Three Marrieta boys, using their Christmas metal detector in the woods, discovered a World War II bomb, taller than the boys at five feet.
Eleven-year-old Nathan Ritchie said they thought it was a missile or rocket when they dug it up.
The bomb was empty.
They also found a kickstand, hatchet, bullets, and a shotgun.
Explosive technicians are making sure the missile is safe and the sheriff's office plans on giving it back to the boys in a few months.
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