On the evening of April 19, 2013, sonic booms were heard throughout much of central western Connecticut. Larry Beck was home watching TV at the time when he heard a loud bang from the attic and noticed his dining room ceiling was nearly punched through. He returned to his show (presumably a good one) and the following morning he checked out his attic and found a hole in his roof, a bent copper pipe and a rock with a dark crust which split in two. He called the police who took the smaller of the pieces to the Yale Peabody Museum — located conveniently about 15 miles away — which confirmed its extraterrestrial origin. The main mass is now on display at the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum. Wolcott also happens to be less than an hour away from the famous Weston fall (see lot 39).  Five meteorites hail from Connecticut; all five are witnessed falls and four of the five landed in towns which start with a “W”.  The exterior surface of this vaguely trapezoidal-shaped specimen is covered with fusion crust which provides a stark contrast with its creamy matrix. Rarely available. 

23 x 18 x 13mm (1 x 0.75 x 0.5 in.) and 6.41 grams (32 carats)

Provenance: Macovich Collection of Meteorites, NYC

Estimate: $750 – 900 * Reserve: $600