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Apparent SpaceX Rocket Debris Found on Oregon Coast
Published 04/09/21 at 9:25 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Waldport, Oregon) – It s like an X-Files episode on the Oregon coast.
(Photo courtesy Lincoln County Sheriffs)
Lincoln County Sheriffs reported Friday they found what appears to be charred debris from the Falcon X rocket that created such a startling show in the skies over the west coast in late March. This comes after another piece was found in eastern Washington last week.
The chunk of fuel container-like debris was found in Waldport after washing up in the Alsea Bay, according to the sheriff s office.
Did SpaceX debris wash ashore at the Oregon coast? Officials aren’t sure.
Updated 7:58 PM;
Today 7:58 PM
A charred object washed ashore in Lincoln County, and authorities are now investigating to see if it could be debris from a spacecraft.Lincoln County Sheriff s Office
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Engineers are examining an object that washed ashore in Lincoln County to see if it could be debris from a SpaceX rocket.
On Friday afternoon, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to Alsea Bay near Waldport after reports that someone had found charred debris they thought could be from a spacecraft.
The object, a large black cylindrical item, is about as long as a wood pallet.
Suspected space debris washes ashore
LINCOLN COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) Deputies say debris from a spacecraft washed ashore on in Lincoln County on Friday afternoon.
At 3:15 p.m. deputies were made aware of what was believed to be charred debris from a spacecraft that washed up in the Alsea Bay near Waldport. The debris was removed from the bay by a fisherman and was briefly stored near a local business.
Deputies responded to the location and set up a perimeter while the nature of the object was assessed. Central Oregon Coast Fire and Rescue responded to the scene and determined the object was not an immediate hazardous materials threat.
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