Brain has woken up now
and the mathematics is clearer, but still almost as per quick calculation. Mass of meteorite being pea sized ( 5mm diameter on some web sites) and density of 8 for a nickel-iron is 1 gram . Terminal velocity of this size/surface area object would be lucky to be 80 m/sec. A cricket ball is 160 grams. 6.3 m/sec to get same kinetic energy. This is basically a little 10 metre dolly catch- still the caght and bowled. Maximum speed really could be 800m/sec (fat chance, but would explain the sounds) would be the cricket ball wacked at 63 m/sec or 227 kmph which should just get a six. Still reckon this story should be dealt the same. Where is Roy when you need him ?(drinking?)