Woman Survives Meteorite Crash into Her Home in 1954
TL;DR
In 1954, Ann Elizabeth Hodges was the only person confirmed to have been hit by a meteorite, which crashed through her ceiling and left her with a bruise, making it a unique and historic event in space-related incidents.
- This Woman Survived After a 10-Pound Meteorite Crashed Into Her Home The Daily Galaxy
- Nov. 30, 1954: The first known human injury via a meteorite Astronomy Magazine
- This Day in History: Woman hit by meteorite in Alabama Action News 5
- On this day in 1954: Ann Hodges became the first and only person to be hit by a meteorite, and survive Diario AS
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