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Coverage dated October 16, 2026

Metallic 'space object' found in Minnesota cornfield

Headline from We Are Green Bay

STEVENS COUNTY, Mn. (WFRV) -- No, this isn't 'Independence Day'. But it sure might look like it. According to a press release, Minnesota police officers found a "large, metallic object" eleven feet long that the Stevens County Sheriff's Office believes is a space object.

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  1. Q13fox

    Federal agencies investigate 'space object' recovered from Minnesota cornfield (opens Q13fox)

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    Q13fox's feed description

    The Stevens County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota released a photo of a large, metallic "space object" that fell into a cornfield last Wednesday.

  2. We Are Green Bay

    Metallic 'space object' found in Minnesota cornfield (opens We Are Green Bay)

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    STEVENS COUNTY, Mn. (WFRV) -- No, this isn't 'Independence Day'. But it sure might look like it. According to a press release, Minnesota police officers found a "large, metallic object" eleven feet long that the Stevens County Sheriff's Office believes is a space object.

  3. West Central Tribune

    Large metallic object found in west central Minnesota cornfield (opens West Central Tribune)

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    West Central Tribune's feed description

    A large metallic object, presumably a space object 11 feet in diameter, was found Wednesday in a cornfield in Stevens County.

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