Meteorite crashes through roof of NJ home
On May 8, 2023 a family in New Jersey returned home to discover a 4×6 inch meteorite on the floor of one bedroom, having crashed through the roof of their home.
Suzy Kop, a resident of the home, told CBS Philadelphia that meteorite landed in her father’s bedroom, but no one was home. “I thank God that my father was not here, no one was here, we weren’t hurt or anything,” Kop told the station.
She found the object, she said, amid debris in the room after it came through the ceiling. At first, she said she believed it had been thrown. “I did touch the thing, because I thought it was a random rock, I don’t know, and it was warm,” she told CBS Philadelphia.
Though not unprecedented, there are only a few recorded examples of meteorites landing in populated areas like this.
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On May 8, 2023 a family in New Jersey returned home to discover a 4×6 inch meteorite on the floor of one bedroom, having crashed through the roof of their home.
Suzy Kop, a resident of the home, told CBS Philadelphia that meteorite landed in her father’s bedroom, but no one was home. “I thank God that my father was not here, no one was here, we weren’t hurt or anything,” Kop told the station.
She found the object, she said, amid debris in the room after it came through the ceiling. At first, she said she believed it had been thrown. “I did touch the thing, because I thought it was a random rock, I don’t know, and it was warm,” she told CBS Philadelphia.
Though not unprecedented, there are only a few recorded examples of meteorites landing in populated areas like this.
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I wonder how much they can get for the rock?
Obviously insurance will cover the damages but they could be in for a nice bonus few will ever get.
After this story, collectors will be calling and showing up at their door. Depends on the type of meteorite: chondrite(stony), iron, and any nickel mixed in. The price varies from 50 cents a gram to $1000 a gram.
https://www.wethersfieldhistory.org/articles/the-wethersfield-meteorites/
MULTIPLE Meteorite strikes in Connecticut.
> The Hartford Courant ruminated “Why should Wethersfield, not particularly famous for anything but onions, have two houses hit by meteorites in such a brief period, when only 11 buildings are known to have been hit anywhere in the world in the past 135 years?”
Insurance may NOT cover the damages as this could be classified as an “act of God”. Check your homeowners policy, YMMV . . .