Kenyan officials said Wednesday they were looking into metal bits suspected to be from a rocket that fell in the country's north, according to news agency AFP.

A large metallic ring suspected to be debris from space crashed in southern Kenya’s Mukuku village on Monday, the country’s space agency said. Villagers discovered the “red and hot” ring suspected to be rocket parts at about 3pm local time on 30 December, the Kenyan Space Agency said, adding that it “secured the area and retrieved the debris “.

Kenya's Space Agency (KSA) said the object was a massive metallic ring measuring approximately 2.5 metres wide and weighing 500 kilograms.View on euronews

A large metallic ring from space crash-landed in Kenya on New Year's Day. Officials want to determine its origins and hold the owner accountable.

A 1,100-pound metal ring from a rocket smashed in to a Kenyan village, where it startled residents and flattened trees

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The object was determined to be a separation ring from a rocket, weighing over 1,000 pounds and eight feet in diameter.