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| Map Showing the Locations of the Booms Heard and the Fall Location at Wolcott, CT 19APR2013 at Approximately 10 pm EDT. Red Lines Indicate Distance from the Meteorite Fall Site, Ledyard is about 50 miles away and East Haven about 20 Miles. v.1 C 2013 LunarMeteoriteHunter / Google Earth |
Booms from about 50 miles away in Ledyard, CT and several others from 20-30 miles away seem to have been the result of a meteoroid entering the atmosphere followed by a meteorite hitting a house in Wolcott, CT on April 19, 2013 at approximately 10'00 pm EDT. Police departments in Ledyard, East Haven, Milford, Madison, Branford, and Guilford all had calls from the public reporting booms being heard in their neighborhoods.
According to a report by CBS Channel 5 - WOLCOTT, CT (WFSB), Larry Beck has found a baseball-sized meteorite? that crashed through his roof.
I have viewed the photos of the rock and have determined that it is indeed a meteorite! Congrats to Mr. Beck. Unfortunately, most cases of a meteorite hitting one's house turn out to be a curse with a resulting flood of phone calls by the media and hounding meteorite seekers. Best of luck to Mr. Beck! -LunarMeteoriteHunter, Tokyo, Japan
Possible meteorite crashes into home
http://kpho.membercenter.worldnow.com/story/22053662/possible-meteorite-04294971.html
Close up photo of the Meteorite showing fusion crust and the enterior
http://wfsb.images.worldnow.com/images/22053662_BG1.jpg
Photo 1 of the Meteorite that hit the house in Wolcott, CT
http://media2.wtnh.com//photo/2013/04/23/Wolcott_meteor_20130423123641_640_480.JPG
Photo 2 of the Meteorite that hit the house in Wolcott, CT
http://media2.wtnh.com//photo/2013/04/23/rock_2_20130423124707_640_480.JPG
Mysterious "Boom" Rattles Windows in Connecticut
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Mysterious-Boom-Rattles-Windows-in-Connecticut-203874971.html
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http://kpho.membercenter.worldnow.com/story/22053662/possible-meteorite-04294971.html
Close up photo of the Meteorite showing fusion crust and the enterior
http://wfsb.images.worldnow.com/images/22053662_BG1.jpg
Photo 1 of the Meteorite that hit the house in Wolcott, CT
http://media2.wtnh.com//photo/2013/04/23/Wolcott_meteor_20130423123641_640_480.JPG
Photo 2 of the Meteorite that hit the house in Wolcott, CT
http://media2.wtnh.com//photo/2013/04/23/rock_2_20130423124707_640_480.JPG
Mysterious "Boom" Rattles Windows in Connecticut
http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Mysterious-Boom-Rattles-Windows-in-Connecticut-203874971.html
2013 THE Year of Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
