A large cylindrical object fallen from the sky in rural Argentina has caused a stir among locals.

A combination of metallic parts and fibrous materials some 1.7m long and 1.2m wide, it landed in a field in Puerto Tirol belonging to farmer Ramón Ricardo González on Thursday evening.

He called police, who brought in bomb disposal experts to ensure it wasn’t an explosive device or contained chemical hazards.

Investigations identified a serial number engraved on one of its surfaces, indicating it is debris from a spacecraft.

Chaco Police Headquarters have since told local media the object has been confirmed to be a rocket fuel tank capsule.

Experts who inspected it said it is most likely a high-tech type of tank called a composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV). These typically consis

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