Meteorite falls of 1807
2 meteorites in the catalogue are recorded as witnessed falls in 1807, in 2 countries. The largest recovered mass is Weston, at 150 kg.
Why 1807 matters
On 14 December 1807 stones fell at Weston, Connecticut: the first recorded fall in the United States from which stones were recovered. Two Yale professors gathered pieces and accounts within days of the event.
What fell in 1807
A witnessed fall is a meteorite seen or heard coming down and then picked up, as opposed to a find, which is discovered later with no record of its arrival. The mass is the total recovered, often from many pieces.