Australian officials are claiming to have traced the likely origin of the peculiar cylindrical object found on Western Australia’s coast earlier this month.
during the days following its discovery, saying it definitely came from a rocket, but that it “cannot confirm or deny anything about it without seeing it in person and checking it.”The large, copper-toned cylindrical object washed ashore on July 15, leaving both state and federal officials puzzled. Pulled from the water by a local couple’s four-wheel-drive vehicle, the object is over 8 feet across and shows signs of being in the water for a prolonged period.
Early speculation linked the object to aircraft debris, even suggesting a connection to the missing Boeing 777 from flight MH370. Still, the more credible theories suggested that the object came from a rocket, which now appears to be the case. As the Australian Space Agency points out, ISRO should now claim its suspected property and provide that added confirmation.
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