Bruderheim, L6

Bruderheim’s arrival to Earth was a spectacular event.  A complete account of the fall and its recovery can be seen here: The Bruderheim Meteorite, by R. E. Folinsbee and L. A. Bayrock (1961).

Here is a copy of a contemporary newspaper article describing the experience:

The University of Alberta has a webpage devoted to the meteorite, accessible here.

I was also lucky to stumble across this 55th anniversary video featuring eyewitnesses, from Global News:

 

Bruderheim fell just after a fresh snowfall and landed in soft snow — the fall is a little unusual because most stones had no impact marks or chipping.

I’ve kept an eye out for complete stones over the years, but only a few have surfaced.  They are usually snapped up by collectors as soon as they came to light.  I was lucky with this particular one; it’s not large, but it’s a fresh, complete stone from this uncommon fall.  It comes from the Bartoschewitz Collection via Sergei Vasiliev.