Video: Mysterious Metal Sphere Washes Ashore in Japan

Japanese authorities are attempting to get to the determine the nature and origin of a sizeable metal sphere that mysterious washed up onto beach. The presence of the 'unidentified once-floating object' reportedly came to light earlier this week when a woman stumbled upon it as she walked along the shore of the coastal city of Hamamatsu. She promptly reported the metal ball, which measures approximately five feet in diameter, to police and they isolated the odd object out of initial concerns that it could be some kind of explosive. While the peculiar sphere was found to be hollow and harmless, what exactly it is and where it could have come from are questions which have left officials in Japan scratching their heads.

Check out video of the mysterious object and find out more on this story at the Coast to Coast AM website.