A bloke was rudely awakened by a rock smashing through his roof after flying from outer space at 6.30 in the morning, leaving a gaping hole. Now his damaged roof is going on display at a museum View 3 Images The alien rock left a gaping hole in a bloke's roof (Image: Geophysical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences)

A stunned homeowner got a rude awakening when a meteorite smashed through the roo f of his house. A fragment of the space rock pierced the roof as it fragmented when it fell to earth. ‌

The celestial body was seen around 6.30am on October 27 in the Novgorod Region of Russia . One of the fragments fell onto a private residence in the Okulovsky District, scientists said. ‌

Locals were left stunned by the site of a massive bright fireball with a lon

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