After a series of flashes that occurred in the sky, excitement took hold of the citizens in the Village of Aşağı Kıratlı (Baştırm) in the county of Kozluk, Batman, Turkey.
Looking for stones in the surrounding field in daytimes, villagers said that they came across bright and black stones in the village following the event, which was observed from many other villages and vicinities of Kozluk.
The same as those found in Bingöl
Spreading to a wide area in the Sarıçiçek Village of the city of Bingöl last year, meteorites had created a big sensation for nearly one month. Having found buyers who paid big amounts, the stones had also attracted the attention of many domestic and foreign investigators.
Villagers looking for stones day and night
Explaining that they also found black and bright stones in the Village of Aşağı Kıratlı, one of the villagers, Cafer Ataş, explained, "Last week, we noticed an abnormal flash in the sky. When we heard that it was also observed from the neighboring villages, we thought that it can be a meteoric event. Then, we went to the area where we guessed the object had fallen to. As we were searching the field with flashlights, we noticed shining pieces of black stones. We took the stones that we collected that night to our homes. Early in the following morning, we visited the same field again and noticed that different stones that were spread across a field of nearly 2 decares were the same as those found in Bingöl last year. We want an investigation to be made to know whether the stones we found are also precious."
Surprising lightness of the walnut-sized stones
Reporting that they have never seen such crystal-like black stones before, the villagers said, "These stones shine when they are exposed to light. Also they are lighter compared with normal stones and produce a different smell when they are exposed to fire. We believe they fell from the sky. We request officials to investigate these stones."
