Sylacauga (meteorite) - Wikipedia
The Sylacauga meteorite fell on November 30, 1954, at 12:46 p.m. 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 …
On November 30, 1954, Ann Hodges experienced a rude awakening. As the 34-year-old lay napping cozily under quilts on the sofa in her Alabama home, she awoke with a jolt as she became the only human...
Ann Elizabeth Fowler Hodges - Wikipedia
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] .
Hodges Meteorite Strike (Sylacauga Aerolite)
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.
For the Only Person Ever Hit by a Meteorite, the Real Trouble …
2016年11月30日 · Only one person in recorded history has ever been directly hit by a meteorite. Ann Hodges, 34, was napping under quilts on her couch in Sylacauga, Alabama, on November 30, 1954, when a...
Meteorite strikes Alabama woman | November 30, 1954 - HISTORY
2010年2月9日 · The first modern instance of a meteorite striking a human being occurs at Sylacauga, Alabama, when a meteorite crashes through the roof of a house and into a living room, bounces off a radio,...
How a Meteorite Ruined an Alabama Woman's Afternoon 65 …
2019年11月30日 · Ann Hodges (center) poses with her meteorite, underneath the point where it crashed through her house, with Sylacauga, Alabama mayor Ed Howard (left) and the town's police chief W.D. Ashcraft....
A Gift Like No Other: Ann Hodges and the Meteorite
2022年11月29日 · Nov. 30, 1954, outside Sylacauga, Alabama Ann Hodges napped on her couch, snuggled under quilts, unaware that people in three states had seen a light streak across the midday sky. Nor did she hear the boom that some people thought, according to newspaper reports, was a plane crash.
Ann Hodges shows off her bruise after being hit by a meteorite…
2016年12月8日 · Dr. Moody Jacobs shows a giant bruise on the side and hip of his patient, Ann Elizabeth Hodges, who had been struck by a meteorite while inside her home, 1954. The Sylacauga meteorite that hit Ann Hodges is the first documented extraterrestrial object to have injured a human being in the USA.
Anniversary of the Hodge’s meteorite falling to earth
2021年12月1日 · On November 30, 1954, a meteorite struck Ann Hodges in Sylacauga, Alabama. Other than being badly bruised, she survived this unusual event and sixty-seven years later, what is commonly known as the Hodges Meteorite is still being researched!