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Joe Velaidum's home security camera captured the instant a meteorite smashed against his home's brick walkway. The video is thought to be the first recorded sound of a meteorite's direct impact.

Home security-camera footage shows a puff of smoke, with the sound of an explosion included, as the space rock lands in Canada. A geologist said it was a rare recording.

A meteorite crash-landed on his home’s walkway. Hoping to confirm what he saw on his camera, Velaidum sent his home security video and pictures to Chris Herd, an expert in meteorites at the University of Alberta. Herd confirmed that it was indeed a meteorite and that it was a history-making moment.

The space rock—recorded with visuals and sound—landed where the homeowner had been standing just minutes earlier

Ring camera footage from July shows a rare meteorite crash near a home in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The footage also captured the audio of the moment the meteorite crash-landed into the home’s walkway.

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