Australian authorities located a mysterious “unidentified” dome at Green Heard, a remote beach in Western Australia. State and federal authorities are investigating the object; they already speculate that it is a new piece of the mysterious Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that disappeared in 2014.
The Australian Space Agency has treated the object as a hazardous material; therefore, police have asked visitors to keep their distance. “We want to tell the community that we are actively engaged in a collaborative effort with various state and federal agencies to determine the origin and nature of the object,” police reported in a statement.
Residents of Green Head related to local press that the cylinder is about 8 feet wide and between 8 and 10 feet long. The Australian Space Agency said the giant cylinder may have fallen from a “foreign space launch vehicle” and that it would contact other international agencies.
If it is a fuel cylinder, experts believe it could be from an Indian rocket and could contain toxic materials. “To maintain the integrity of the investigation, Western Australian Police officers are currently guarding the object. This action has been taken to ensure the preservation of potential evidence and to facilitate further expert examination,” they detailed in a statement.
Is It from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?
There was some speculation that the cylinder could have been part of MH370, a plane that disappeared off the west coast of Australia in 2014 with 239 passengers on board, but Thomas said: “It’s not possible.”
“It’s not any part of a Boeing 777, and the fact is that MH370 was lost nine and a half years ago, so it would show a lot more wear and tear on the debris,” he said. This case has been shrouded in mysticism. In 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared, and to date, the truth remains unknown. No trace was left of the 239 passengers on board the plane, yet loose components of the Boeing 777 continue to turn up.
This story was originally published in Spanish in Cultura Colectiva
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