Large metal object in Stevens County cornfield may be Chinese rocket debris
A bowl-shaped metal object about 11 feet across was found Oct. 14 in a cornfield southwest of Morris in Stevens County, MPR News reports. Ars Technica reported evidence pointing to a Chinese rocket launched Sept. 15; the rocket's owner has not confirmed that. A State Department spokesperson said the item has been secured and poses no danger to the public.
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The object landed in farm country in western Minnesota, and nobody was injured. The State Department says it has been secured and poses no danger to the public while it works to determine its origin.
Sources
- MPR News: Metallic object found in western Minnesota field may have been from Chinese rocket
- KSTP: Mystery space debris found in Minnesota cornfield linked to Chinese rocket
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