Katol fell in a meteorite shower in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra state, India on May 22, 2012 between 14:00 to 14:30 hrs (Indian Standard Time). Fragments were scattered across a 5 square kilometer area. The loud noise and fire ball were observed by hundreds of people between Akola in the west to Nagpur in the east. Preliminary evidence suggests the presence of pre-solar grains in Katol meteorite.