Sightings1992

Mbale meteorite shower, Uganda

When: 14 Aug 1992
Where: Mbale, Uganda
Sources: 3 public sources

A stone from the 1992 Mbale meteorite shower in Uganda Lothar Monshausen, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A stony meteoroid broke up over Mbale, scattering fragments across a field about 3 by 7 km; about 150 kg was recovered. A small stone reportedly struck a boy on the head after being slowed by leaves, without serious injury.

Sources

OfficialThe Mbale meteorite shower (Meteoritics, 1994) (opens in a new tab)NASA Technical Reports Server / 1994-03-01
PressOn this day in space! Aug. 14, 1992: Meteorite shower hits Uganda (opens in a new tab)Space.com
OtherWhen space rocks get too close for comfort (opens in a new tab)The Planetary Society / 2025-07-31

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