PEKAN: An object suspected to be debris from space was discovered along the coastline of Kampung Tanjung, Nenasi, here last Tuesday (Dec 30).
Pekan OCPD Supt Mohd Zaidi Mat Zin said the object was found by local residents at about 5pm, before the matter was reported to the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry.
"Initial investigations found that the debris is believed to have fallen from space into the sea and was later washed ashore by currents to the coastal area in Nenasi,” he said in a statement on Thursday (Jan 1).
He said the object, measuring 4.26m by 3.64m, was tested and examined by officers from the Malaysian Atomic Energy Department on Wednesday (Dec 31) and was found to be free of any radiation.
For safety purposes, the object was moved to the Nenasi Police Station for temporary storage before further investigations are carried out by the relevant ministries.
Checks by Bernama at the police station found that police lines had been placed around the object, and the debris, believed to weigh several hundred kgs, was covered in barnacles, with some of its surfaces peeled off and damaged. — Bernama
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