Apt
History (P.-M. Pelé, meteor-center.com): On October 8, 1803, around ten in the morning, a strong explosion was heard near Apt. People heard a hissing sound coming from the south. More than twenty farmers who were working in their fields then saw a black body moving in the air. At a place called Saurette, Mr. and Mrs. Jully, who were 300 m from Mr. Devaux’s house, saw the stone fall into his vineyard. Two women walking on the road from Villars to Apt also heard the explosion and the whistle, and saw the meteorite falling 20 m from them into Mr. Devaux's vineyard. Mr. Devaux was working his land 200 or 300 m from his house and did not directly witness the fall. His wife, who was on the doorstep of the house, rushed home, frightened, when she heard the sounds. Some searches were conducted during the day, as well as the following day, but they proved unsuccessful. Two days after the fall, the son of Mr. Devaux, walking through his vineyard, discovered a recent hole between two rows of vines, about 20 m from the house. He searched the 25 cm deep hole and removed a black stone weighing 3.3 kg. He immediately made the connection with the violent event on October 8.