Video: Space junk crashed through family's roof, NASA says

A mysterious object, suspected to be space debris, crashed into a Florida family's home, leaving them in shock and seeking answers."It used to have a cylindrical shape and you can tell by the shape of the top that it traveled in this direction through the atmosphere where it burned, creating this burn and melting the metal over in this direction," said Alejandro Otero, the Naples homeowner.Otero believes the object could be either space junk or a meteorite.

A mysterious object, suspected to be space debris, crashed into a Florida family's home, leaving them in shock and seeking answers."It used to have a cylindrical shape and you can tell by the shape of the top that it traveled in this direction through the atmosphere where it burned, creating this burn and melting the metal over in this direction," said Alejandro Otero, the Naples homeowner."It's either space junk or a space meteorite. It's 50/50," he stated.

In a video, he expressed his disbelief,"Is it heavy? Holy Cow. Are you kidding me," as his son pulled the object out of a hole in the floor."I was shaking, I was completely in disbelief. What are the chances of something landing on my house with such force to cause so much damage? And you know, totally, you know, I'm super grateful that nobody got hurt," he said.NASA confirmed it was from the ISS on Monday.

The debris was a stanchion from their flight support equipment, weighing in at 1.6 pounds and is 4 inches tall and 1.6 inches in diameter.

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