Nagpur, April 20: An unidentified object from the sky fell on the terrace of a house in Umred taluka of Nagpur district in Maharashtra, triggering discussions of whether it was part of 'space debris'.

For its part, Nagpur Rural Police said a large metal piece reportedly fell from the sky on the terrace slab of a house in the Kose layout at 4 am on Saturday. A forensic team of police is trying to identify the object, police said. Space Junk is Damaging Satellites. How Do We Remove It?.

Huge Metal Object Falls on House Terrace in Nagpur

The local resident claimed the steel object fell on the parapet of his terrace between 4 am and 4.15 am. Astronomy enthusiast Suresh Chopne who heads Sky Watch Group claimed the metal object could be a part of a rocket booster of a satellite sent into space.

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