They (meteorites) do come close sometimes. Back in the early 70's during my military time I was flying 35nms behind my lead aircraft when suddenly night turned into day for several seconds. Something plunged from the heavens and hit the ground. I checked with the lead aircraft if he saw it and said no but the sky lit up bright behind them. Conclusion therefore was that we were within 35 miles of it. My navigator noted the approx position and passed the info on to the appropriate authorities. Months later we received a report the a small meteorite was located in the area in question that had recently arrived from places unknown.
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