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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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Stand close to it and say carefully,
"Gort, Klaatu barada nikto. Klaatu barada nikto."
Hahaha! I'm not sure many people know where/when that quote is from but it's a good one! 🙂
Klatu Verata Necktie nemmphh.
*Reads passage fromt he book of the dead:"
uh oh...
HAHAH ! Outstanding movie reference!
Uhhh that is NOT form army of darkness. I guess you're too young to realize that's from the old The Day the Earth Stood Still.
a wheel. the points are axles.
I do believe that this sphere is some sort of bearing from an abandoned satellite or a bearing from some other piece of space junk floating around up there. They've already stated that the metal alloy is known to man, unless that is a misprint of some kind.
If they don't know what it is, then how do they know it's not alien?
Chuck Norris wants his left nut back.
Wow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
This is a tank float from the commode of an alien UFO.
That's my metal sphere I flung with my big trebuchet. I wondered where that landed...
This object did not fall from space. If it had, it would have visible scorch marks from entering Earth's atmosphere.
U de rokit scientist.
Metal doesn't always scorch. Sometimes it melts.
Wasn't this the plot of "The Gods Must be Crazy"?
The war of the worlds starts for real.
I told you I could throw that ball over them mountains..
it's a bouy , a ocean marker , the ends tethered previously cables to other bouy,s it could have been strung with fish netting, it,s hollow and seves no other purpose,
No paul, it's a girl. Back to your national enquirer ...
Goku has arrived.
How do they know it fell from space? It could have been dumped there. It looks like it has been under water. Maybe it was an anchor and the handles that once had chains attached were warn down the same way rocks under water are worn down. Might be a wrecking ball.