http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FALLEN_OBJECT?SITE=RIPRJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT excerpt: May 11, 10:36 PM EDT Mysterious object probably space junk By JANET FRANKSTON LORIN Associated Press Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A mysterious metallic object that crashed through the roof of a New Jersey home earlier this year was not a meteorite after all, but probably a piece of space junk, scientists said Friday. The silvery object was made of a stainless-steel alloy that does not occur in nature and is most likely "orbital debris" - part of a satellite, rocket or some other spacecraft, said Rutgers University geologist Jeremy Delaney. end of excerpt ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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