Garden Variety Ordnance

Basingstoke, United Kingdom A couple made a shocking discovery when they unearthed a munition item while digging in their garden. The couple told a neighbor about the discovery who recommended that they contact the police to report the find.

The police responded with and EOD team from the Royal Logistic Corps Bomb Disposal who identified the item as a practice warhead from a U.S. rocket. It remains a mystery how the item came to be in the couple's back garden, buried about seven inches down. A search of the surrounding area did not result in any additional munitions related finds.