Debris falling on Heilongjiang was rocket parts

Debris falling on Heilongjiang was rocket parts
by Staff Writers
Beijing (XNA) May 21, 2014

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Authorities have identified objects that fell into northeast China's Heilongjiang Province as parts from a carrier rocket or a satellite.

Experts in the province have conducted analysis to identify the objects and the authorities are communicating on the issue with relevant parties, said a statement from the China National Space Administration on Sunday.

The province's city of Tsitsihar reported several unidentified objects which appeared to have fallen from the sky on Friday.

Source: Xinhua News Agency

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