Imagine relaxing at home when a rock from space suddenly crashes through the roof and strikes you. That is exactly what happened to Ann Hodges in Sylacauga, Alabama, on November 30, 1954. Hodges was resting on a couch when a meteorite broke through her home's roof, ricocheted off a radio and struck her on the hip. She survived, but the bizarre incident became one of the most famous meteorite encounters ever recorded. Hodges was not simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Her experience became a rare example of a person being physically struck by material from space. More than seven decades later, her story remains a remarkable reminder of how unpredictable and extraordinary cosmic events can be.
In 1972, Hodges died of kidney failure at a nursing home in Sylacauga at the age of 52, reported CBS 42. She was later buried in Madison County, where her family had deep roots. According to the outlet, one video featuring Ann does survive. In December 1954, after leaving the hospital and regaining possession of the meteorite that had dramatically changed her life, she traveled to New York City to appear on the CBS game show 'I’ve Got a Secret'.
