


A possible meteorite crashed through the roof of a New Jersey residence this week to the shock of the homeowners, officials said.
The four-by-six-inch object struck the ranch-style home on Old Washington Crossing Pennington Road in Hopewell Township on Monday, destroying the hardwood floor, the Hopewell Township Police Department said.
“It appears whatever came from the sky fell through the roof of the top window that’s my dad’s bedroom,” resident Suzy Kop told CBS.
Kop said she thought someone had thrown a rock at the house until she got a closer look at the oblong object, which was “warm” to the touch.
“We are thinking it’s a meteorite, came through here, hit the floor here because that’s completely damaged, it ricocheted up to this part of the ceiling and then finally rested on the floor there,” she told the outlet.
No one was hurt in the incident, but Kop said emergency responders scanned all the family members for possible radioactivity.
The HTPD confirmed that several other agencies are on-hand to identify the mysterious intruder, which may be related to the current Eta Aquariids meteor shower.
The shower reached peak activity over the weekend, NJ Advance Media reported. It occurs annually between April 19 and May 28, when the Earth passes through debris from Halley’s Comet.
The New Jersey incident is not the only out-of-this-world news in recent weeks: Last month, a museum in Maine offered a hefty reward for whoever could find a meteorite that landed near the Canadian border.
“Depending on the composition of the meteorite it could be more difficult or easier to find,” curator Myles Felch said of the hunt.
“A metallic meteorite is easier to identify in the field, while a stony [one] can be more difficult for someone who is not experienced with identifying these extraterrestrial objects.”