supple of thing hip that was out of the not special," said Gegen.Gegen said the one was option than almanac meteor showers such as the Leonids, which maximum every November.Cradle*CLEVELAND Expanse Operative WITNESSES REPORTED METEOR AccountSPARTANBURG, S.C. - Food Jones awoke like he felt his house beat antique Monday. The considerably of a mast followed a wobble that shook his house approximately 1:30 a.m.Jones, who works at Putnam Distributors in Patterson Springs, assumed the whole came from team at a come together rock dig.Jones said his brother called him approximately midday Monday. Quarry team weren't steady for the tremors that rocked Jones' ground.A meteor, which specified experts say exploded, doubtless did."I've watched meteors before on the science channel, but not at home in South Carolina," Jones mentioned.Official experts are wise saying a meteor exploded upper upstate South Carolina, causing the loud mast. Assorted media outlets reported land seeing a shining exhaustive of blue-white light at the exact time. Locals took to Facebook, recitation the loud mast and unfolding the shining light.No recognizable injuries or spoil had been reported as of Monday afternoon. "I didn't see the light," Jones said. "But the mast sounded equally the stick of thunder."Give a buzz calls to scientists and lofty groups Monday weren't returned in time for this story.Jones admits he was surprised like his brother told him about the meteor downpour."I've watched meteors before on the science channel, but not at home in South Carolina," he said. "I've lived in Blacksburg for 54 sparkle."Cradle[Note: A grudging too disperse for comfort?-SW] * * * *Agenda our game giveaway!Our A "> promotional game trimmings February 28, 2012, so haste and message your log on in today!