On Tue, 12 Apr 2022 20:01:31 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
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jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
On Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 6:53:51 PM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:
It wasn't really large enough to qualify as an asteroid.
I couldn't tell from the article, which didn't seem to say anything
about how large it was, but despite the fact that no one noticed
it except the few who were sworn to secrecy, the article was written
as though it was more than the ordinary tiny meteor, or speck of
space dust.
John Savard
Less than half a meter. Nobody was sworn to secrecy. The event was
possibly witnessed, and likely picked up by instruments. So not
necessarily "unnoticed" (and in fact, it was in an accessible
database, it's just that some of the critical data was redacted). It's
always a hassle when we try to get the Dept of Defense to release info
from their satellites which accidentally record these things. We
generally do get the information, but it's often very delayed.
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