The second in a string of three very important witnessed falls, between Siena and L'Aigle, which led to the acceptance of meteorites as things which truly do "fall" from the sky (even FALLING ROCKS is a misnomer, as these objects aren't falling at all but rather are colliding with us). This one was met by a rush of scientific speculation which arrived at the obvious conclusion that the rock in question had been struck by lightning, thus the burned appearance and sighting of fire in the sky, of course.

In April of 2010, thanks in full to the initiative of Martin Goff, I was able to donate this specimen to the current owners of the Wold Cottage. It is nice to know this important piece of meteoric history will always be on display at Wold Cottage.

The story of the return home of the Wold Cottage meteorite was reported by the Yorkshire Post, "This is," Hull and East Riding, BBC Look North, and the Andy Comfort Breakfast Show.