Kentucky meat shower
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The Kentucky meat shower was an incident occurring for a period of several minutes between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. on March 3, 1876,[1] where what appeared to be chunks of red meat fell from the sky in a 100-by-50-yard (90-by-45-meter) area near Olympia Springs in Bath County, Kentucky.[2] There exist several explanations (from blood rain to vulture ejecta)[3] as to how this occurred and what the "meat" was. Although the exact type of meat was never identified, various reports suggested it was beef, lamb, deer, bear, horse, or possibly human.
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Date | March 3, 1876 |
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Time | 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. |
Duration | Several minutes |
Location | Bath County, Kentucky, U.S. |
Cause | Inconclusive, possibly regurgitating vultures |
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