A large metal ball, 1.5 meters in diameter, washed up on Enshu beach in Japan’s Hamamatsu city, leading local authorities and police to cordon off the area and launch an investigation into the “mysterious” object.
A local woman discovered the metal sphere and contacted the police on Tuesday morning.
However, speculations that the object might be a stray mine were dismissed as the sphere was found to be hollow after an X-ray examination. Additionally, experts have ruled out the possibility of the object being used for espionage by neighboring North Korea and China. The incident has left the local authorities baffled, and investigations are ongoing to determine the origin and purpose of the object.
