[meteorite-list] Amusing Meterwrong story...I think!!!

[ensoramanda]

Hi All

Just had this forwarded to me from my Astronomy group....made me laugh 
out loud...but I suppose I had better have a look at it as its local!!!

Link to picture at the end...


Subject: Meteorite

Dear Aly

I hope you don't mind me contacting you but we called the news room on 
Wednesday and although they called us back we think they might have 
thought it was a wind up because it was the same day Jeremy Beadle died. 
Please bear with me as this is totally strange but true. I have sent an 
image to the University to see what they think

I live just up from the university on one of the service roads on 
Kedleston Road . On Wednesday we had a very strange incident. No I am 
not going daft this is true.

I have attached an image of a rock like object that appeared on the road 
at about 16.30 hrs. It weighs 4kg and appears quite sandy but is a type 
of substance I have never seen before. There are remnants of it on the 
road where it has appeared to have bounced (although no pot marks) for 
about 50 metres. My first thought was that it was a meteorite but people 
have since said it might be volcanic lava which has got into a jet 
stream following a volcano eruption last year.

Now here is where it gets weird. At exactly the same time a large flock 
of Canadian Geese were flying over, which is not unusual as we live near 
Markeaton Park . One dropped out of the sky and landed straight on to 
the roof off our MINI which was on the drive at the time and caused 
£2000's worth of damage to the car so much so that the whole roof has to 
be replaced. This will be covered by the insurance but it was fun trying 
to explain it to them :)

Could it be possible that the rock has hit a bird on the way down which 
has then crash landed on he car ??

I can hear your office laughing from here but I can assure you this is 
perfectly true. If you would like me to e-mail you the full size image 
please let me know. Also if you would any more details please also let 
me know.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to your hearing from you soon.

Mini Regards

Adrian & Fiona Mannion
The British Mini Club Web Team
<http://www.britishminiclub.co.uk/>
Picture here....any comments?

http://s117.photobucket.com/albums/o43/LaburnumStudio/?action=view&current=DSCF0105-400.jpg 


Heading for Tucson in a few hours....  :-)

Graham Ensor, UK