A baffling iron ball that washed up on a local beach has baffled Japanese authorities and residents alike. In order to investigate the sphere of unknown origin, authorities sealed off a beach.
A local resident in Hamamatsu, a southern coastal city about 155 miles from Tokyo, called the police just before 9 a.m. to report that "a large round object was washed up on the beach," according to a report by Asahi News.
The local media reported that the sphere had a diameter of approximately 1.5 meters. The Guardian reported that experts used X-ray technology to examine the object's interior and discovered that it was hollow, dismissing authorities' fears that it could be a stray mine. On social media, footage of the officials in protective gear also surfaced.
A mysterious ball found on a beach in #Hamamatsu, #Japan on Monday, the police are concerned that the object may be some kind of sea mine, according to local media. The ball measures around 1.5 meters in diameter and may be made of iron,its surface seems rusty. pic.twitter.com/n9tRn0InEz
— S a m (@cheguwera) February 21, 2023
Around 4 p.m., the restrictions were lifted.
According to Vice News, the object closely resembles a mooring buoy because it has a protrusion that would allow it to be attached to something.
Following the United States' decision to shoot down a Chinese spy balloon, the sighting attracted some brief television attention.
For further investigation, photographs have been sent to the Japanese coast guard and self-defense forces.
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