A mysterious metal ball fell from the sky and hit the remote areas of grasslands in Namibia, Africa recently. Neither one can explain, what it was, and from where.Local police were puzzled face a ball weighing 13 pounds or 5.8 kilograms, diameter 14 inches or 35 centimeters. "With a rough surface such as the two fields together with the welding," said local police forensic officer, Paul Ludik, as published the Daily Mail, December 23, 2011.
When hit the ground, the ball was forming a hole with a depth of 12 inches, and length of 13 feet or 3.9 meters. The locals claim, heard a number of explosions a few days before it was discovered by a farmer.
The discovery was invited much speculation on the internet. Some call: "finally found proof of the existence of aliens". There is also a joke, it was similar to the characters in the movie Teletubbies.
Meanwhile, some people claim, it was alleged loose particles from the Large Hadron Collider - a laboratory search "God particle", deer dung, or even the Quaffle from the Harry Potter films.
Other, more reasonable, suspected, it is a tank that is used in space satellites, for storing flammable liquids.
Responding to all the speculation, Ludik said further tests are needed to know exactly what and origin of the object. The U.S. space agency (NASA), as well as from the European Space Agency, European Space Agency has not responded.
He added that it is true ball discovered last month, but only now revealed to the public. Although the materials used in "advanced", Ludik added, was allegedly a man-made objects.
Deputy Police, Inspector General of Police Vilho Hifindaka added, the ball landed 480 miles from the capital Windhoek Namibia, does not pose any danger. "It's not explosive, just a hollow object. We must do further investigation".
Is there a possibility that fractional satellite back to earth? Has not been ascertained. This year the world was warned of the potential dangers of the crash NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) - 6.5 tonne satellite which monitor Earth's weather since 1991-2005. He was known to fall in the Pacific Ocean.
Then following a satellite owned by the German Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT) weighing 2.7 tons, which falls in the Indian Ocean.
Larger satellite, weighing 14.5 tons, Phobos-Grunt Russia's failed Mars flying and trapped in orbit the earth in its release 8 November last - also lurk. Most experts estimate, the satellite will fall to earth mid-January 2012.