Hi Elizabeth, Bur-Abor is not considered an “unwitnessed fall” by anyone as no such designation exists. The features of this meteorite are consistent with a residency on Earth of at least decades — if not centuries...or far more; Bur-Abor is an outstanding, highly weathered meteorite. Please remedy as we all get hurt when the line between puffing and misrepresentation is blurred.
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