Three unidentified flying objects (UFO) crash landed in China's Heilongjiang province on Friday leaving locals astounded and spooked.
Villagers reported hearing "a huge piercing sound" moments before one of the three "fireballs" came to rest in a resident's vegetable garden on Friday, according to China News Service.
"I saw a huge ball of fire, I thought it was a meteorite," one local said.
"I hid inside my house and waited until the object... landed."
China News described the metallic spheres as silver-grey in color and "surrounded by jagged edges and burn marks".
One of the objects, pictured, is reported to be 75cm (2 1/2 feet) wide and weighing up to 41kg.
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| Chinese scientists examine the "UFO" while local villagers observe from a distance. |
While investigators are yet to determine the origin of the objects, commentators say a Russian satellite which burned up in the Earth's atmosphere on Friday may be to blame.
The Russian Proton-M rocket, which was carrying a communications satellite, experienced engine failure on Friday morning and burnt up over the Earth’s atmosphere, though Russia says that the rocket disintegrated entirely above Earth.
Chinese scientists have been sent to Heilongjiang to test the objects.--Source: Ninemsn/Metro