@MatthewChat @idoubtit I can tell you that I've published papers in both physics and astrophysics, and I've never heard of tektites before. But that shouldn't be particularly surprising, since science tends to be pretty specialized. By the same token, I also know very little (beyond the basics) about operating an optical telescope, because all my work in astronomy was related to X-ray observations.

Granted, I probably also wouldn't be making extraordinary claims about such objects. 🙂