USAF NEWS RELEASE

Date: June 8, 1998

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On 9 December 1997 at approximately 08:15:55.2 UT, sensors aboard a
U.S. Department of Defense satellite recorded the bright flash of
an apparent meteoroid disintegrating in the atmosphere over
Greenland. The peak radiated intensity recorded on this event
was 9.5E10 watts/sr (using a 6000K blackbody model for the
radiation). Correspondingly, the total radiated energy of the
event was 2.7E11 Joules.


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Individuals interested in obtaining graphical lightcurve information
for this event should send an email with their names, fax numbers and
a description of their intended use of this information to
peter@danlon.physics.uwo.ca