India, Oct. 25 -- A cornfield in western Minnesota became the site of a space-debris mystery after a farmer discovered a charred metal object among his crops. The bowl-shaped object, measuring about 11 feet across, was unlike anything he had encountered on the farm, prompting authorities to investigate whether it had fallen from the sky.

As reported by MPR News, the object was discovered on October 14 in Scott Township, Stevens County, while the farmer was harvesting corn. Deputies who arrived at the scene found the unusual structure and described it as presumably a space object. The farmer later estimated that it may have been in the field for about six weeks, based on the condition of the crops growing around and beneath it.

The myste...