By Tim Binnall
A family in Philadelphia found themselves with a strange mystery on their hands when they discovered a large metal object had somehow fallen from the sky and landed on the roof of their home. According to a local media report, the curious case came to light on Tuesday afternoon when Sara and Fabian Lima spotted the puzzling piece atop their residence. Measuring an estimated eight feet long and two feet wide, the mysterious metal object sports a sizeable circular hole. "It looks exactly like a plane window section," Fabian observed," though he conceded that "I have not heard of any planes missing doors in this area, so I have a hard time saying that with a straight face, but it's the only thing I can think of."
Noting that they did not hear any noise when the piece landed on their house, the baffled family were also left scratching their heads as to what exactly to do with the mysterious metal object. "I just don't know if I should touch it," Fabian mused about the peculiar problem that he undoubtedly never expected to face as a homeowner, "should I get up there and hit it up with a hockey stick? If it's really heavy, it might cause some problems if I just whack it off there." To that end, wanting to be sure that he did not disturb some kind of evidence, he dutifully reported the surprising find to the FAA, which dispatched a pair of investigators to his home to look into the weird situation.
With their blessing, Fabian managed to nudge the object off the roof with a pool skimmer and it fell to the ground largely unscathed. The investigators subsequently examined the metal object, but opted not to take it with them, instead instructing the family to keep the piece until they could determine what it was and, more importantly, where it might have originated. While Fabian's theory that the oddity could be from a plane, another plausible explanation is that it could be some kind of space junk, since an aircraft losing a piece that big would likely have been noticed and reported by the pilot upon landing. What do you think the mysterious object might be? Weigh in with your thoughts at the C2C Facebook page.