1954-11-01 / Sylacauga, Alabama / debunked
In January 1955, Lt. Col. Joseph A. Bloomer of the Air Force Directorate of Intelligence responded to letters from Senator Sparkman, private citizens, and foreign correspondents regarding the Unidentified Flying Object Program. The correspondence addresses the "seizure" of a meteorite that fell through the roof of Mrs. Hewlett Hodges' home in Sylacauga, Alabama, in November 1954, which Air Force officers retrieved, flew to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and determined to be a meteorite before returning it to Mrs. Hodges' attorney on 9 December 1954.
Meteorite that fell through the roof of Mrs. Hodges' home in Sylacauga, Alabama, during November 1954; determined to be a meteorite by competent technical officials at the Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base