Good morning All,
I want to say thank you to Steve Arnold for making my Thursday morning so memorable, I'll never forget reading that first message about the fall.
Anyway I am sending this out to tell you all that the Atkins meteorite hunting team was successful!!! We arrived at the strewn field on Friday evening, on Saturday morning my brother Rich found a beautiful stone weighing in at about 1.5- 2 pounds, not exactly sure yet as our gram scale doesn't go that high! I'll take it to the post office tomorrow to get the exact weight. The stone was about 8 inches deep in the ground, a nearly invisible hole gave away the secret hiding place. The meteorite is near completely covered with crust, some small chips are gone though. It looks like a burnt baked potato!
We documented all, gps coordinates, photo's, etc. Who is documenting the field so that I can send pertinent info?
I would show the pics but I don't have a site to send you to, any suggestions? I would like to post 'em for all to see. If youask I can send them directly to individuals unless there is another way to post.
We found only the one, but are planning a return trip immediately, we are confident the field will be generous to our efforts.
This was one of the highlights of our lives, being among the first to hunt what is now a famous fall, and actually recovering a sizeable stone! A dream come true!
Thanks again for the 'heads up'  Steve!
Sincerely,
Larry Atkins

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