Japan’s mystery ball removed from the beach

A metal sphere that washed up on a beach in Japan, perplexing locals and setting locals and setting off widespread speculation, has been removed, according to local media.

Local officials in Hamamatsu said that it will be stored”For a certain period of time” and then” disposed of”.But many have also questioned why Japanese officials have not come out and clearly said what it is.

Interest in the object – dubbed “Godzilla egg”, “mooring buoy” and “from outer space” – started earlier this week after a local alerted police upon noticing the unusual object on the shore.

Police, and even a bomb squad, were sent to check out the object. Authorities cordoned off the area and conducted X-ray exams which did not reveal much more – other than confirming the object was safe.