Large Metal Capsule Falls to Earth, Baffles Authorities

Posted by on December 23rd, 2011

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In what is surely not the seemingly harmless opening salvo for an intergalactic invasion, a mysterious metal ball has fallen to Earth outside of an African village.

The hollow ball with a circumference of 1.1 metres (43 inches) was found near a village in the north of the country some 750 kilometres (480 miles) from the capital Windhoek, according to police forensics director Paul Ludik.

Locals had heard several small explosions a few days beforehand, he said.
With a diameter of 35 centimetres (14 inches), the ball has a rough surface and appears to consist of “two halves welded together”.

This is apparently a trend, with identical metal balls hitting elsewhere in Africa, Australia and Latin America over the last 20 years.

Can someone please dispatch an, at first, wary Jeff Goldblum to investigate this as he will surely soon stumble upon a terrifying pattern that the president must be warned of?

Thanks to our pal Chad Johnson for forwarding this along. Also, please excuse us posting the theme to the Mel Brooks’ classic Space Balls immediately below.

[AFP]

2 Responses to “Large Metal Capsule Falls to Earth, Baffles Authorities”

  1. Randy L.Dixon Rivera Says:
    December 23rd, 2011 at 5:05 am

    There is much much more from where that came from! – lol 
    http://www.globalpost.com/photo/5684987/space-junk-esa-12-23-11  
    “Exhibit A looks like a dusty ‘Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel’ (or COPV for short) and although it did drop from orbit, it’s simply an exotic-looking chunk of space junk,” writes Ian O’Neill.

  2. Anonymous Says:
    December 24th, 2011 at 6:12 pm

    This may be part of the government’s secret giant aleopile project