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Mysterious giant ball on Japanese beach sparks UFO theories
www.lbc.co.uk ^
| 22 February 2023, 13:08
| By Hannah Holland
Posted on 02/22/2023 5:49:22 AM PST by Red Badger
A giant metal ball, around 1.5 metres in diameter, has appeared on a beach in Japan, astounding officials, residents and online spectators. . Picture: NHK World News
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The giant metal ball, around 1.5 metres in diameter, appeared on a beach on Japan's south coast, astounding officials, residents and online spectators.
After the ball was reported to authorities by a local resident on Tuesday morning, explosive experts quickly dismissed any immediate threat that it could be a mine, but are yet to uncover what the ball could be.
Police closed off the area on Enshu beach in Hamamatsu city while two agents in heavy protective gear appeared to examine the sphere.
X-ray technology revealed the ball to be hollow while the outside has a rusty appearance and two raised handles, raising speculation it is normally hooked onto something.
Restrictions to the beach were then lifted at 4pm after the object, thought to be made of iron, was deemed to be safe. The Japanese armed forces and coastguard officials are continuing to examine photographs of the ball.
The ball sparked a flurry of speculation online as curious onlookers wondered about the origins of the ball.
One user took to Twitter to say: "Please be UFO, please be UFO."
While another suggested that the ball resembled something from manga series Dragon Ball, writing: "This washed up on the shores of Japan yesterday. It’s a Dragon Ball, right?"
Another Tweeter theorised: "It's one of those baubles that went flying down Oxford Street at Christmas."
It comes after the US was forced to shoot down three balloon-like objects in the sky, initially thought to be used for Chinese surveillance.
TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Outdoors; UFO's; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: japan; reentry; ufo; ufos
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To: Red Badger
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posted on
02/22/2023 6:13:37 AM PST
by
stevio
(Fight until you die.)
To: Red Badger
You first...
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posted on
02/22/2023 6:17:02 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(You can never have enough clamps. Thanks Ben.)
To: Red Badger
No it doesn’t. This is the new shiny thing to divert your attention.
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posted on
02/22/2023 6:19:25 AM PST
by
blackdog
((Z28.310) Forget "Global Warming", new grants are for "Galaxy Dimming")
To: Red Badger
What pound test line do you need for a sinker like that?
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posted on
02/22/2023 6:21:12 AM PST
by
IYAS9YAS
(There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
To: IYAS9YAS
At least 500#!.....................
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posted on
02/22/2023 6:21:42 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Some night on Gutfeld this week, the intro for Tyrus will be that he went to the driving range and lost a ball somewhere...
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posted on
02/22/2023 6:23:25 AM PST
by
Bernard
(“the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God." JFK 1-20-61)
To: Red Badger
I see what you did there!
Boy girl
buoy gull
To: Red Badger
I see what you did there!
Boy girl
buoy gull
To: Red Badger
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posted on
02/22/2023 6:24:23 AM PST
by
ViLaLuz
(2 Chronicles 7:14)
To: ArtDodger
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posted on
02/22/2023 6:26:40 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: suthener
It’s a buoy. Mystery solved.
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Not only that but it’s hollow and it floats. 🙀
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posted on
02/22/2023 6:29:03 AM PST
by
House Atreides
(I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX)
To: suthener
It’s a buoy, Mrs. Walker, it’s a buoy!
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posted on
02/22/2023 6:29:39 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Red Badger
If they find another one, please ship them to the Republican Party. They desperately need giant iron balls.
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posted on
02/22/2023 6:34:25 AM PST
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muir_redwoods
(Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
To: muir_redwoods
One is better than NONE!......................
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posted on
02/22/2023 6:41:49 AM PST
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Probably will hatch into a giant moth that will destroy Tokyo.
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posted on
02/22/2023 6:42:24 AM PST
by
bk1000
(Banned from Breitbart)
To: bk1000
Godzilla will save them!.................he always does!...............
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posted on
02/22/2023 6:43:06 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: suthener
Probably has a stamp , “Made In Japan”
To: Red Badger
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posted on
02/22/2023 6:49:32 AM PST
by
Mathews
(I have faith Malachi is right!!! Any day now...)
To: Red Badger
"It comes after the US was forced to shoot down three balloon-like objects...."
And because balloons have been in the news, many people have UFOs on their minds. (I don't see the connection.)
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02/22/2023 6:51:40 AM PST
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I want the USA back
(News media are pond scum. My pronouns: Haha, heehee, hoho, hoo hoo. )
To: Mathews
A ball of ambergris that size would be worth hundreds of millions!.................
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posted on
02/22/2023 6:52:39 AM PST
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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