French Woman Struck by Meteorite While Enjoying Coffee on Terrace

A woman in Alsace, France, was struck by a mysterious space rock while sitting on her terrace. Mistaking it for an animal at first, she later discovered it was a colorless pebble resembling cement. A local roofer and geologist confirmed it to be a meteorite consisting of iron and silicon. The incident is extremely rare, as meteorite encounters in temperate climate zones like France are uncommon. Scientists are now studying the rock to determine its origins.