[meteorite-list] A possible 'wrong and a probable 'wrong in the news

[Darren Garrison]

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/06/13/Giant_meteorite_found_in_Sweden/UPI-38431213396355/

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 13 (UPI) -- A massive meteorite weighing a staggering
2,607 pounds has been found near the northern Swedish village of Kitkiojarvi,
officials say.

Thomas Osterberg, one of the two people who found it, said it was the biggest
meteorite ever found in Sweden, the Swedish news agency TT reported.

He said it was egg-shaped, about one meter high with a diameter of about 70
centimeters at its broadest.

The finders say they hope to sell the whopper to the Swedish Museum of Natural
History.

"It must stay in Sweden," Osterberg said. 






http://www.winsfordguardian.co.uk/news/latestnews/3163460.Man_claims_a_meteorite_left_a_hole_in_his_garden/

 A WINSFORD man had an unwelcome visitor on Sunday night in the form of a small
meteorite.

Graham Brooks, 37, a heavy goods vehicle fitter, lives at his mother Christine’s
house at Railway Cottages in Rilshaw Lane.

He was sitting at home looking at wedding magazines with his partner Karen at
around 10.30pm when he heard a loud bang outside.

When the couple went to see what had happened, they found a pile of stones and
soil up against their caravan in the back garden and a small golf-ball sized
hole in the ground leaving bits of silver fragments around it.

Graham said: “It felt like a gas cylinder exploded or something and there was a
very loud bang.”

The incident was believed to have been caused by a small meteorite hitting the
ground that caused soil and stones to make dents in the caravan.

Graham added: “I’ve never seen or heard anything like it before.

“If it had been three feet closer then it would have come through the skylight
in the roof and hit us.

“It was as loud as a gunshot and the neighbours were gobsmacked.

“I was very shocked by the incident and we’re supposed to be getting married in
September as well.”

Graham spoke to Terry O’ Brian, who works for Manchester Museum, who asked
Graham to post the bits to him for analysis but believes it might have been a
meteorite from Graham’s description.

It is estimated to have caused around £1,000 worth of damage to the caravan.

Graham and his partner Karen are currently speaking with their insurance company
to see if they are covered.