Paper: Chronicle Telegram City: Elyria, Ohio Date: Thursday, July 13, 1939 Page: 1 (of 16)
Finds Fragment Of Blazing Meteor
DRESDEN, Ont., July 13 - An 88 pound fragment of the blazing meteor that flashed across the western Lake Erie region Tuesday night today was in possession of Luke Smith of Chatham, who paid Dan Solomon, a farmer who discovered it, $4.
Solomon found the black charred stone-like projectile imbedded seven feet in the ground in one of his fields six miles south of here. His wife Grace said she saw the meteor coming "straight at me" as she stood in the yard with her children Tuesday night. She ran for cover and a few seconds later heard the fragment strike.
Another smaller fragment was found on the farm of Bruce Cummings and taken to Chatham. Other pieces were reported discovered in the area near the Solomon farm.
The meteor passed over the Detroit metropolitan area, shaking houses and treating witnesses to one of the greatest displays of night fireworks since Haley's Comet.
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This article refers to the Dresden (Ontario) meteorite. This meteorite fell in Ontario, Canada on June 11, 1939 at 8:56pm local time (EST). Three specimens were recovered totaling 47.7 kg.
Reference: Meteorites A to Z: Second Edition. (2004).
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