meteor over Italy

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From: Gabriele Camera
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 23:38

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I have just read news on an Italian newspaper regarding a meteor that 2 days 
ago, Jan 19, passed over northern Italy. It was around 2 a.m. and people 
heard a loud boom while the sky was being illuminated as during daylight.
This phenomenon lasted about 10/20 seconds. Also shock waves were reported.
Newspapers speculated that it was a meteor and that it went straight on 
Croatia. 

Can anybody give me some more details? Is it possible that such a meteor is
not tracked by astronomers well in advance and no warnings are issued?

                Thank you for your help,

                                                Gabriele


Gabriele Camera
Dept. of Economics
University of Iowa

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From: camera@news.weeg.uiowa.edu (Gabriele Camera)
Subject: meteor over Italy
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