Mysterious metal falls from sky

In Stanton, Deleware on Monday, a sizzling hot 16-inch piece of metal fell from the sky and tore through a parked SUV;s roof "like butter." The Federal Aviation Administration examined the object and spokesperson Jim Peters claims that it's not part of an airplane. From The News Journal:

It came with a boom that one witness told Mill Creek Fire Company Chief James Howell sounded like an explosion.

The SUV's owner, Susan Wilson, said she was in the drugstore. When she returned to her car, she found ash and debris on the driver's seat and a gaping hole in the roof.

Link (via Fortean Times)

[#1 posted by G5Man , October 19, 2007 10:29 AM]

Where's Donnie Darko when you need him?

[#2 posted by DragonPhyre , October 19, 2007 10:40 AM]

@g5man: Crying, like he always is. Lame Emo-kid... Hope he cuts himself to death.

[#3 posted by Olorwen , October 19, 2007 10:48 AM]

Aah, I live right near the Happy Harry's drugstore where this happened!

[#4 posted by Peter Swimm , October 19, 2007 11:14 AM]

I think Devo wrote a song about this...

[#5 posted by schmawy , October 19, 2007 11:19 AM]

hmmm. Maybe ufo guano?

http://www.greatdreams.com/ufos/ufo_metal.htm

[#6 posted by yurei , October 19, 2007 12:36 PM]

It's the 21st Century: do you know where your upper atmospheric energy shield is?

[#7 posted by Kickyfast , October 19, 2007 12:37 PM]

She now has an obligation to forge this skymetal into a sword of mighty power.

[#8 posted by cyenobite , October 19, 2007 12:48 PM]

I saw this on the local news a few days ago. The reporter mentioned there was a military base nearby. The FAA guy wouldn't comment.
Wasn't there a similar story like this not too long ago where they determined it was a chunk of metal from a leaf/tree chipper?
Happy Harry's Sword of mighty power = lol

[#9 posted by schmawy , October 19, 2007 12:49 PM]

That's rich, Kickyfast.

[#10 posted by Bonnie , October 19, 2007 1:12 PM]

it's a beautiful morning for a satellites... falling satellites, that is.

[#11 posted by Steve Lodefink , October 19, 2007 1:33 PM]

Maybe there is still some debris in orbit, leftover from that KH-13 that crashed last month.

[#12 posted by Michael Duff , October 19, 2007 1:50 PM]

Let's hope the yellow Camaro finds her before Megatron does.

[#13 posted by Ben , October 19, 2007 2:33 PM]

My Yardapult!

IT WORKS!

[#14 posted by fullerenedream , October 19, 2007 2:45 PM]

@ Peter Swimm... that's what I was thinking!

[#15 posted by neel , October 19, 2007 9:50 PM]

I am glad that it hit a SUV.... but if only it had been a Hummer......

[#16 posted by LaHaine , October 22, 2007 2:34 AM]

I guess this SUV bitch just tried to scam the insurance company.