Debris found in Southern CA Desert - Anyone know what it might be?

On Mon, 24 May 2004 05:59:12 GMT, Paul wrote:

The item in the photo at the link below was found impacted on the
desert floor .... anyone seen anything like this before?

Please excuse the shadow - the photographer wasn't paying attention.


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http://home.earthlink.net/~jpa_2/wreckage_sm.jpg


I wonder if that smooth piece towards the bottom is the piece of
fairing on an afterburner that butts up against the skin of the
aircraft and the cylinders are the actuators for expanding and
contracting the nozzle on the afterburner.