A LARGE cylindrical object that fell from the sky in Puerto Tirol, located in the north of Argentina has caused a stir among locals and attracted public interest.
The object - a combination of metallic and fibrous materials some 1.7m long and 1.2m wide, landed in a field belonging to farmer Ramón Ricardo González last Thursday evening.
Local authorities were informed by the 47-year-old landowner shortly after the incident, and both local police and the fire brigade were sent out to inspect the cylinder.
To ensure the object wasn't explosive, bomb experts also arrived on the scene and police cordoned off the area.
Teams in protective clothing intervened and also identified a serial number on the object.
Chaco Police Headquarters have since told local media the object has been confirmed to be a rocket fuel tank capsule.
Experts who inspected it said it is most likely a high-tech type of tank called a composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV).
According to reports in Metro UK, it is not clear what spacecraft the tank came from but reports have speculated it could be a Chinese rocket.
Gonzalez’s field is directly beneath the known flight path of a Jielong 3 rocket launched from a sea vessel off the coast of China on Wednesday.
Residents in several parts of Argentina under the flight path told local media they saw a strange glowing object moving across the sky that night. – October 1, 2025
