[meteorite-list] Lost or Unconfirmed Hammer Falls - Anyone haveinfo on these? (or specimens?)

[Dave Gheesling]

Thanks much, Michael.
Take care,
Dave
www.fallingrocks.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Blood [mailto:mlblood at cox.net] 
Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 5:19 PM
To: Dave Gheesling; 'Galactic Stone & Ironworks'; Meteorite List
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Lost or Unconfirmed Hammer Falls - Anyone
haveinfo on these? (or specimens?)

Thanks, Dave,
        I have had L'Aigle on my hammer page since you Told me about it
being a hammer. Very cool - of course, Your specimen is THE too cool
L'Aigle!
        Best wishes, Michael


On 7/6/09 12:55 PM, "Dave Gheesling" <dave at fallingrocks.com> wrote:


> Mike/All,

> 

> The boy in Mbale was photographed with the small stone in his hand and 

> was also in some video footage taken at the time of the fall by the Dutch

group.

> Both can be seen here:  

> http://www.fallingrocks.com/Collections/Mbale.htm,

> but I gather that no one knows where that 3 gram stone is today.

> 

> Jean Baptiste-Biot also recorded testimony from a man who claimed to 

> have been struck in the arm by a L'Aigle stone.  Given the veracity, 

> worldwide acceptance and historic nature of his report, there's 

> probably a better than average chance it's true, but we'll never know.

Some info here:

> http://www.fallingrocks.com/Collections/L'Aigle.htm.

> 

> All best,

> 

> Dave

> 

> www.fallingrocks.com

> 

> -----Original Message-----

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> Subject: [meteorite-list] Lost or Unconfirmed Hammer Falls - Anyone 

> haveinfo on these? (or specimens?)

> 

> Hi List and Hammer Fans,

> 

> (MC Hammer fans please skip this post - this is about Hammer 

> Meteorites, not

> rappers)

> 

> While reading through Grady's Catalogue of Meteorites last night, I 

> ran across some entries that describe possible hammer falls.  I was 

> wondering if someone here on the List might have more information 

> about them, or possibly a specimen (or photo).

> 

> Mbale - everyone knows it's a hammer because it struck many buildings.

> 

> But, the entry in the Catalogue of Mets states - "...The stones hit 

> several buildings, but nobody was hurt, although a young boy was 

> apparently hit on the head..."

> 

> It then goes on to say that an expedition by the Dutch Meteor Society 

> investigated the fall and documented 48 impact locations.  Did they 

> (or

> anyone) investigate the claim of the boy being hit on the head?

> Since everyone refers to Sylacauga as the only meteorite documented to 

> strike a human being in modern times, then I am I right to assume that 

> the Mbale boy was debunked or never proven?

> 

> ...

> 

> Mhow (yes, I was reading through the M's!) - Mhow is an obscure L6 

> fall from India.  On Feb 16, 1827 at 15:00 hrs local time, 4 or 5 

> stones fell and that one struck a tree and another wounded a man.

> This was an L6 chondrite.   Was this claim ever investigated at any

> time?

> 

> ...

> 

> Neagari - Feb 18, 1995 Japanese fall, L6 chondrite.  The Catalogue of 

> Mets states :

> 

> "...The next morning, in the city of Neagari, Mr. K. Sasatani found a 

> hole in the boot of his car and meteorite fragments were on and inside the

boot."

> 

> For those of us West of the Big Pond, a car boot is a car trunk.  ;)

> 

> I guess it doesn't matter if this claim was substantiated or not 

> because the finder owns the entire main mass and only a small type 

> specimen exists at the Tokyo Museum.  So this one is unattainable - 

> unless someone wants to offer Mr. Sasatani some sake and loosen him up 

> to an offer. ;)

> 

> ...

> 

> I'm sure I'll run across more of these as I make my way through the 

> Catalogue.

> 

> Best regards and clear skies,

> 

> MikeG

> 

> --

> .........................................................

> Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)

> Member of the Meteoritical Society.

> Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and 

> http://www.glassthrower.com

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