Falling Metal Object Mystifies New Jersey Plant Workers

nbcnewyork.com ^ | Michael George

[BenLurkin]

Workers at a New Jersey treatment plant say they saw a heavy, metallic object fall from the sky Wednesday, and they want to know where the potentially deadly projectile came from.

The employees at Secaucus Treatment Works said the 5-by-5 inch piece of metal debris hit a railing, ricocheted off a concrete tank, then hit the ground. It landed about 25 feet from where employees were working.

"It came close. It came pretty close," said employee Victor Suppa.

It "could have killed somebody, absolutely" if it hit anyone, added operations foreman Steven Bronowich.

[BenLurkin]

A 5-by-5 inch piece of metal that appears to be made of ceramic, metal and rubberlike layers fell from the sky.

[Smokin' Joe]

Reminds me of a tile from the space shuttle.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Yep, a tile from a secret government space vehicle.

[Sacajaweau]

space station or satellite

[Calvin Locke]

The Gods Must Be Crazy (YouTube clip)

[Hot Tabasco]

5-by-5 inch piece of metal debris

My guess is somebody tossed it like a frisbee.........people do stuff like that.

[Smokin' Joe]

Did Columbia lose one in orbit?

[G Larry]

Exactly!

I wonder if the X-37 uses those?

I don’t think a Columbia tile could have sustained orbit this long.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Does anyone know where the X-37B is? Maybe it fell out of orbit or was shot down..??

[babygene]

“A 5-by-5 inch piece of metal that appears to be made of ceramic, metal and rubberlike layers fell from the sky.”

A piece of metal made out of ceramic? Who writes this stuff?

[smoothsailing]

A time traveling space shuttle tile.

[Sacajaweau]

Specialized floor tile....flung off a truck??

[Grimmy]

Usually, it’s the same sort of journalists that keep telling us that commiscumism is the best thing eveh!

[dfwgator]

Was it near Grover’s Mill by any chance?

[Blue Jays]

That heavy ceramic/rubber/metal tile would have certainly left a mark. Ouch!

[molson209]

but it’s very thin , LOL

[Psalm 73]

Looks like a piece of an engine cowling

[bgill]

Thankfully it wasn’t a goat.

[PLMerite]

Red Lectroids from Planet Ten!

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Sounds possible. Maybe a tile from one of the 2 space shuttles was blown off into orbit and has been circling earth since that time?

Or, it could be something that fell off the exhaust area of a jet.