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The Port Orford Meteorite: Was it all a big hoax?

The Port Orford Meteorite: Was it all a big hoax?

Update: 2025-08-31
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If it's true, the 11-ton space rock is still out there — and worth over $300 million. But the guy who says he found it was in financial trouble, and many geologists today suspect he made the whole thing up. (Port Orford, Curry County; 1860s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1112b-port-orford-meteorite-hoax-or-is-it-real.html)
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The Port Orford Meteorite: Was it all a big hoax?

The Port Orford Meteorite: Was it all a big hoax?

Finn J.D. John