VILLAGERS near Hosur panicked when two giant stones — possibly meteorites — fell from the sky on Friday morning.

According to police sources, a 50-kg stone fell from the sky at Ullukuruki village around 8.30 am. The impact created a threefoot deep and five-foot wide crater.

Eyewitnesses Doraiswamy and Padbhmanan said that the stone fell from the sky with a loud noise. They also said that a heavy smoke appeared in the sky when the stone hit the ground.

At the same time, another stone of the same size fell in a similar style in Ranthnapalli village, which is very close to Ullukuruki village, police said. Revenue officials recovered the stones and kept it in the taluk office in Hosur.