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Man Finds Meteorite Worth Over $100k in Field

A search that’s been going on for over a year and a half by a man from North Wales has finally come to an end. After witnessing a meteorite fall…

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A search that's been going on for over a year and a half by a man from North Wales has finally come to an end. After witnessing a meteorite fall near his home, Tony Whilding located it in a nearby field.

One night when Whilding was having a late night smoke, he saw a low flying giant ball of fire go shooting past his home.  It was so low that he could have kicked a ball up into the air and likely made contact with it.

It eventually fizzled out leaving only smoke trails and not evening making a sound when it struck the earth.  He immediately wanted to track it down and see if it was worth anything,

Well he successfully found it in a farmers field near his home after 18 months of searching! He had it examined and learned that this big rock from space is actually worth over $130,000!