Sylacauga (meteorite) - Wikipedia
The Sylacauga meteorite fell on November 30, 1954, at 12:46 local time (18:46 UT) [1] in Oak Grove, Alabama, near Sylacauga, in the United States. It is also commonly called the Hodges meteorite because a fragment of it struck Ann Elizabeth Fowler Hodges (1920–1972).
In 1954, an Extraterrestrial Bruiser Shocked This Alabama ...
2019年11月26日 · The Sylacauga, Alabama, rental home where Ann Elizabeth Hodges and her husband lived in 1954 when she was struck by a meteorite that fell through the ceiling. Jay Leviton/The LIFE Images ...
Hodges Meteorite Strike (Sylacauga Aerolite) - Encyclopedia of …
2023年12月1日 · Hodges Meteorite Strike On November 30, 1954, a meteorite crashed through the roof of a home in a then-unincorporated area near Sylacauga, Talladega County, striking resident Ann E. Hodges (1923-1972). The area was later incorporated as the town of Oak Grove.
Ann Elizabeth Fowler Hodges - Wikipedia
Meteorite impact. At 12:46 PM (CST) [2] on November 30, 1954, [3] a meteorite fell through the skies of Sylacauga, Alabama. It split into at least three fragments, [4] with one of the fragments falling through a roof and then landing on Hodges, who was napping on her couch. [3] She recalled the meteorite came through her roof around 2:00 PM ...
How a Meteorite Ruined an Alabama Woman's Afternoon 65 …
2019年11月30日 · The softball-size space rock, weighing about 8.5 lbs. (3.8 kilograms), burst through the roof of Hodges' house in Sylacauga at 2:46 p.m. local time, bouncing off a large radio console before...
For the Only Person Ever Hit by a Meteorite, the Real Trouble …
2016年11月30日 · Ann Hodges, 34, was napping under quilts on her couch in Sylacauga, Alabama, on November 30, 1954, when a nine-pound meteorite came through the ceiling and bounced off a radio before hitting...
The Story of Ann Hodges, the Only Known Person to Be Hit by a Meteorite …
2020年6月29日 · On November 30, 1954, an Alabama woman, Ann Hodges, was struck by a meteorite while taking a nap. The meteorite crashed through the roof of her home in Sylacauga, Alabama, struck a radio, and...
Sylacauga – Research & Collections - University of Alabama
May 4, 2020. What is commonly known as The Hodges Meteorite, is called Sylacauga by those who study it. One such meteorite expert is Dr. Julia Cartwright, Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama, who is currently doing analysis on the meteorite to help us understand more about how this star fell on Alabama in 1954.
Hodges Meteorite Anniversary - University of Alabama
2022年11月30日 · At about 12:45 in the afternoon, a space rock comes plummeting through the roof of a house in Sylacauga, Alabama. It bounces off a standup radio, ricochets around the living room, and collides with the thigh of Mrs. Ann Hodges, who’s been napping on the couch.
“Rock” a Bye Baby: The Story of the Sylacauga Meteorite
2017年6月13日 · To this day the story of Ann Hodges and the meteorite, now referred to as the Hodges or Sylacauga meteorite, is the only confirmed incident of a living person being struck with an extraterrestrial object. The Hodges Meteorite on display at the University of Alabama’s Natural History Museum.