Metallic Sphere Lands Near Omusati Region - NASA and the European Space Agency Investigating
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.
According to witnesses in the area, loud explosions were heard before the sphere was found by a farmer, who notified the police.
Ludik said Police officers found the sphere approximately 18 metres from the impact crater it had made when it landed on earth, and added that the surrounding area had been searched but no other similar objects were found.
Britain’s Metropolitan Police have purchased a system which can identify, track and possibly shut off every cell phone in a 10-square kilometer area. The Orwellian system has raised concerns over potential abuses and violations of privacy. The system, produced by the company Datong, uses a special transmitter, which emits a signal masquerading that of a regular mobile network, reports The Guardian newspaper. It forces all phones in the target area to release their identification codes for both devices and SIM cards they use. It can also track those mobile phones in real time. Other equipment the company produces can intercept communications, including text messages, and force the devices to shut off from the network, presumably to prevent the use of mobile phones to trigger bombs.
