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TOPIC: Murchison Bang
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Jul 14 00:26 2005
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From Shepparton News (Australia)
July 14, 2005
Mystery has continued to surround an almighty bang that sounded in
Murchison
on Saturday night.
While many residents have admitted to hearing a rocket like sound followed by a loud bang, most are at a loss to explain what really happened.
Long-time resident Betty Maslin believes the sound was the second meteorite to hit the town in less than 40 years.
In 1969 a carbonaceous chondrite struck Murchison, leaving many fragments scattered near the town.
"
I think is has to be a meteorite because nothing else could fall in so many places,
" Mrs Maslin said.
Residents in Robinson, McKenzie and Stevenson Sts reported a sound which reminded them of gravel falling on the roof - all at 9.15 pm.
Stevenson St resident Keith Carney said he was in bed when he heard a rocket like sound followed by the scattering of pebbles on a nearby roof.
He said his wife was outside at the time and saw something that looked like fireworks or a cascade of lights sweep across the sky.
McKenzie St's Tino Catania heard a huge explosion.
"
It was like a sonic boom . . . I went outside and had a look around, but I couldn't find anything,
" Mr Catania said.
For Mary Shaddix of Robinson St, it was the flash through the window that caught her attention.
"
It was very strange,
" Mrs Shaddix said.
"
We heard particles or something falling on the roof . . . I thought is was a gun going off or an explosion.
"
As yet no residents have found any meteorite fragments.
Murchison police Senior Constable Ricky Keast said the incident had not been reported to police, but confirmed he had heard the bang.
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