About 1:00 p.m. on July 13, 1927, the first and largest meteorite found in the state of Illinois fell near the town of Tilden in Randolph County. According to witnesses, the meteorite exploded in a series of three explosions, while it was still high in the air. Read more
Title: The Tilden Meteor, an Illinois Daylight Fall Authors: Wylie, C. C.
On the afternoon of July 13, 1927, at about 1:00. PM central standard time, a stony meteor, Hereafter Referred to as the Tilden meteor, fell near Tilden, Illinois.