Falls by year · The 1960s

Meteorite falls of 1966

5 meteorites in the catalogue are recorded as witnessed falls in 1966, in 5 countries. The largest recovered mass is Saint-Séverin, at 271 kg.

What fell in 1966

MeteoriteCountryClassMass recovered
ChitadoAngolaL6Not recorded
PavelBulgariaH52.97 kg
Saint-SéverinFranceLL6271 kg
SeoniIndiaH620 kg
Umm RuabaSudanL51.7 kg

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.