The hollow ball with a circumference of 1.1 metres (43inches) was found near a village in the north of the country some 750kilometres (480 miles) from the capital Windhoek, according to police forensicsdirector Paul Ludik.
Locals had heardseveral small explosions a few days beforehand, he said.
With a diameter of 35 centimetres (14 inches), the ball has arough surface and appears to consist of 'two halves welded together'.
It was made of a'metal alloy known to man' and weighed six kilogrammes (13 pounds),said Ludik.
It was found 18 metres from its landing spot, a hole 33centimetres deep and 3.8 meters wide.
Several such balls havedropped in southern Africa, Australia and Latin America in the past twentyyears, authorities found in an Internet search.
The sphere was discovered mid-November, but authorities firstdid tests before announcing the find.
Police deputy inspector general VilhoHifindaka concluded the spheredid not pose any danger.
'It is not an explosive device, but rather hollow, but we hadto investigate all this first,' he said."
NOTE: I wish I knew why this story reminded me somuch of my own life these days.
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