Update:
" A giant metal ball that washed up on a Japanese beach on Tuesday may be a piece of
common marine equipment, according to a report in New York Times (NYT). The rusty yellowish sphere, about the size of a wrecking ball had created panic among authorities and locals in Hamamatsu, with some suggesting it could be ''Godzilla's egg'' while others believed it's an espionage device like the ''spy balloon'' that was spotted above the US earlier this month. The ball was discovered by a local at Enshu Beach who contacted the authorities.
After its discovery, officials in helmets and hazmat suits cordoned off the area, which piqued interest about what the object really is.
Bomb experts were called to the beach to investigate the strange ball. The area was later evacuated.
However, after conducting X-ray test, the police confirmed it was
not an explosive, the NYT report said. They added it's a large piece of scrap metal.
"The ball is going to be scrapped eventually," Hiroyuki Yagi, an official at Shizuoka Prefecture's River and Coastal Management Bureau, told the outlet on Friday.
Marine experts, meanwhile, said
the big ball is similar to a steel buoys used to guide mariners or mark positions in the ocean"
Godzilla Egg? Spy Balloon? No, This Is What The 'Mystery Orb' On Japan Beach Really Is
Darn, I was so hopin' it was a Godzilla egg...
