Originally posted by C.H.U.D.
reply to post by SlinkyDFW
As a general rule, the observer who sees the meteor extinguish closest to directly over-head is going to be much closer to the fall site than the observer who sees the meteor low down in the sky.
I'm not sure if they have worked out the trajectory properly yet, and it may just be random agencies clutching at straws by trying to follow the reports of where people think it fell. Where it actually fell is quite a bit more difficult to work out than most people realize.
Regarding your last question, yes, it probably could, but I honestly do not think that this is the case here, for the reasons I gave above.
It might be very hard for spotters to find fragments of this meteor (which seems most probable explanation). Recall back to the extremely bright bolide that was seen from Alberta to Manitoba earlier this year. It didn't take too long for them to say it probably landed "somewhere south of Lloydminster" but I think it was a week or two before fragments were found on a frozen pond. The rocks stand out against the snow and ice. It is much harder to find meteor fragments on grassland, cropland or ploughed and fallow fields - as I think characterizes terrain of this part of Texas.
