When an anonymous farmer in Michigan purchased his property roughly 30 years ago, the previous owner claimed that a massive rock on the property—being used as a doorstop at the time of the property transfer—was actually a meteorite.
The meteorite had fallen in the 1930s, claimed the original farmer, with a “heck of a noise.” Instead of selling it, though, he had passed it on to the new owner when he sold the farm, claiming it was a part of the property.