Strange but true
July 17, 2023 | 10:03 a.m
It was a UFO (unidentified floating object).
Australian authorities have warned beachgoers to stay away from a “dangerous” piece of cylindrical flotsam that may have been part of a foreign spacecraft. The arrival of the bizarre object was detailed in a series of tweets the Australian Space Agency Monday.
“As the origin of the object is unknown, the community should avoid touching or attempting to move the object,” said a spokesman for the agency of the mysterious canister, which was discovered in Jurien Bay in Western Australia on Sunday night.
A couple of local residents had found the object bobbing in the shallows and “pulled it out in their four-wheel drive,” resident Garth Griffiths told abc.net.au.
Griffiths estimated that the “semi-cylindrical object” was over 8 feet in diameter and nearly 10 feet long, and was made of a “light carbon fiber material such as light resin.”
The accompanying photos show the giant cylinder, bronze colored and covered in barnacles, like a colossal beer can or remnant of an alien civilization lost in time.
“To maintain the integrity of the investigation, officers from the Western Australia Police Force are currently guarding the property,” WA Police said in a statement to ABC News
Locals have since reported the Planet of the Apes-esque flotsam to authorities, who have joined forces with the military and the ASA to launch an investigation into its origins.
While the object’s provenance remains unclear, the agency claims it “could have come from a foreign launch vehicle.”
“We are in contact with international colleagues who may be able to provide more information,” they wrote.
The object was covered in barnacles.ABC News “The object may have come from an alien launch vehicle,” the Australian Space Agency tweeted.
Meanwhile, some space experts suspect the canister could be the fuel tank of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket, which was last launched on April 22, 2023, the Independent reported.
Western Australian Police reportedly guarded the mysterious item for most of the day during the investigation to protect both the item and the beachcombers.
“WA Police will maintain security at the property until it is removed and the public is urged to stay away from the site,” the statement said.
Thankfully, by Monday night, authorities had determined the cylinder was secure and posed no danger to the public.
Social media had their own theories about the origin of the objects.
“This gas cap looks like it’s handmade in North Korea” a tinfoil hat maker posted on Twitter.
Another wrote: “Aboriginal artifact from 20,000 years ago.”
“Looks like a giant bamboo steamer” joked a third.
“Aliens have landed in Australia” joked one prankster on Twitter.
Experts suspected that the object could be debris from an Indian satellite launch in April. See new tweets, conversation, Australian Space Agency
This isn’t the first flotsam to have Twitter’s Alu hatters in a frenzy.
In February, a mysterious orb that washed ashore in Japan was dubbed a “Godzilla egg” by social media watchdogs – with some conspiracy theorists claiming the offspring of the so-called king of monsters are “reproducing”.
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