Recent UK fireball could not have 'skipped' around the world,
new analysis says (Update)  Oct 09, 2012 by Nancy Atkinson,
Universe Today   Atens are fairly unusual, making this a rather
unique event. But then came another analysis that seemed to be
so crazy, it might have been true: this meteoroid may have
skipped like a stone in and out of Earth's atmosphere, where it
slowed enough to orbit the Earth until appearing as another
meteor over Canada, just a few hours after it was seen over the
UK and northern Europe.  This video is not supported by your
browser at this time.     "And once I triangulated the location
to a spot between Ottawa and Montreal, a linkage to the UK
fireball was no longer possible due to the longitude mismatch,"
Matson said.  Additionally, the 153-minute time difference
between meteors places a strict limit on the maximum longitude
difference for a "skipping" meteoroid of roughly 38 degrees.
This would put the final perigee well off the coast of
Newfoundland, south of Greenland, Matson a