The bomb squad were called to west Leeds after a gardener thought he had found a World War II bomb.
West Yorkshire Police officers arrived in Musgrave View, Bramley, shortly after 6.30pm on Monday, July 6.
They condoned off the street, evacuated nearby homes and called in Army explosive experts, who arrived at around 9pm and found that the item was not an explosive.
A police spokesman said: "At 6.28pm yesterday police were called to Musgrave View, Bramley, where a man working in his garden had reported finding an object with the appearance of a wartime bomb.
"A cordon was put in place and nearby homes evacuated until Army bomb disposal experts attended shortly after 9pm and assessed the item not to be a bomb."
