Yes, it happened, but not over our Lake. A sizable meteor put on a flashy display over the Ural Mountains of Eurasia(the range divides the land mass into Asia and Europe). Video captured its descent through the atmosphere in close-up detail. It landed with a bang. A big bang- over 1000 people were slightly injured, most by the sonic boom when the "rock" broke the sound barrier prior to impact. Fortunately, no one was killed.
Earlier in the week, astronomers noted another, larger meteor would pass close by without any impact. It was a "close call" according to scientists around the world. All this activity gave rise to news stories: can earthlings protect themselves from falling extraterrestrials? Do we need to care? Do we have missiles that can do the job?
About the same time, news reports(60 Minutes) did a story on Israel's missile shield that protects the country from missiles fired from GAZA by Hezbollah. Interesting technology, and expensive.
Not that much of this affects Tahoma.......
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