A meteorite fell in the garden of a resident of the Thai city of Buriram. The eyewitness video was posted on Newsflare .
65-year-old Somrit Boonpeng was in the toilet when there was a crash in the yard. He was afraid that someone was breaking into the house, quietly went to the door, but there was no one there. The pensioner noticed a meteorite on the floor. The shiny black stone had a diameter of five centimeters and a weight of 500 grams.
The cost of rare meteorites can reach 10 thousand dollars per gram, but Somrit Bunpeng and his wife do not want to sell it. They claim that they have already refused to a local businessman who offered 100 thousand baht (245.6 thousand rubles) for the stone.
Pensioners believe that a meteorite will bring them good luck. According to them, after his fall, they are always in high spirits, and at night they have pleasant dreams. However, Somrit Bunpeng would like to know the true value of his find and hopes to be examined by authorities or researchers.
Earlier it was reported that on August 19, the Brazilian city of Santa Filomena fell meteor Rain. The precious meteorite debris has enriched the locals and attracted thousands of tourists and explorers.