Cylinder fallen in France and its mysterious identity

Summary

In February 1985, two farmers in Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan witnessed an object falling into a nearby field. The object, a cylinder about 50 cm long, was too hot to touch immediately. The Rochefort air base could not identify it, and it showed no radioactivity. Initially, it was thought to be a fragment from a Soviet satellite. However, later analyses revealed markings from the German Third Reich, suggesting a military origin abandoned after World War II. The investigation, lasting nearly five years, was remarkable for its twists and turns, leading to an unexpected conclusion about the object's origin.