March 11, 2009, 10:28 AM — A mysterious metal object broke through the roof of a Dallas man's house last week. Nobody could explain the origin of the projectile, which included drill holes; presumably it was a part of a sinister alien spacecraft shot down by US jets in a top-secret dogfight. More conventional meteorite chunks were auctioned off to the public in that same city soon afterwards, for everyone who ever wanted a little piece of space at home.
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