The Unusual Meteorite Fall

On February 28, 2021, a meteorite entered Earth's atmosphere at an astonishing speed, creating a bright fireball that was captured by amateur cameras in the UK. This meteorite, traveling at 15 times the speed of a rifle bullet, landed in the Cotswold market town of Winchcombe. Unlike most meteorites that fall unnoticed and are later discovered, this event was uniquely documented, allowing scientists to estimate a fall area of approximately 280 square kilometers. The rarity of such fresh meteorites, combined with the precise tracking data available, heightened the excitement among meteorite hunters and scientists eager to recover this extraordinary specimen quickly before it could be contaminated or lost to time.