Suspected Space Debris Found Near Remote Australian Mine Site
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Summary
Suspected space debris was discovered burning near a remote mine site approximately 30 kilometers east of Newman in Western Australia's Pilbara region. Mine workers found the object on Saturday afternoon and alerted emergency services. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has confirmed the object was not from a commercial aircraft, and WA Police are coordinating a multi-agency response to investigate the incident.
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The Australian Transport Safety Bureau confirming the object was not from a commercial aircraft
WA Police were co-ordinating a 'multi-agency response' after the burning object was found
About 2:00pm on Saturday, mine workers found the object burning near a remote access road
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