Earlier this week, we told you about a Kelly Hinkle (The Downeast Cowboy) and his friend James Hubisz, who went looking for a piece of the meteorite that NASA reported fell to Earth somewhere near the town of Waite.

Meteorite Search 1, Kelly Hinkle
Meteorite Search 1, Kelly Hinkle
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They, along with several others, searched for the area for quite some time before stumbling upon a rock that looked a little different.

Meteorite Search 3, Kelly Hinkle
Meteorite Search 3, Kelly Hinkle
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The men then took the rock to Bethel, to the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum, where they left it to be tested by those in the know, to find out if what they had found had outer space origins!

Meteorite Search 10, Kelly Hinkle
Meteorite Search 10, Kelly Hinkle
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On the line, a potential payout of $25,000, as the museum offered coughed up the pretty penny if the rock turned out to be the real deal.

Hinkle says the rock apparently went through some rigorous testing, and...

Meteorite Search 11, Kelly Hinkle
Meteorite Search 11, Kelly Hinkle
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"These are the results. They actually had a big amount of people come to test this and they tested it for quite a while."

Well, after a few days of waiting, Hinkle finally got the results...

No Space Rock 10, Kelly Hinkle
No Space Rock 10, Kelly Hinkle
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"Not a meteorite."

No Space Rock 1, Kelly Hinkle
No Space Rock 1, Kelly Hinkle
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No Space Rock 2, Kelly Hinkle
No Space Rock 2, Kelly Hinkle
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No Space Rock 7, Kelly Hinkle
No Space Rock 7, Kelly Hinkle
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"It's a make-up of few different things, I'm going next week to get it back and to get a more plain and simple answer."

Meteorite Search 2, Kelly Hinkle
Meteorite Search 2, Kelly Hinkle
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While the rock may not have come from space, it still created a buzz. And while $25K would have been nice, we're guessing the story that came from this adventure will last longer than the cash.

So, I guess the space rock is still out there. Happy hunting.

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