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Title: Astronomical Records in the Chun-Chiu Chronicle
Authors: Stephenson, F. R. & Yau, K. K. C.

14th year (of Duke Hsi), spring, in the king's first month, day wu-shen, the first day of the month, stones fell in Sung; there were five (of them). 
This date corresponds to Dec 24 in 645 B.C. The state of Sung lay to the southwest of Lu and shared a common border with it. The Tso-chuan asserts that the objects were falling stars.

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Title: Meteorite falls in China and some related human casualty events
Authors: Yau, K., Weissman, P., & Yeomans, D.

The entry for December 24, 645 B.C. states that "Five stones fell in Sung (one of the states at the time)" (Stephenson and Yau, 1992). 

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