This metal object discovered in a Hanford, Texas, walnut orchard on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018.

(Kings County Sheriff's Office)

At a Glance

Detectives with the Kings County Sheriff's Officewere called to a central California orchard on Oct. 13.The sheriff's office reached out toVandenberg Air Force Base to see if they could shed some light on the origins of the object.The Air Force officials determined the object was most likely a fuel tank fromIridium satellite No. 70.

Air Force officials have identified a mysterious metal object that fell from the sky last week and landed in a Hanford, California, walnut orchard.

Detectives with the Kings County Sheriff's Officewere called to the central California orchard on Saturday after the owner discovered the on his property, KGET-TV reported.

Perplexed, the sheriff's office reached out toVandenberg Air Force Base to see if they could shed some light on the origins of the object.

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Air Force officials identified the object as a fuel tank fromIridium satellite No. 70, a communicationssatellitelaunched in the late-1990s.

The satellite, which is no longer in orbit, was used for and GPS tracking, according ton2yo.com, a website that tracks satellites in orbit.

Residents reported abright lightover the region last week about the same time the object , the Press-Republic reported.