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The great mystery of the space ball has been solved. We can now rest easy in the knowledge aliens aren't pelting random space junk at Earth.
There was wide speculation after a bizarre object, made from a "metal alloy known to man", fell out of the sky on to remote grassland in Namibia.
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Metal ball from space falls in Omusati Region

An as-yet-unidentified metallic ball was discovered in the Omusati Region last month, but officials at the National Forensic Science Institute are at a loss as to where it came from or what its purpose is.
National Forensic Science Institute director Paul Ludik was quick to dispel any speculation that the spherical object could be extra-terrestrial, saying that it is made of a metal alloy which, although a sophisticated material, is known to man.
The sphere, which weighs just over 6 kg and has a circumference of 110 centimetres, landed near Onamatunga sometime between November 15 and November 20.
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Mysterious space ball drops on Namibia

A large metallic ball fell out of the sky on a remote grassland in Namibia, prompting baffled authorities to contact NASA and the European space agency.
The hollow ball with a circumference of 1.1 metres was found near a village in the north of the country some 750 kilometres from the capital Windhoek, according to police forensics director Paul Ludik.
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Ed ~ Possibly a fuel tank from the ERS 5 satellite



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