Oct 18, 2007 12:00 am US/Eastern
FAA: Mystery Metal Debris Not From A Plane
FAA officials said a mysterious piece of metal debris that fell through the
roof of a car belonging to a bride-to-be in Delaware
did not come from an airplane.
Police were called to the parking lot of Happy Harry's on Main
Street in Stanton
Monday after reports of the unidentified falling metal object.
Witnesses at the scene said a twisted piece of metal over a foot long, which
resembles a hook, fell through the roof of a car "like butter."
The car's owner, Susan Wilson, said the bizarre incident comes just days
before she plans to walk down the aisle.
"I'm getting married on Saturday, I don't need this happening to me
right now. My wedding topper for my cake is sitting on my backseat," she
said.
State Police are baffled by the origin of the burning hook-like object.
"It generated just a massive amount of heat so that's what we're really
curious about," said Corporal Jeffery Whitmarsh. "How could something
that was that large and that heavy, again, would have generated that kind of
heat to have hit the top of that car and go right through the roof?"
No injuries were reported. The origin of the mystery metal remains under
investigation.
