Carancas is an ordinary (H4-5) chondrite that fell in Peru, the afternoon of September 15, 2007. To date, over 340g of material have been recovered. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 93): A large fireball was witnessed to impact near the community of Carancas, in the province of Chucuito, region of Puno in the country…

Mayo Belwa is an aubrite (achondrite) that fell August 3, 1974, in the Adamawa district of Nigeria. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 55): A fireball was seen by herdsmen and sounds were heard over an area extending to 25 km from the impact site. The stone was sent to the Geological Survey of Nigeria…

Kilabo is an ordinary (LL6) chondrite that fell the evening of July 21, 2002 in Nigeria. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 87): Mr. Mallam Yahava Muhammad of Hadejia, Nigeria, observed a brilliant fireball moving south to north. Two loud detonations were heard several minutes later. Mr. Mallam Audu and several neighbours in Kilabo heard…

Portales Valley, an ordinary (H6) chondrite that fell the morning of June 13, 1998, in New Mexico. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 83): "After detonations were heard and smoky trails seen in the sky, a shower of meteorites landed near Portales, New Mexico. 53 objects have been recovered, with a total mass of 71.4…

Kiel is an ordinary (L6) chondrite that fell April 26, 1962, in Kiel, Germany.  The 738-gram (1.6-pound) stone went through the roof of a house, and was found the next day in the attic by the resident.  No fireball or accoustic phenomena were witnessed at the time of the Kiel meteorite fall, however, the stone’s…