The gist This Monday, May 9, a meteorite likely 4 by 6 inches in size crossed the roof of a home in New Jersey. According to the police, it is very likely that it is a meteorite.
A metallic object believed to be a meteorite struck the roof of a home in New Jersey Monday, May 9, local police said on their Facebook account. The incident happened just after 1 p.m. when the tenants were absent. The owner, Suzy Kop, found the item on her way home. She then contacted police, assuring them that it had fallen from the sky and gone through the roof of their house: “I touched that thing thinking it was just a rock, I don’t know, and it was hot.” She testified to our colleagues at CBS News.
“Very rare in history”
According to the authorities, the object is 10 centimeters wide and 16 centimeters long. They are working to determine the nature of the object, but in their opinion it is very likely that it is a meteorite. Derrick Pitts, an astronomer at the Franklin Institute, said the object could be four to five billion years old and a remnant of the early days of the solar system. “He’s been traveling through space all this time and now he’s come to earth and fallen at their feet.” The scientist assures: “It’s really unusual for a meteorite to hit a house and be picked up by people. That has happened very rarely in history.”