tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post3561899500897533100..comments2024-02-17T07:21:08.932-06:00Comments on Bayou Teche Dispatches: A Meteor over Cajun Louisiana: Window on Atomic-Age Anxieties Shane K. Bernardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00454946054965548589noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-89103578258101866332017-01-06T09:40:43.194-06:002017-01-06T09:40:43.194-06:00Hi, I responded to your posting, but I forgot to d...Hi, I responded to your posting, but I forgot to do so as a reply. See below or go to my blog site.Shane K. Bernardhttp://www.cajunculture.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-33258748553924069762017-01-06T09:39:13.065-06:002017-01-06T09:39:13.065-06:00"although what we saw would probably not have..."although what we saw would probably not have been visible in Tennessee." I think the meteor that landed just off the Louisiana coast in 1957 could have been seen as far away as Tennessee when it was at its highest altitude. Also, I seem to recall that the report in Tennessee was made by pilots in the air, which also might in part explain how it was seen so far away. (I say this, but it's been several years since I read my files on the subject.)Shane K. Bernardhttp://www.cajunculture.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-34589881886242024262017-01-05T21:37:54.281-06:002017-01-05T21:37:54.281-06:00I was looking up possible stories about a meteor m...I was looking up possible stories about a meteor my family saw in the late 1950s. We were traveling what would become I-10?west between the Trinity River and Anauac. It was traveling west to east. The meteor itself was visible, changing colors moving much slower than one would expect. It was widely reported that it landed in the Louisiana swamp. This may be the same meteor although what we saw would probably not have been visible in Tennessee. <br />Also, the bombers stationed in Lake Charles were B-52skathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105044374779344875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-53146277572089155982017-01-04T09:51:40.846-06:002017-01-04T09:51:40.846-06:00Dale, That could very well have been the same mete...Dale, That could very well have been the same meteor: I recall reading it could be seen several states away from Louisiana, even as far as Tennessee.Shane K. Bernardhttp://www.cajunculture.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-29893307159559558062017-01-04T01:32:35.455-06:002017-01-04T01:32:35.455-06:00I don't know if this was the same one that I e...I don't know if this was the same one that I experienced in the 1950's as we lived north of the area shown. Between Leesville and Alexandria. It was in the Summer and had just turned almost dark. I was as usual outside doing something when suddenly the sky lit up just like daylight. The light only lasted for a few seconds. I heard no explosion nor did it shake the house. I heard the next day that a meteorite had fallen somewhere not too far away. Yes the brightness scared the heck out of me as a young teenager..Dalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-5372621449338833182016-10-13T01:12:41.660-05:002016-10-13T01:12:41.660-05:00A magnetometer would probably be useless in that a...A magnetometer would probably be useless in that area. Have you ever seen a map of the petroleum pipelines in East Côte Blanche Bay? It's like spaghetti, only messier. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198022412428563962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-17652394111962627072014-12-19T06:07:00.357-06:002014-12-19T06:07:00.357-06:00I was in Crowley, standing in Dad's outdoor ki...I was in Crowley, standing in Dad's outdoor kitchen facing a south jalousie window, during a party; when the sky lit-up bright bluish-green for over a minute. We didn't know what to think. Thank you for reminding us of this event.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660857958535448139.post-310772604147226902014-05-16T10:54:27.509-05:002014-05-16T10:54:27.509-05:00Thank you for this article Dr. Bernard. I remember...Thank you for this article Dr. Bernard. I remember this night. I was 4 1/2 and in bed in Opelousas and my bed shook and it woke me up. My dad got on the phone and called the police. This is the only article I have ever seen on this event. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14976260185691604429noreply@blogger.com