Appleby Bridge Meteorite
It was 1914; World War 1 was in its first year when an event
occurred at Appleby Bridge near Wigan in Lancashire, England, a visitor from
outer space, a meteor crashed to the
ground.
It was the evening of Tuesday 13th October 1914 around 8.45
pm when local residents heard a thunderous detonation and saw a sudden and
spectacular brightening of the night sky.
Many may have thought it was some kind of secret enemy
weapon coming towards them from a Zeppelin airship. It was nothing whatsoever
to do with the enemy but a meteorite.
On the following day an unusual stone was found embedded
into the ground at Halliwell Farm. It was a Chondrite meteorite. It weighed 33
pounds (15 Kg) and was covered in a burnt powder with an interior of light grey
spots of gold and metal.
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