By Hash Techs 
Joe Velaidum and Laura Kelly encountered an uncommon sight on their way home in July of last year – a cloud of dust and white debris on the ground. Intrigued, they chose to check the security camera footage, which showed white smoke at the site of the incident.
The couple understood the significance of the event and gave the images to the authorities. They recovered 7 grams of the meteorite, with other parts collected using a vacuum cleaner and a magnet. Joe likened the impact sound to a gunshot. The meteorite struck so quickly that it was captured in only two frames of the video. It landed in an area of the house Joe had just vacated minutes earlier.
First audio recording of a meteorite
Chris Herd, a spatial geology professor and curator of the University of Alberta meteorite collection, noted that this marks the initial instance of capturing the sound of a meteorite on video. He visited the couple to validate the material’s authenticity, employing a leash and a spoon for their examination.
The Charlottetown Meteorite, according to a recent analysis by Alberta University, is a typical condrite with features that account for its breaking apart upon impact.
The collected samples were added to the university’s meteorite collection, which will support upcoming scientific studies.