Meteor Near Misses and Established Strikes from Spratt & Stephens 1992, Mercury vol. 21, 50.

Some Meteor Near Misses

For persons outdoors.

Date Location Approx. Miss Distance
May 1, 1860 New Concord, Ohio 300 meters
Jan 1, 1869 Hessle, Sweden few meters
Jan 3, 1877 Warrenton, Missouri few meters
Mar 27, 1886 Cabin Creek, Arkansas 75 meters
Jan 21, 1887 De Cewsville, Ontario few meters
Aug 5, 1898 Andover, Maine 60 meters
Jul 19, 1912 Holbrook, Arizona few meters
Feb 2, 1922 Nagai, Japan several meters
July 6, 1924 Johnstown, Colorado 1 meter
Aug 10, 1932 Archie, Missouri under 1 meter
Aug 8, 1933 Sioux County, Nebraska few meters
Jan 11, 1938 Lavrentievka, U.S.S.R. 12-20 meters
July 10, 1941 Black Moshannon Park, Pennsylvania 1 meter
Apr 6, 1942 Pollen, Norway 1 meter
July 25, 1943 Benoi, South Africa 55 meters
Aug 2, 1946 Pena Blanca Spring, Texas 50 meters
Jan 16, 1949 Benton, New Brunswick 100-200 meters
Mar 3, 1953 Pecklesheim, Germany several meters
Nov 14, 1969 Juromenha, Portugal 30 meters
Jan 16, 1970 Ucera, Venezuela 70 meters
Mar 3, 1975 Ijopega, Papua New Guinea 25 meters
June 15, 1984 Binnigup, Australia 4-5 meters
July 2, 1990 Masvingo District, Zimbabwe Aug 31, 1991
Aug 31, 1991 Noblesville, Indiana 3.5 meters

Some Established Meteor Strikes

(Of buildings, people, or animals.)

Date Location Structures Struck Others
Jul 24, 1790 Barbotan, France Building
Dec 19, 1798 Benares, India Building
Dec 13, 1803 Massing, Czechoslovakia Building
Feb 16, 1827 Mhow, India Man
Nov 11, 1836 Macau, Brazil Cattle
Jul 14, 1847 Brunau, Czechoslovakia Building
Dec 9, 1858 Ausson, France Building
May 1, 1860 New Concord, Ohio Horse
Aug 8, 1868 Pillistfer, Estonia Building
Feb 16, 1876 Judesegeri, India Water Tank
Nov 19, 1881 Grossliebenthal, U.S.S.R. Man?
Sep 22, 1893 Zabrodje, U.S.S.R. Building
Nov 4, 1906 Diep River, South Africa Building
Jun 16, 1911 Kilbourn, Wisconsin Building
Jun 28, 1991 Nakhla, Egypt Dog
Jul 19, 1912 Holbrook, Arizona Building?
Jan 18, 1916 Baxter, Missouri Building
Dec 3, 1917 Strathmore, Scotland Building
June 30, 1918 Richardton, North Dakota Building
Dec 21, 1921 Beyrout, Syria Building
Aug 10, 1932 Archie, Missouri Building
Apr 2, 1932 Yurtuk, U.S.S.R. Building
Mar 31, 1938 Kasamatsu, Japan Building
Jun 16, 1938 Pantar, Phillipines Buildings
Summer, 1938 Bloomington, Illinois Building
Sep 29, 1938 Benld, Illinois Building Car
Sep 21, 1949 Beddegelert, Wales Building
May 23, 1950 Madhipura, India Building
Sep 20, 1950 Murray, Kentucky 5 Buildings
Dec 10, 1950 St. Louis, Missouri Car
Nov 30, 1954 Sylacauga, Alabama Building Woman
Feb 29, 1956 Centerville, South Dakota Building
Oct 13, 1959 Hamlet, Indiana Building
Feb 23, 1961 Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia Loading Dock
Sep 9, 1961 Bells, Texas Building
Apr 26, 1962 Kiel, Germany Building
Dec 24, 1965 Barwell, England 2 Buildings Car
Jul 11, 1967 Denver, Colorado Building
Apr 12, 1968 Schenectady, New York Building
Apr 25, 1969 Bovedy, North Ireland Building
Aug 7, 1969 Andreevka, U.S.S.R. Building
Sep 16, 1969 Suchy Dul, Czechoslovakia Building
Sep 28, 1969 Murchison, Australia Building
Apr 8, 1971 Wethersfield, Connecticut Building
Aug 2, 1971 Havero, Finland Building
Mar 15, 1973 San Juan Capistrano, CA Building
Oct 27, 1973 Canon City, Colorado Building
Aug 18, 1974 Naragh, Iran Building
Jan 31, 1977 Louisville, Kentucky 3 Buildings Car
May 13, 1981 Salem, Oregon Building
Nov 12, 1982 Wethersfield, Connecticut Building
Jun 30, 1984 Aomori, Japan Building
Aug 22, 1984 Tomiya, Japan 2 Buildings
Dec 10, 1984 Claxton, Georgia Mailbox
Jan 8, 1985 La Criolla, Argentina Building
Jul 29, 1986 Kokubunji, Japan Buildings
Mar 1, 1988 Trebbin, East Germany Greenhouse
May 18, 1988 Torino, Italy Building
Jun 12, 1989 Opotiki, New Zealand Building
Aug 15, 1989 Sixiangkou, China Building
Apr 7, 1990 Glanerburg, Netherlands Building
Aug 14, 1992 Mbale, Uganda - Boy
Sep 27, 2003 Orissa, India Huts People