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In reply to the discussion: Bright fireball reported in skies over San Francisco Bay Area [View all]longship
(40,416 posts)46. The Russian one was almost certainly NOT.
The direction it went was wrong. It should have gone south to north and it went (AFAIK) east to west.
I don't know about the Cuban or SF meteors, but there are many, many tons of stuff falling on Earth from space each day. Sightings will inevitably cluster once in a while. I suggest that this is one of those coincidental instances.
Plus, this may be selection bias. With 2012DA14 in the news, people may be looking to the sky more. So they are just seeing events which happen normally, but in context with 2012DA14 seems to correlate.
These things happen every day. People are just paying attention right now.
It's all coincidence with some selection bias thrown in for good measure.
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A couple more and I think it's time to think a little more seriously about the possibilities.
StrictlyRockers
Feb 2013
#21
That thing lasted all of 3 seconds. Come on up to Big Bear on a moonless night.
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2013
#65
Back in early January my Wife and I were coming into Las Vegas from the north on our way
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2013
#71