The Stevens County Minnesota Sheriff’s Office announced in a press release that the object measures 11-feet in diameter and was found on October 14. A large, metallic object, suspected to be from space, has been found in a cornfield in Minnesota, USA.
Man-made space debris dominate over the natural meteoroid environment, except around millimetre sizes.” Authorities arrived at the scene to discover a “large, metallic object, approximately 11-feet in diameter.
They described it as “presumably a space object”. Space debris are defined as “all non-functional, man-made objects, including fragments and elements thereof, in Earth orbit or re-entering into Earth atmosphere, according to the European Space Agency.
Space debris enter the earth’s atmosphere daily. However, most burn up before reaching the ground. (Also read: What are the ‘mysterious’ balls found on Australian beach? Space agency has an answer )
