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  • Aikon1988, on 02/21/2008, -23/+8This just came in, Portland is now declared Area52. The meteor was actually an Unidentified Flying Object! ^^

    J/K ... but could've been. :P Nice story.
    • john2kx, on 02/21/2008, -4/+3this just in -- your post is DOA, aka 404 - funny not found.
    • knobtwiddler, on 02/21/2008, -1/+2no cookie, no video. stupid ass CNN whats their problem
  • rejavan8, on 02/21/2008, -1/+8They had reports of this all over the news in Spokane WA yesterday
    • rjey, on 02/21/2008, -0/+1Yes, and actually it looked like it crashed near Spokane. Pretty strange that it looked like it crashed in Portland too, heh.
    • eagles2k3, on 02/21/2008, -0/+7CNN is so damn retarded. Where did these people go to school? That video was shot in eastern Washington, which the last time I looked at a map, was nowhere near Porltand, OR. It was all over the news here in Washington becuase, well, that's the state it actually happened in.
    • candafilm, on 02/21/2008, -0/+3You could see it in Boise, ID as well.
  • ametitul, on 02/21/2008, -8/+5maybe it was .. Khal-El :)) with his meteor shower :P
    i would like to see something like that in the future
  • vroom101, on 02/21/2008, -0/+16Scientists search for meteor's possible impact site in Oregon, Washington
    http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_021908_n ...
    • vroom101, on 02/21/2008, -0/+4Seismologists don't think NW meteor hit the ground
      http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_022008W ...
    • surian, on 02/21/2008, -0/+3Mother-f***er, is THAT what hit my car last night?
    • OwdenBowden, on 02/21/2008, -0/+3Nice follow up. Good Work.

      I seen one of these on 95 while driving to Maine. Cool stuff.
    • Teh_Shiz, on 02/21/2008, -0/+1Agreeing with vroom101, and also, leads are saying that if there have been any impact, it would most likely have been in the Blue Mountains, but I doubt there was an impact, because the explosion you see when you last see it, isn't the meteor hitting the ground, its the meteor.. well, exploding.
  • Earthacis, on 02/21/2008, -28/+5Buried for being CNN.
    • redxii, on 02/21/2008, -11/+4Buried for being CNN as in requiring cookies to view a video. Alternative link anyone?
      • SkippyDoorknob, on 02/21/2008, -1/+13Are you really that concerned about a CNN cookie?
        • woohhaa, on 02/21/2008, -6/+1Thats how big brother watches you.
        • oldhick, on 02/21/2008, -5/+1You should be. With Atlanta being the capital of the North American Union and CNN right in the heart of it... You just never know!!!
        • avgeneral, on 02/21/2008, -0/+7lol a cookie is just a reminder for a browser, nothing else
        • randomerratum, on 06/10/2008, -0/+5c'mon, cookies are delicious.
  • lapeste007, on 02/21/2008, -10/+3is it real this story ?? are the scientists sure at 100 % ??
    • SkippyDoorknob, on 02/21/2008, -2/+3Meteors hit all the time.
      • rainierbeer, on 02/21/2008, -1/+3 not really. only 3 have ever been found in oregon.
    • oldhick, on 02/21/2008, -1/+1The scientist are "pretty" sure. Just like they were pretty sure we couldn't hit something plummeting out of orbit (right in the gas tank I might add) either.
    • avgeneral, on 02/21/2008, -1/+1ya, it just happened to be caught on tape
    • Shakermaker, on 02/21/2008, -0/+1Sure about what? That it was Superman? That it was aliens? Give your head a shake....
  • kweiche, on 02/21/2008, -13/+3Isn't this a little bit old news?
    Like a few days old...
  • martyFREEDOM, on 02/21/2008, -2/+4It was the terrorists. I am sure there is a link there somewhere.
  • TobyDumb, on 02/21/2008, -21/+5Yes this is a real story. I live in Portland Oregon and it was an amazing sight. (***** CNN)
  • eatbeast, on 02/21/2008, -11/+8aww all i caught last night in portland was the eclipse. if only i could have seen the meteor hitting the satellite bouncing off the moon
    (and landing on hillary)
  • SevenTwo, on 02/21/2008, -7/+5The Silver Surfer approaches!
  • Infinitydelta, on 02/21/2008, -16/+8Last night the Navy shot down a dead satelite over Alaska which was going to plummet to earth. That was probably a chunk of it.
    • TobyDumb, on 02/21/2008, -13/+1Oregon =/= Northeastern US
    • dasbush, on 02/21/2008, -1/+3Plus I heard on the news this morning that the largest pieces of the satellite are about the size of a football. They'll never strike the earth
      • Navicerts, on 02/21/2008, -0/+2Yea but it's not a rock like the normal football sized chunks that burn up on a regular basis, it is made of metals. Regardless I think the timing was off because this was Tuesday night.
    • eagles2k3, on 02/21/2008, -0/+3Except for the fact that this happened 2 days ago.
  • davermont, on 02/21/2008, -13/+29Is this the satellite they shot down last night?
    • sundancekid503, on 02/21/2008, -1/+29No, this happened before the satellite was shot down.
  • entrophize, on 02/21/2008, -1/+39Someone told me that there is an alien spacecraft riding behind this meteor and that if we all killed ourselves at just the right moment, our souls can hitch a ride to an outlying galaxy.

    True story.
    • mbrindam, on 02/21/2008, -1/+9But only if you drink the kool-aid.
      • LeRenard, on 02/21/2008, -0/+4Your mixing your cults. In this case, it was "Only if you wear the nikes.."
    • neodorian, on 02/21/2008, -0/+6That only works with comets, dingus.
    • void, on 02/22/2008, -0/+1Heavens Gate Cult FTW!!!
  • Poltron, on 02/21/2008, -3/+30Transformers.
  • TriZz, on 02/21/2008, -17/+4Ummm, could it be possible that it was debris from the satellite they shot down? That's what I thought when I saw it...but I'm not sure.
    • oldhick, on 02/21/2008, -0/+3No, this was before that and the debris is still orbit from the satellite anyway.
      • TriZz, on 02/21/2008, -2/+2Thanks for your answer...I'm not sure why I'm getting dugg down for simply asking a non-offensive, non-threatening, legit question.
        • teh_techie, on 02/21/2008, -2/+4If you would think before you post, you'd realize that this meteor incident happened BEFORE the satellite shoot-down. So, that's why you're being dugg down.
        • oldhick, on 02/21/2008, -1/+2I think it was because if you read the article and read an article about the satellite you would have figured it out for yourself.
        • Kotelic, on 02/21/2008, -1/+2You're getting dugg down because there have been at least 5 other people in comments and replies above you asking the SAME question and getting the SAME answer.
  • ryangp, on 02/21/2008, -4/+10It must be more autobots answering Optimus Prime's call.
    • DarthBrady, on 02/22/2008, -0/+1I freakin' knew I wasnt the only one..
  • TobyDumb, on 02/21/2008, -8/+2So that's Hillary's "back up plan"....
  • smackthenun, on 02/21/2008, -4/+2that i assume would be a huge possibility...
  • flogistan, on 02/21/2008, -5/+8That wasn't a meteor. That was a big frozen chunk a poopy
  • DuffyDirect, on 02/21/2008, -2/+6when i was drunk at college once i saw a huge meteor and i started yelling frantically pointing at it and telling everyone and they all ignored me... if only they listened... :-(
    • LogicBomB, on 02/21/2008, -1/+7Maybe they looked and saw you pointing at a lightpost?
    • Navicerts, on 02/21/2008, -1/+1I saw one while driving down the interstate once, it's actually a little scary because it looked like a missile.
  • Aidenf77, on 02/21/2008, -1/+3It looks to me like the meteor couldn't withstand the atmospheric friction and vaporized/exploded in the air. I'd love for somebody to prove me wrong with pictures of the impact site!
    • FaceCage, on 02/21/2008, -0/+1Good point, looks like it didn't make contact with the ground. Although it would be cool if they found the meteor, and were able to save the alien baby nestled inside.
    • Spritti, on 02/22/2008, -1/+0well aren't you high on your ***** horse lmao
  • Daedalus42, on 02/21/2008, -1/+7Call UNIT.
  • inajeep, on 02/21/2008, -2/+3I can never get CNN's videos to work on my work or home PCs/Laptops. Waiting for a youtube link or something...
    • howilearned, on 02/21/2008, -1/+3CNN hates you.
    • lowrider14, on 02/21/2008, -0/+5CNN hates me too...
      • WNW3, on 02/21/2008, -0/+1Me three, just do a search for "meteor" in the past week on Youtube, there are a bunch of videos
  • macwac, on 02/21/2008, -4/+2Video link no longer works.. anyone have a new link?
  • IIIKrazyKiDDIII, on 02/21/2008, -1/+7Elvis is back!
  • FaceCage, on 02/21/2008, -12/+1I've seen a lot of meteors, dude, and that is a fake. Ive never been more certain of anything in my life.
    • ThePikey, on 02/21/2008, -1/+6And your expert theory, dude, is based on what? I'll make sure that NASA includes you on the next mission into space to save the planet. I'm sure Bruce Willis already has your number.
      • FaceCage, on 02/21/2008, -6/+0Well, Pike the pike pikeman. My theory is based on you being a f'n amateur. It's a half-assed Lebowski quote. Its Oscar time, and the Coens are up to win one this year. I guess I'm like a giddy, 8-year old school girl. But seriously, could you hook that NASA ***** up for me like you promised?

    • thejaxx, on 02/21/2008, -1/+0So you're saying all of us that were driving or outside for what ever reason at 5:30am in Washington state just imagined this happening? It lit up the whole damn sky. I myself was just starting my hour commute to work when this happened.
    • FaceCage, on 02/21/2008, -3/+1It was a joke, lame...OK, but a joke.
      • kaelyiesta, on 02/21/2008, -1/+1Dont worry. Those of us familiar with the Big Lebowski get it.
      • ThePikey, on 02/21/2008, -0/+1Ahha, I missed that one. I was apparently out of my element. Just call me Donny.
      • diggdallas, on 02/22/2008, -0/+1I thought I told you to shut up
  • fiveoaks, on 02/21/2008, -1/+11This was NOT the satellite. It happened the day before.
  • hoppdawg, on 02/21/2008, -0/+9I saw that thing explode in my rear view mirror on my way to work. Thought it was some giant transformer or natural gas explosion. Lit up the whole sky.
  • NovaCloud, on 02/21/2008, -0/+1looks like the priestess' starfall
  • macweirdo42, on 02/21/2008, -5/+5Seeing that gets me thinking - how much work would it take to weaponize meteors? You know, like build a giant catapult on the moon or something? I realize it'd be totally impractical, but it always struck me as a really cool idea.
    • AMSRay, on 02/21/2008, -0/+2Not as far fetched as you think. Low gravity on the moon makes it very practical. Of course, then you'd be stuck on the moon with no place to go, if the countries on Earth didn't nuke you first when they saw the meteors coming.
      • john1, on 02/21/2008, -0/+1Heinlein's 'The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress' covers just that - using a catapult on the moon to attack earth.
    • CocoDaPuf, on 02/21/2008, -0/+1Actually, there's already been a case of meteors being used as weapons.

      http://youtube.com/watch?v=faFuaYA-daw
      Would you like to know more?
  • oilcan, on 02/21/2008, -12/+0shot down satellite anyone?
    • Kotelic, on 02/21/2008, -0/+1NO! Read the comments above before you post the same thing!
  • Navicerts, on 02/21/2008, -1/+2Old footage of another one...

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-547491517 ...
  • fungusmonkey, on 02/21/2008, -5/+4I for one welcome our new alien overlords.
    • diggit83, on 02/21/2008, -0/+5WE REQUIRE MORE VESPENE GAS!
      • mortey, on 02/21/2008, -0/+2You must construct additional pylons!
    • allengeer, on 02/21/2008, -0/+1Heres to you Mr "I for One welcome our new ____ overlords" guy.
  • EmitStop, on 02/21/2008, -0/+1What i heard is that it was the size of a basketball and burned up
    • Teh_Shiz, on 02/21/2008, -0/+1Estimated to be anywhere between the size of a baseball to a basketball, yes.
  • MookiBlaylock, on 02/21/2008, -3/+1My hometown
    • GvnMcCld, on 02/21/2008, -0/+4That isn't as impressive when 500,000 other people come from the same town as you.
  • james.mattson, on 02/21/2008, -1/+2Kal-el is it you?
  • S2000, on 02/21/2008, -0/+35At least Hillary can cheer up now.....she's not the only thing going down in a ball of flames.
  • banido, on 02/21/2008, -0/+2It´s one of Apophis´s scouts.
    More will come...until 2029.
    • datdamonfoo, on 02/21/2008, -0/+1This will displease Ba'al.
    • uiguy3, on 02/21/2008, -0/+0Although we should really be concerned about Apophis in 2036.
  • mediaspree, on 02/21/2008, -4/+2Looks like they missed the sattelite.
  • jadducci, on 02/21/2008, -3/+0Okay so I don't know if this is related but I thought I saw a very bright shooting star driving to work yesterday morning at around 5:30 AM going east to west.

    This is in Eastern Iowa.
  • NewGTGuy, on 02/21/2008, -0/+3This did not happen in Portland. It took place in Eastern Washington State...
    • kaelyiesta, on 02/21/2008, -0/+2Which makes me wonder why the submitter decided to put portland in the title. The two aren't anywhere near each other.
    • Spritti, on 02/22/2008, -1/+0You people are retarded. Heres the first line in the story "Todays hot shot in the sky, over Portland Oregon, a giant meteor" Also the cameras are shots from Portland. Did you people watch the video even? lol
  • TubbyMcGee, on 02/21/2008, -1/+6cloverfield
  • Poland, on 02/21/2008, -0/+2ALIENS!!!1
  • billski, on 02/21/2008, -2/+12wow... it's like i was there
    i'm glad the camera from 1983 was there to catch it
    • Atomic05, on 02/21/2008, -0/+3A lot of security feeds are like that. They're designed that way to reduce the use of tape or memory and in order to reduce the overall size and cost of the camera. Not every small business can afford to drop a few grand on a high-quality camera like in the movies.
    • Spritti, on 02/22/2008, -0/+0Suprising that nobody grabbed a camera in .3 seconds to take a picture of something visible for 2 seconds at 5 in the morning??? Maybe you should go sit on your roof and wait lol.
  • Chairboy, on 02/21/2008, -0/+3No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinised and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinise the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. With infinite complacency men went to and fro over this globe about their little affairs, serene in their assurance of their empire over matter. It is possible that the infusoria under the microscope do the same. No one gave a thought to the older worlds of space as sources of human danger, or thought of them only to dismiss the idea of life upon them as impossible or improbable. It is curious to recall some of the mental habits of those departed days. At most terrestrial men fancied there might be other men upon Mars, perhaps inferior to themselves and ready to welcome a missionary enterprise. Yet across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us.
    • CATSCEO, on 02/21/2008, -0/+4Holy wall of text batman....
    • Spritti, on 02/22/2008, -0/+0And that has what to do with a piece of ***** buring up in our atmosphere????
  • jynweythek, on 09/17/2008, -0/+4can't play the cnn video in ubuntu firefox for some reason. alternate link:
    http://www.kgw.com/video/video-index.html?nvid=219 ...
    • Cryoniq, on 02/21/2008, -3/+1Funny.. Works perfectly in PCLinuxOS2007 (as always). Then again.. PCLinuxOS is a real GNU/Linux distro with people that know what they are doing :P
  • thejaxx, on 02/21/2008, -1/+0This happened Tuesday morning at around 5:30am Seattle time. I saw it driving on I-5 to work. This had nothing to do with the sat that was destroyed as some people are asking and suggesting.
    • darkhand, on 02/21/2008, -0/+1There are lots of things in orbit to shoot down, who's to say this wasn't a 'practice target', or perhaps they shot at the satellite early? That way they'd still have time to try again and not miss their announced time should something go wrong.
      • thejaxx, on 02/21/2008, -0/+0Certain other countries would be able to detect missile fire along with the signature of a missile flying upwards to that type of altitude. And all kinds of hell would of been raised by that. The Russian Fed and China were already bitching about what was going to happen, citing treaties. Also as an amateur astronomer, I've seen my share of meteorites and the entry of two satellites. Meteors typically explode like this one in the end due to the gases expanding inside the rock itself caused from entry. Sat's don't. If they don't burn up, it crashes.
  • diggingaround, on 02/21/2008, -2/+1I for one welcome our new overlord XENU!
  • eagles2k3, on 02/21/2008, -0/+3This wasn't yesterday BTW....it was a couple of days ago...and this didn't happen anywhere near Portland. It happened in eastern Washington, which is also where the video clip came from. Is CNN getting their geography lessons from Miss South Carolina?
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