A mysterious “unidentified” dome that washed up on a beach in West Australia has left police perplexed.
Locals at Green Head beach, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of Perth, discovered the enormous metal object.
Authorities from the state and the federal government are looking into the object, which is not currently thought to be from a commercial aircraft.
Police have asked that people keep a safe distance because it is considered hazardous.
“We want to reassure the community that we are actively engaged in a collaborative effort with various State and Federal agencies to determine the object’s origin and nature,” police said in a statement.
According to Green Head beach locals, the cylinder was between 2 and 3 meters long and about 2 points 5 meters wide, according to Australia’s public broadcaster.
Aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas speculated that the object might have been a fuel tank from a rocket that had fallen into the Indian Ocean at some point in the previous 12 months.
The enormous cylinder may have fallen from a “foreign space launch vehicle,” the Australian Space Agency speculated, adding that it would consult with other international organizations.
While there was some speculation that the cylinder might have come from MH370, the 239-passenger aircraft that vanished off the coast of western Australia in 2014, Mr. Thomas said there was “no chance” of that.
“It’s not any part of a Boeing 777 and the fact is MH370 was lost nine and a half years ago so it would show a great deal more wear and tear on the debris,” he said.
Source-BBC
