Mystery Atlas1992 Mbale Meteorite Shower
An L5/6 chondrite that broke up over the densely populated city of Mbale, Uganda, on 14 August 1992, scattering fragments across a 3-by-7-kilometre strewn field; one small fragment fell through a banana tree's leaves and struck a boy on the head without injuring him, one of only two documented cases of a meteorite fragment directly striking a person.
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Events
1992 Mbale Meteorite Shower is frequently compared to Sylacauga Meteorite Strike — The two events are commonly cited together as the only documented cases of a meteorite fragment directly striking a living person.
Concepts & Beliefs
1992 Mbale Meteorite Shower is an instance of Meteorite Fatality and Injury Claims — Well documented through recovered specimens and a scientific expedition within weeks; the boy struck was uninjured, so the case demonstrates a direct strike rather than a fatality.