On November 30, 1954, a meteorite crashed through the roof of a home in a then-unincorporated area near Sylacauga, Alabama striking resident Ann Hodges. Hodges was napping on her living-room couch when the meteorite came through the ceiling smashing into her hip. When she saw the rock, she thought children were to blame, but geologist George Swindel, who was conducting fieldwork in the area, tentatively identified the object as a meteorite. Hodges became a minor celebrity over the next few weeks with offers to buy the meteorite pouring in from across the globe. Unfortunately, a three-way court battle involving Hodges, the USAF, and Birdie Guy, the owner of the rental house, ensued to determine ownership of the meteorite. Hodges eventually obtained the meteorite from Birdie Guy for the price of $500 (roughly $4,000 today), and it is now in the possession of the University of Alabama.