SELECTED LIST OF METEORITES THAT HAVE STRUCK AND DAMAGED BUILDINGS

NAME AND LOCATION TYPE APPROXIMATE WEIGHT YEAR
Baxter, Missouri stone 611 gm.[4] 1916
Meteorite penetrated roof and struck a log joist, which checked the fall. The stone lodged in the attic.
Beddgelert, North Wales stone 794 gm. 1949
Meteorite made a clean hole through 4 thicknesses of slate roof. It then shattered underlying wood, made tiny dent in bottom edge of H-section iron girder, and broke through plaster ceiling into hotel lounge below.
Benld, Illinois stone 1770 gm. 1938
Meteorite penetrated garage roof, top of car, and seat cushion. It struck and put 1-inch dent in muffler, then bounded back up and became entangled in seat cushion springs.
Bethlehem, New York stone 11 gm. 1859
Meteorite struck the side of wagon house, bounded off, hit log upon ground, bounded again, and rolled into the grass. (A dog lying in the doorway of the wagon house jumped up, ran out and seized the meteorite, but dropped it right away, probably because of the warmth and sulfurous odor of the stone.)
Branau, Bohemia iron 19,000 gm. 1847
Meteorite penetrated into room where 3 children were sleeping and covered them with plaster and debris. They were unharmed.
Constantia, South Africa stone 999 gm. 1906
Meteorite penetrated 2 thicknesses of corrugated iron roofing and smashed ceiling.
Kasamatsu, Japan stone 721 gm. 1938
Meteorite penetrated roof of house and stopped on floor. It went through roof tile, ⅓-inch wooden roof-panel, and layer of clay 1 inch thick between them.
Kilbourn, Wisconsin stone 772 gm. 1911
Meteorite went through 3 thicknesses of shingles, a 1-inch hemlock roof board, and a ⅞-inch hemlock floor board. It then glanced in turn against the side of a manger and the stone foundation of the barn and finally penetrated 2½ inches into the clay floor of the barn.
Pantar, Philippine Is. stone shower 1938
Sixteen stones were recovered; thousands “as big as corn and rice grains” fell on roofs.
Sylacauga, Alabama stone 3863 gm. 1954
Meteorite penetrated composition roof material, ¾-inch wooden decking, ¾-inch wooden ceiling, and interior wallboard. It then hit a radio, punching a 1-inch hole in plywood top, and bounced 90° towards the east, striking woman lying on couch.