A large metallic object resembling a ball has fallen to Earth in Namibia apparently other such objects have been found in other parts of the world.

Are aliens trying to contact us? Or is this some sort of refuse from satellites burning up in the atmosphere?

No one is quick to claim the objects
http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/the-alien-gods-must-be-crazy-space-ball-falls-out-the-sky-drops-on-namibia/story-fn5fsgyc-1226228983568

My first thought on it was that it looked like sputnik. And it almost fits the description.

Sputnik (http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/)


History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball (58 cm.or 22.8 inches in diameter), weighed only 83.6 kg. or 183.9 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. That launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments. While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race.

It is also possible it may be part of the first space station. Skylab.

Not Sputnik but similar Sputnik I - Images: A half-century of space flight - CNET News (http://news.cnet.com/2300-11397_3-6210652.html) Sputnik had 4 antennas which were not placed at the outer circumference.

My first thought on it was that it looked like sputnik. And it almost fits the description.

Sputnik (http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/)


History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball (58 cm.or 22.8 inches in diameter), weighed only 83.6 kg. or 183.9 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. That launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments. While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race.

Yes it's description makes it bigger than that. We have no comment on the weight. Yes I remember going out to see sputnik pass overhead. This ball appears to be some sort of constructed object which is part of something else, it has lugs on each side. Perhaps it's a probe

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGRGui8QnWgeb-v4TEKBqoq4JhXyhtALSF2cnvxbJYeT8ykasba4h0gthveg

Where did that illudium Q-36 ornament go ?

I see someone has nothing better to do than change headings on threads, taking monitoring too far!

I see someone has nothing better to do than change headings on threads, taking monitoring too far!

Who did that?

Who did that?

Who knows, perhaps that chinese gentleman, but it appears to have become a popular pastime.

I had a thought about the ball it is about the size of a gym exercise ball so perhaps it didn't come from space after all

Man Miraculously Saves His Life As Satellite Fragment Crashes Into His House (http://gizmodo.com/5871059/man-miraculously-saves-his-life-as-satellite-fragment-crashes-into-his-house)

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGRGui8QnWgeb-v4TEKBqoq4JhXyhtALSF2cnvxbJYeT8ykasba4h0gthveg

Where did that illudium Q-36 ornament go ?


The rabbit took it to save the earth.

Tut

Merry Christmas Tut (if I may safely say that )

Merry Christmas Tut (if I may safely say that )

Hi Tom merry Christmas to you, down here we don't have a rash of PC except in Sydney, that centre of all things weird and pecular, so you can say merry Christmas without offending anyone.

Me I don't care if I am offending anyone as you well know but those who think they should get a different greeting I can only say as you like it, one man's poison is another's cup of tea, so you have a good 25th December

Mystery Solved

Namibia ?space ball? mystery solved (http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/namibia-space-ball-mystery-solved-20111227-1pb52.html)

Apparently it's a fuel tank, strange it took so long for someone to say so.