UXO Found Among Trash Pile Forced Evacuations

Solvang, California Hundreds were evacuated from homes and businesses in Solvang after an unexploded projectile was found among a pile of trash. EOD from Vandenberg Air Force Base responded to render the item safe.

According to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's office, between 500 and 700 buildings had to be evacuated. The UXO, show below, was identified as a fuzed 105mm round which had been fired, as evident from the etchings on the rotating band.

Authorities do not who discarded the military munitions or why. An investigation is underway to determine the origin for the UXO.