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Leake & Goodlett meteorite returned Associated Press - December 4, 2009 8:24 AM ET TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - A half-ton of space rock has mysteriously reappeared at a Tupelo building supply store. Lindsey Leake, the store's co-owner, tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal that they got a call last month from a person who claimed to have the meteorite and wanted to return. The 1,100-pound rock showed up Thursday at the Leake & Goodlett store on a flatbed truck. The rock disappeared Nov. 19, 2008. Leake says the person agreed to return the rock if it would remain anonymous and if he agreed not to prosecute. Leake agreed. The meteorite was discovered in 1870 by Tupelo Mayor H.C. "Major" Medford. It has always been displayed publicly outside Leake & Goodlett since about 1965. Leake says he may find some other public spot for it. ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list