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 huge red-hot object fell from the sky into a Kenyan village on Monday afternoon according to local residents cited by Kenya’s National Broadcaster, prompting an immediate investigation by the country’s national space agency.

STORY: A large metallic object crashed into Kenya’s Mukuku village on Tuesday.:: Citizen TVOfficials believe it is space junk from a rocket’s launch vehicle.The item weighs over 1,000 lbs and measures about 8 feet in diameter.

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 “.

The KSA, in collaboration with other agencies and local officials, "secured the area and retrieved the debris."

Kenyan officials said Wednesday they were investigating fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, that crashed into a village in the country's south.

The Kenya Space Agency on Wednesday identified a large metal object that fell from space earlier this week to likely be a separation ring from a rocket launch.

The Kenyan Space Agency has delivered shocking news. A metal ring with a diameter of about 2.4 metres and weighing over 500 kilograms fell on the village of Mukuku in Makueni County. On Wednesday, January 1st,