Canadians Mrs. Laura Kelly and her partner reported the strike in July, 2024, which was captured on their home security camera, to the University of Alberta’s Meteorite Reporting System. Curator Chris Herd examined samples of the debris and confirmed its interstellar origins.
Here is an excerpt from January 18, 2025 Meteoritical Bulletin #113 issued by The Meteoritical Society, International Society for Meteoritics and Planetary Studies, describing the event:
Name: Charlottetown
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes, confirmed fall
Year fell: 2024
Country: Canada
Mass: 95 g
Charlottetown 46°17.345’N, 63°4.111’W
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Confirmed fall: 2024-07-25 20:02:20h UTC
Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5)
History: Mrs. Laura Kelly and her partner found a star-shaped pattern of gray dust on their walkway after coming home from an evening walk, in the community of Marshfield, on the east side of Charlottetown. Not knowing what it was at first, they brushed and rinsed it from the walkway. After reviewing security camera footage (see below), they realized that the material might be meteoritic, and recovered approximately 7 g of fragmented material from the grass adjacent to the walkway. Security camera footage was submitted to the UAb meteorite reporting system, and the owners were then advised by C. Herd that the material was likely meteoritic. The owners then collected another 16 g of material on August 2, 2024, and another 72 g of material on August 8, 2024 from within grass adjacent to the walkway using a vacuum and magnet. Rainfall occurred between the date of the fall and second collection on August 2. The security camera footage includes sound and records the impact of the rock on the walkway at 17:02:20 Atlantic Daylight Time/20:02:20 UTC. A dark rock can be seen in just one frame of the video, indicating rapid movement. The impact of the meteorite formed a divot in the walkway approximately 2 × 2 cm. Type specimen consists of representative material from each of the three dates of collection.
See the complete report HERE.
