© Chinnawat SinghaA suspected meteorite is pictured after it went through the roof of a house in the central province of Phitsanulok on Tuesday morning.
Phitsanulok - A mysterious rock, believed to be a meteorite,
crashed through the roof of a house in Phitsanulok's Muang district on Tuesday.The suspected meteorite fell through the roof of a home in Plai Chumphon sub-district at 7.26am, hit a wall and then bounced to the floor, breaking into five pieces.
"I was having breakfast when there was a loud bang, like a gunshot sound. I looked around and found a rock about the size of an egg and some fragments nearby. I picked up the largest chunk and let go quickly as it was very hot," 65-year-old home-owner Bualom Chalomprai said.
Mrs Bualom believes the rock is from outer space and will bring her good luck.
Mrs Bualom's husband, Kittisak, 75, said he heard a sound of explosion in the sky at about 7am before the 300g rock fell through his roof.
Media reports said residents in adjacent districts of Nakhon Thai and Chat Trakan also heard the "explosion".
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