My point exactly. A simple, small bolide would streak across in seconds and vaporize rapidly. What this DID remind me of was the Space Shuttle disaster that burned up on reentry a few years ago. The heat shielding prevented some of the debris from burning up immediately, and it seemed (from the ground) to slowly come apart for many minutes, although it was traveling at whatever reentry speed is, pretty fast.
My point exactly. A simple, small bolide would streak across in seconds and vaporize rapidly. What this DID remind me of was the Space Shuttle disaster that burned up on reentry a few years ago. The heat shielding prevented some of the debris from burning up immediately, and it seemed (from the ground) to slowly come apart for many minutes, although it was traveling at whatever reentry speed is, pretty fast.