'Foreign object from space' crashes into Minnesota field as agents race to site

'Foreign object from space' crashes into Minnesota field as agents race to site Authorities say they have found a metallic object approximately 11 feet in diameter that they believe may be space debris Agents rushed to a Minnesota farm after receiving a call about a "foreign" object found in a crop field that, it is believed, may have come from space. Authorities said in a Facebook post: "On October 14, 2026, at approximately 3.30pm, the Stevens County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call [about] foreign debris that was found in a cornfield in Scott Township." They found a metallic object about 11 feet in diameter that they believe may be space debris. Agents rushed to the site in Stevens County after receiving a call about a "foreign" object found in a crop field. Sheriff Jason Dingman said that, because the incident is an ongoing investigation, he cannot say which federal agencies are involved. "There are several various agencies assisting in the determination of origin of this object," Dingman said Friday afternoon. "We're not getting fed much information either and what info we do get is pretty cryptic. So I think somebody way up the food chain above my head knows what this thing is but they are not even telling us." Officials told KARE 11 that serial numbers were visible on the object, potentially offering investigators a way to trace its manufacturer or owner. Authorities have said the discovery poses no danger to the public. Space debris includes defunct satellites, spent rocket stages and fragments created when spacecraft break apart or collide, according to NASA. Some objects eventually fall back toward Earth as their orbits decay. Chokio resident Tena Wilts told the Star Tribune that she saw the object, which was "compared to the trucks, very large" on Thursday while driving to her parents' house, about three miles away from the field. She said: "We had a tornado through the area a few weeks ago, so that came to mind. You hear about space garbage, too, so that comes to mind." Investigators have not publicly linked the Minnesota object to a particular satellite, rocket or launch.