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Rupert Soskin wrote:
scubi63 wrote:
Mustard wrote:
Not sure if Glastonbury Tor counts as a megalithic site, but I did see something there that could be loosely termed a UFO. Looking up at the sky, I saw what appeared to be a shooting star - same luminosity, same speed of travel. However, without any slowing of its pace, it changed angle and veered sharply off at 90 degrees. Not very remarkable, but I can't think of anything man-made or natural that would do that.
I am no expert but is it possible for a meteor of certain shape and size, to hit the atmosphere at such an angle that it would bounce off like a pebble on a pond?
If so, at certain angles this could look like the sudden change in direction as is often reported

Just a thought

:o)

S.

Niiiiice... but no. If it was a meteor it would only start making a tail once it started burning up in the atmosphere.
I agree with that.... but I was thinking that as the density of the atmosphere increased a low density spinning odd shaped object (such as flat pumice pebble) may be forced to suddenly veer of course due to changes in aerodynamics....bit like those crap paper plans I make at work.....I mean school!

I know a lot of meteorites contain metals but some do not and general do not make it to the earth's surface.

Any I will stop talking bollox now

:o)

scubi63 wrote:
Rupert Soskin wrote:
scubi63 wrote:
Mustard wrote:
Not sure if Glastonbury Tor counts as a megalithic site, but I did see something there that could be loosely termed a UFO. Looking up at the sky, I saw what appeared to be a shooting star - same luminosity, same speed of travel. However, without any slowing of its pace, it changed angle and veered sharply off at 90 degrees. Not very remarkable, but I can't think of anything man-made or natural that would do that.
I am no expert but is it possible for a meteor of certain shape and size, to hit the atmosphere at such an angle that it would bounce off like a pebble on a pond?
If so, at certain angles this could look like the sudden change in direction as is often reported

Just a thought

:o)

S.

Niiiiice... but no. If it was a meteor it would only start making a tail once it started burning up in the atmosphere.
I agree with that.... but I was thinking that as the density of the atmosphere increased a low density spinning odd shaped object (such as flat pumice pebble) may be forced to suddenly veer of course due to changes in aerodynamics....bit like those crap paper plans I make at work.....I mean school!

I know a lot of meteorites contain metals but some do not and general do not make it to the earth's surface.

Any I will stop talking bollox now

:o)

Having looked it up I was indeed talking total bollox.....nice thought though :o)