According to police, the object is a sphere with a diameter of around 4 feet, and is believed to be made of iron as it has a coating of rust.
Officials restricted access within 655 feet around the object for most of the day, with bomb disposal crews seen inspecting the ball.
The object is a sphere with a diameter of around 4 feet and is believed to be made of iron as it has a coating of rust.An X-ray later determined the object was hollow and there was no danger of explosion, with the restrictions lifted at around 4pm, according to Fuji News Network. The object, which has a protrusion that would allow it to be hooked onto something, closely resembles a mooring buoy, Vice News noted.
Bomb disposal crews are seen inspecting the ball, as officials restricted access within 655 feet around the object for the most of the day.But the strange sighting sparked a brief flurry of TV attention and frenzied social media speculation, coming in the wake of the US shooting down a Chinese spy balloon followed by multiple unidentified objects.
Japanese police say they will ask local officials responsible for coastal management to collect the ball.
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