POSSIBLE SATELLITE DEBRIS FALLING ACROSS THE REGION

It’s Friday the 13th, and while the following may sound like an April Fools joke, it’s not. This is for real. The following advisory has been issued by the FAA.

FDC 9/5774 FDC .. SPECIAL NOTICE .. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. AIRCRAFT ARE ADVISED THAT A POTENTIAL HAZARD MAY OCCUR DUE TO REENTRY OF SATELLITE DEBRIS INTO THE EARTHS ATMOSPHERE. FURTHER NOTAMS WILL BE ISSUED IF MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. IN THE INTEREST OF FLIGHT SAFETY, IT IS CRITICAL THAT ALL PILOTS/FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS REPORT ANY OBSERVED FALLING SPACE DEBRIS TO THE APPROPRIATE ATC FACILITY TO INCLUDE POSITION, ALTITUDE, TIME, AND DIRECTION OF DEBRIS OBSERVED. FAA HEADQUARTERS, AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEMS OPERATIONS SECURITY

A man-made piece of the sky almost fell on Alberta Friday morning. NORAD called the federal government warning space debris from a Russian rocket appeared to be headed for the Calgary area. And a spokesperson for the Alberta Government says they were about to activate the Emergency Response Centre to warn affected areas. But the government suddenly received word the rocket debris had changed course, falling instead into the Atlantic Ocean.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1221 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009

...DEBRIS FALLING FROM SATELLITES CRASHING IN ORBIT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY HAS RECEIVED PHONE CALLS OF LIGHTS IN THE SKY AND VIBRATIONS SIMILAR TO EARTHQUAKES FELT ACROSS THE LEXINGTON METRO AREA. ACCORDING TO NASA...THIS IS LIKELY DUE TO TWO SATELLITES COLLIDING IN ORBIT. NASA HAS INDICATED THAT AN AMERICAN SATELLITE AND RUSSIAN SATELLITE COLLIDED IN ORBIT JUST THIS PAST TUESDAY. THE LIGHTS SEEN IN THE SKY ARE PIECES OF DEBRIS FROM THE COLLISION...AND THE VIBRATIONS FELT ARE THE SONIC BOOMS CAUSED BY THE FALLING DEBRIS.