Meteorites

I'm going to start huning for space debrie later this month. I'm going to start in central Washington.

If there is any interest in this, a response here will get me going out more.

Have not heard of anyone detecting for meteorites in this state.  I would think up on the flats between Wenatchee and Spokane would be a good area plus the southern area. Most of the area is farming land (winter wheat), would think after harvest or before they plant would be best time to detect.

What are your thoughts? 

Summer of 2007 there was a fairly large meteroid reported to have impacted (meteorite) in Eastern Washington...somewhere in the Palouse area I believe...haven't heard of anyone finding that site as of yet.

I witnessed a meteor close up when I was in the USAF.  I was performing a Pre-Flight Inspection on a
C-141B and had just exited the nose wheel well...turning to look West, I heard a bzzzzzzztttttttttttt...pop! Looking up at the sound of the noise; I saw the meteor and heard the "explosion" as it decended over Puget Sound.

That is indeed a rare occurence...rarer, than actually finding a meteorite.

Watched a show on the history channel today about meteorites.

I'm still looking for my first find.