The kid has a wound. There is a verified rock from space, and a crater. The kid was there when the rock hit the ground, which no one disputes. It was not a direct hit, as if he was holding his hand out to catch it, and it need not have even made direct contact with him at all to cause him a painful wound or knock him down. Do you know what the kill radius is on a .50 cal machine gun? 12 inches, for a half inch round. The shock wave and heat generated by the speed of the bullet is enough to severely injure or kill a person whom the projectile doesn't actually hit, if it passes close enough to them. The reporter, not the kid, used the phrase "bounced off."