© WKRN.comJimmy Duncan was nearly hit by a meteorite in August as it fell from the sky.
Smithville, Tennessee - A Smithville man witnessed something only 1,000 people have ever experienced.
In August, while walking down the street in Smithville, Jimmy Duncan and his girlfriend, heard and then found a meteorite
"My girlfriend and I were walking down the street and we heard an awful whistle," he recalled. "We looked around to see and all of a sudden, I heard a thump."
The meteorite had hit the asphalt pavement, left a hole and then bounced onto the sidewalk.
Duncan knew what it was, but had no idea how rare his experience actually was.
Of all the meteorite findings around the world, just over 1,000 cases are called "falls" or situations where people witness the meteorite hitting the earth.
Comment: This interesting event may be related to the recent fly-by of the Comet Hartley 2 (C/103P/Hartley).
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