ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. — Officials in a South Carolina beach town said that they are puzzled by a giant silver orb that washed up on shore this week.
The smooth, metallic ball is about 3 feet in diameter and weighed several hundred pounds.
There are numbers on the surface, but no other clues.

‘Unidentified Floating Object’ Washes Up On Beach
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Not all right, but the gist of the rumour was right. Story here.