http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/11683-giant-fire-ball-falls-from-the-sky-in-central-colombia.html

Colombian authorities confirmed that a "giant fireball" that fell from
the sky in the Santander department, central Colombia, was a
meteorite.

The Colombian media has been buzzing with eye witness accounts of the
fireball, which caused a massive explosion at 3:15PM local time
Sunday.

Andina.com reported that Bucaramanga Mayor Fernando Vargas confirmed
that the phenomenon was a meteorite that left a crater 100 meters in
diameter when it crashed into the earth in the San Joaquin
municipality in Santander.

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But it hardly is mentioned in the US:

http://theintelhub.com/2010/09/06/asteroid-strikes-colombia-american-media-buries-it/

>From last year:

http://www.space.com/news/090610-military-fireballs.html

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