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This metal object was discovered in a walnut orchard in Hanford, Texas on Saturday, October 13, 2018. (Kings County Sheriff's Office)
- Detectives from the Kings County Sheriff's Office were called to an orchard in central California on October 13th.
- The sheriff's office has approached Vandenberg Air Force Base to see if they could enlighten us on the origins of the object.
- Air Force officials determined that the object was most likely a 70 Iridium satellite fuel tank.
Air Force officials identified a mysterious metal object that fell from the sky last week and landed in a walnut orchard in Hanford, California.
Detectives from the Kings County Sheriff's Office were called Saturday in the central California orchard after the owner discovered the strange metal object on his property, KGET-TV reported.
Perplexed, the sheriff's office has approached Vandenberg Air Force Base to see if they could enlighten us on the origins of the object.
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Air Force officials identified the object as a fuel tank from the Iridium No. 70 satellite, a communications satellite launched in the late 1990s.
The satellite, which is no longer in orbit, was used for cell phone communications and GPS tracking, according to n2yo.com, a website that tracks satellites in orbit.
Residents reported a bright light on the area last week at about the same time that the object was likely falling in the farmer's orchard., reported the press.
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