Paper · S7766
The flux of small near-Earth objects colliding with the Earth
Brown and colleagues estimate small near-Earth-object flux using bolide observations and conditional optical-energy calibration. Integral luminous efficiency depends on energy and population, assuming a6000K spectrum; fitted6–15% and adopted5–20% ranges qualify a universal10% assumption. The article retains an unusual excluded event and explicit nonendorsement by the US DoD.
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- Integral luminous efficiency depends on energy/population and assumes6000K. Figure3 captions give6–15% fitted and5–20% extremes. Approximately10% is not a universal efficiency or a validated transfer to instantaneous UAP heating. No fit or model was reproduced. This original does not independently identify Ukrainian objects or authenticate Loeb’s government-contact account.
- Figure2 retains the unusual23April2001 square excluded from fitting as unphysical under assumptions. Table1 finalmedian row reference9 versus footnote8 remains literal. Fine typographic marks, every plot tick and raw point coordinates were not independently verified or transcribed. Diameter/flux comparisons depend on models and population assumptions.
- Authors describe US DoD/DOE optical records and thank DoD for availability, while explicitly withholding implied DoD endorsement. Canadian Research Chair/NSERC support lacks award numbers and allocations here. These are author reports, without independent raw-data custody, classified-programme invitation or government-approach evidence. Bottke personal communication and cited calibration originals remain unreceived.
- Raw observations/spectra/acoustic data, sensor response/calibration, likelihood/code and population corrections remain unreceived/unreproduced. Native receiptOctober9/acceptanceOctober21,2002 precede publicationNovember21. Transport Last-ModifiedAugust26,2026 does not establish a scientific revision; original2002byte identity, physical issue/corrections/version history remain unknown.
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P. Brown, R. E. Spalding, D. O. ReVelle, E. Tagliaferri, S. P. Worden. The flux of small near-Earth objects colliding with the Earth. November 21, 2002. BioParity S7766. https://bioparity.io/sources/S7766Record data (JSON)