Meteorites are actually cold when they hit Earth. They move so fast
through our planet's atmosphere that the celestial rock doesn't have
time to heat up and remains quite cold, as space is. This is one way
to tell a genuine meteorite fall from a hoax.

As for this story, while it does look like something fell from sky, either
a space rock or a piece of the rocket that launched Corot, it is a shame
that the enthusiasm for the event seems almost misplaced:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16459298/&GT1=8921

Certainly finding a meteorite that just fell is an exciting experience, but
the article makes it sound like a cross between a terrorist attack and an
alien invasion.