An iron ball about five feet in diameter has surfaced on a beach Japan. The discovery was made on the beach of Enshuhama, in the city of Hamamatsu on the Pacific coast of Shizuoka Prefecture. It is not yet clear what it could be, but according to initial hypotheses it would be a buoy for mooring ships.
Ball five feet in diameter on a beach
The huge orange/brown sphere, which has some darker spots likely due to rust, was spotted around 9am on Tuesday February 21, when it was just after midnight in Italy.
The resident who saw the object immediately notified the police, who drove on after arriving at the crime scene Cordon off area for safety reasons.
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A witness: The ball has been there for a month
Japanese police, trying to understand what it could be and how the bullet landed on the beach, X-rayed the object and found the bullet to be empty inside.
There is no danger of it explodingsaid the agents to calm the populace.
However, according to local media reports, a man who often goes jogging on the beach said he was surprised by the commotion: “He’s been there for a month, I tried to push him but he’s not moving,” he said.
Police investigations are ongoing
The Coast Guard also intervened on site to carry out all the necessary investigations. The most absurd and funniest hypotheses circulate on the Internet.
Some point out that the ball is similar to those in the Dragon Ball manga. Others talk about it an object left by a UFO or from alien civilizations. But the handles present on the mysterious sphere’s surface suggest a much simpler hypothesis.
In fact, it could be a buoy used to moor ships that broke loose and reached Enshuhama beach in the city of Hamamatsu
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