Apparent meteorite crashes through roof of New Jersey home and damages floor: 'It was warm'

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Apparent meteorite crashes through roof of New Jersey home and damages floor: 'It was warm'
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A New Jersey family said they are thankful everyone is safe after an apparent meteorite crashed through their roof on Monday afternoon.

released by the Hopewell Police Department, a"metallic object believed to be a meteorite" struck the roof of a ranch-style home. The oblong object, which police described as being about four inches by six inches, went through the roof and ceiling of the home before it"impacted the hardwood floor" and came to a stop. Suzy Kop, a resident of the home,"I thank God that my father was not here, no one was here, we weren't hurt or anything," Kop told the station.

Kop said that emergency responders checked on her and her family, confirming that there were no lingering substances or effects from the object. It all"came back clear," she told CBS Philadelphia.

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