Canadian woman says she has been inundated with offers to buy the meteorite that landed in her bed

A Canadian woman who almost died last year when a meteorite crashed through her bedroom ceiling while she was sleeping says she has no plans of letting go of the space rock – and says she even feels protective of the space object. 

In October Ruth Hamilton of Golden, British Columbia woke up to the sound of a crash and dust on her face shortly before midnight. 

Now months after the very unlucky event, Hamilton said she has gotten back to ‘normal’- patching up the hole in her ceiling and leaving her bed in the same spot.

She says she considers herself lucky and that she has suffered no post-traumatic stress, but instead she is more grateful for life. 

‘The experience has made me want to be more generous to people while I’m still alive,’ she told the Guardian.  

Since her near death experience was published in her local newspaper, Hamilton says she has been inundated with request to purchase the meteorite.   

Ruth Hamilton (pictured) said she feels protective of the meteorite that crashed into her bedroom and doesn’t want to sell it unless goes towards a good cause or to a good person

‘I’ve had all sorts of messages, friend requests on Facebook and people wanting interviews,’ she said. ‘One man came to my door, twice, trying to get a bargain on the meteorite – apparently meteorites such as mine are very valuable, because it’s intact and uncontaminated by human touch.’  

Hamilton, who was unharmed, saw a rock on her pillow right next to where her head usually lies. 

She called 911, and she and an officer made calls to confirm that it wasn’t debris from nearby construction but instead it was a meteorite. 

Meteorites originate from asteroids, which are rocks that orbit the sun that are all about 4.5 billion years old, according to Arizona State University’s Center for Meteorite Studies. 

Hamilton said the rock is considered special special because it is so pure compared to other meteorites. 

Ruth Hamilton of Golden, British Columbia woke up to a meteorite beside her on October 4

Now months after the very unlucky event, Hamilton said she has gotten back to ‘normal’- patching up the hole in her ceiling and leaving her bed in the same spot 

‘Most times, meteorites are found on Earth only after they’ve been weathered for years, so it is harder for scientists to learn about the places they travelled through. But mine is fresh from outer space,’ she explained.  

Hamilton said the day after the meteorite crashed through her roof she put it in a plastic bag to avoid contaminations and the University of Western Ontario collected it, and will be returning it after a few months of research. 

She said she feels protective of the rock now and doesn’t want to sell it unless goes towards a good cause or to a good person. 

‘I’d like to take it to local schools and universities, tell the story to kids,’ she said.   

‘People make money by chopping them into pieces to be sold as jewelry, but I feel this thing that is billions of years old found its way into my bed, and I want to protect it. If I do sell it, I want to find a good home where it will be put on display,’ she added.