A Texas family got an out-of-this-world surprise earlier this month when a piece of NASA research equipment crash-landed on their property.

Ann and Hayden Walter told the Associated Press they were stunned when a bulky object with a massive parachute came drifting down onto their farm in Edmonson, a small community in West Texas.

“It’s crazy, because when you’re standing on the ground and see something in the air, you don’t realize how big it is,” Ann told AP. “It was probably a 30-foot parachute. It was huge.” • In this photo provided by Ann Walter, Ann Walter stands in front of a piece of NASA research equipment attached to a parachute that fell from the sky near her home in Edmonson, Texas, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (Ann Walter via AP) • In this photo provided by Ann Walter, Ann Wal

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