A massive mystery sphere has washed up on a beach in Japan, with baffled locals dubbing it "Godzilla egg" and "from outer space".
The ball appears to be made of metal and was found by a local woman at Enshu beach, in the city of Hamamatsu. The woman contacted the police on Tuesday morning and the area was been closed off while the mysterious object was being investigated by an explosive team.
The ball is around 1.5 metres by diameter, appears rusty, suggesting it is made of iron, and has handle-like pieces of metal which would allow it to be hooked to something. Local media reports have said that X-ray scans have shown it to be hollow.
