Meteorite falls, also called observed falls, are those meteorites that were witnessed by people or automated devices as they moved through the atmosphere or hit the Earth, and were subsequently collected. All other meteorites are called "finds

Meteorite find

Meteorite finds are those meteorites that were found by people, but whose fall was not observed. They may have been on the surface of the Earth even for thousands of years and therefore can have varying amounts of weathering...

". As of June 2011, there are about 1,096 documented falls that are listed in widely used databases, most of which have specimens in modern collections.
Below is an alphabetized, complete list of the well-documented meteorite falls, showing the name of the meteorite, the date it fell, the place of fall, and the type of meteorite.