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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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It is s helium tank from the Salyut 7/Kosmos 1686 spacecraft that fell in 1991.
See here...
http://fernlea.tripod.com/tank.html
awesome!!!!
oddball is correct!
http://fernlea.tripod.com/tank.html
oddball is right...and all the news agency didn't know about it ...:-|
Sounds like the movie "Gods Must Be Crazy".
maybe i didnt get it but how do they know it fell from space if nobody saw it falling...?
Revealed at last the Higgs Bosun! or is it r2d2's thalidimide brother or hood ornament from the Enterprise or Major Tom's missing helmet. . . and im floating in a mostapeculiar wayhayy. . .
This remember me the Sputnik, or a Pokeball!
came through th' Stargate...
yep,the New years eve ball dropped early this year and in the wrong place
A 13 tonne Russian space probe is due to fall back to earth sometime after January 6th. Wonder if this is part of that. It's been said the probe will break up/be destroyed and toxic substances in it will burn out before reaching earth but does not seem certain that they know.
Oddball is right...visit the site he/she recommends !
Its a gas tank – from a satellite or space station – definately manmade – probably russian.
:d
I was wondering when scientists were going to discover a Dyson sphere.
Martians playing golf.
At first glance I thought the headline read "mysterious meatball from space"...sure caught my attention!