Tupelo Meteorite
Tupelo, Mississippi
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As with all legends there is a little truth and much fiction. The Tupelo Meteorite is no exception. The 'meteorite' reportedly 'fell' near Nettleton, Mississippi (near Tupelo) in the year 1870. The 1100 lb. stone is displayed outdoors on a pedastal with a plaque on East Main in downtown Tupelo. Elvis cults have attempted to postulate an influential connection between the boy Elvis and the hometown 'meteorite' on display.
In 1980, NASA's Dr. John Harris examined the 'meteorite.' Dr. Harris, a chemist and nuclear physicist, announced that the Tupelo Meteorite was not from outer space but from Earth. "It's a meteor-wrong," said Harris, just a hunk of "concreted sandstone."
The truth of this legend is that meteorites can be large stones. But this stone is no meteorite and the rest of the legend is fiction.
References:
http://michaeldigioia.com/packages/elvis/timeline/meteor.htm
http://www.guerrillamonster.com/new/index.php?page=gospelvis
http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znp08211980.html
Thanks to Martin Horejsi for bringing this to my attention!