Japan's mystery ball removed from the beach
A metal sphere that washed up on a beach in Japan, perplexing locals and setting off widespread speculation, has been removed, according to local media.
Pictures showed a heavy lifting machine picking up the huge sphere.
Local officials in Hamamatsu said that it will be stored "for a certain period of time" then "disposed of".
But many have also questioned why Japanese officials have not come out and clearly said what it is.
Interest in the object - dubbed "Godzilla egg", "mooring buoy" and "from outer space" - started earlier this week after a local alerted police upon noticing the unusual object on the shore.
Police, and even a bomb squad, were sent to check out the object.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64748346
So, what is it? Inquiring minds want to know!
Click on link to see short video about it.
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Seems to be the consensus at the moment. 
