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There are countless theories for an undoubtedly enigmatic object that washed up on a Japanese beach.
To be clear, it is not believed that the object, which is frequently described as a “iron ball” of some sort, is dangerous. That hasn’t stopped the general public from speculating about the object’s origins, albeit numerous aspects that were found during an initial hands-on inquiry may hint to a much less sensational explanation.
In brief, the sphere was observed in footage broadcast by NHK World News on Tuesday being examined by police and bomb squad personnel after it appeared on a beach in the Hamamatsu region, as reported by the Guardian and others this week.
According to reports in the area, the object was discovered in the sand by a beachgoer, who then called the authorities. An x-ray scan revealed the device was hollow, so officials briefly sealed off access to the beach and sent in a bomb squad team (i.e. not a threat to those nearby).
NHK added that local police, for now at least, “still don’t know what [the object] is or where it came from.”
The report said that a different beachgoer had questioned the unexpected commotion. He asserted that the mysterious sphere had actually remained on the sand for up to a month and that he had attempted to push it away. Perhaps not surprisingly, this failed.
Global observers were ready to provide their own theories, which ranged from a crashed UAP to an absurdly enormous kidney stone. But, as previously said, the raised handles of the ball have been pointed at as a sign that this is very likely just a buoy.