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Mysterious metal ball from space falls in Namibia
A large metal ball that fell from space into the Namibian grasslands last month is not alien, officials say, but that's about all they know for certain about the object.
According to a report on The Namibian website, the 13-pound metal sphere with two bumps on its poles was found by a farmer near Onamatunga in the Omunsati region between November 15 and November 20. Explosions were heard in the area before the discovery, but no evidence of an explosion was seen around the area where the object was found.
Paul Ludik, director of the country's National Forensic Science Institute, told The Namibian the sphere, with a circumference of 3.6 feet, is made of a "sophisticated" metal alloy that is known to man, but he said it has no markings that would identify it. No international space agency has claimed ownership, he said.
“A number of tests have been performed on the object, and it appears to be hollow. We are still busy with a detailed examination of the object,” The Namibian quotes him as saying.
Ludik told The Namibian that the object poses no cause for alarm, and that such reports of metallic spheres falling from space are common in the Southern Hemisphere.
So should we expect a run on helmets at sporting goods stores south of the equator?
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Klattu Barada Nikto !
Ted, Good call. Here it is.
http://fernlea.tripod.com/tank.html
It's Borg poop !
RUN !
lol
So starts the invasion of the bi-directional boob aliens. Their chief weapon is mezmerizing men with the perfect shape of the boob so the blood is drained from their brains.
If this is a metal object from outer space, why didn't burn up upon entry into our atmosphere ??? Are we so shallow that we are to believe that this is an Alien object ??? We are fairly intelligent human beings. Give us a break.
This object is constructed of an alloy known to us. Gauranteed – this has its origins right here on earth ! Give us a break !!
It helps if you actually read the article.
Oh, I don't know, maybe because it's made of a sophisticated metal alloy???
Did you read the article?
Its the float ball from a space craft's toilet tank
I highly doubt a metal ball will get that job done
It's a fuel tank for a satellite. They fall to Earth fairly often. Why CNN didn't bother to do any research and decided to call the object "mysterious" is beyond me. I also don't understand how the tank has gone unidentified for a month.
These sites have some images so you can compare. Mystery solved:
http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2008/03/two-satellite-fuel-tanks-survive-re.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/npdemers/4451626178/
Wow. Good job. It appears that is exactly what it is. Well done. : )
Hmmm...gee CNN, research much? http://www.flickr.com/photos/npdemers/4451626178/
It is actually a inhabitted planet with wee little aliens on it – we are being invaded and they plan to kidnap Santa
Spelled Guaranteed incorrectly. It must have been the effect of the Space Ball.......
Maybe it's a part of the Phobos-Grunt probe – there were some parts that have separated from the probe few weeks ago...
Well, looks we have been discovered. It is a probe. The invasion is inevietable. Gentlemen power your lasers up.
Remember the movie "SpaceBalls ?" This is one of them !!
It's the ball from "Phantasm"...
I hope this is not the plutonium 238 from Apollo 13. That would be bad. All we need is terrorists getting their hands on those pellets. NASA said the P238 sunk in the atoll area where Apollo landed, but do I really trust them?