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Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 04:23 AM Nov 2015

THIRD mystery 'Death Star' space ball to crash into Spanish village sparks terror among locals

Source: Mail Online

third mysterious black space object to fall from the sky into rural Spain has caused panic among locals.

The strange-looking black orb was found in the village of Villavieja in Murcia - becoming the latest instance of an increasingly bewildering phenomenon, the Olive Press reported.

It's not yet known what the objects are, though theories range from UFOs to pieces of space debris.

The first instance of the strange phenomenon occurred one week ago, when Spanish goat farmers discovered the strange object, which bears a striking resemblance to the Star Wars torture device, the IT-O Interrogator, in Calasparra, Murcia.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3315700/THIRD-mystery-Death-Star-space-ball-crash-Spanish-village-sparks-terror-locals-mayor-demands-authorities-explain-are.html



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THIRD mystery 'Death Star' space ball to crash into Spanish village sparks terror among locals (Original Post) Jesus Malverde Nov 2015 OP
That's Joe Dirt's meteor fbc Nov 2015 #1
lol! lovemydog Nov 2015 #4
maybe a Donald Trump furball ? olddots Nov 2015 #2
haha! lovemydog Nov 2015 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author lovemydog Nov 2015 #3
Is Dick Cheney visiting Spain? lovemydog Nov 2015 #6
It's evil! Not Sure Nov 2015 #7
Time Bandits! FSogol Nov 2015 #10
I found three of those too sorechasm Nov 2015 #8
Pokemon demwing Nov 2015 #9
I have one of those... Finishline42 Nov 2015 #11
That part is strange....nt Jesus Malverde Nov 2015 #17
Hydrazine tanks Mendocino Nov 2015 #12
Sure, but "mystery 'Death Star' space ball" is way cooler than "hydrazine tank" petronius Nov 2015 #20
How about Mendocino Nov 2015 #21
Jordy Verrill They_Live Nov 2015 #13
has anyone actually seen them come down? librechik Nov 2015 #14
With the amount of space garbage and old satellites floating around up there ... Myrina Nov 2015 #15
Space trash hits the ground pretty much every day. Xithras Nov 2015 #16
What's strange as mentioned up thread Jesus Malverde Nov 2015 #18
Came down at the same time, Mendocino Nov 2015 #19

Response to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

sorechasm

(631 posts)
8. I found three of those too
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 07:27 AM
Nov 2015

In my cat's litter box this morning.
A bit smaller, but these do qualify as Hazardous Materials.

Finishline42

(1,091 posts)
11. I have one of those...
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 10:50 AM
Nov 2015

Actually one and a half. Made a lamp out of mine, ugly sucker too. Mine are made out of almost 1 inch think fiberglass. They are used for high pressure storage of propellant. The reason I got mine was that they failed the pressure test and were donated to a local trade school.

What doesn't make sense is that they would end up anywhere close to the same location. Even if they were intentionally jettisoned by something in orbit.

petronius

(26,602 posts)
20. Sure, but "mystery 'Death Star' space ball" is way cooler than "hydrazine tank"
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 11:17 PM
Nov 2015

or "high pressure containment vessel" - why do you wanna stomp all over our sense of awe and wonder?

Mendocino

(7,495 posts)
21. How about
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 11:26 PM
Nov 2015

Intergalactic Flying Spheroids or Extraterestrial Magic Orbs or even Glowing Globes of Zeus.

librechik

(30,674 posts)
14. has anyone actually seen them come down?
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 02:02 PM
Nov 2015

I think they've just bee found already on the ground, so…plus they seem to have ceramic insulators with wires poking out, so my feeling is man made object.

Myrina

(12,296 posts)
15. With the amount of space garbage and old satellites floating around up there ...
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 02:11 PM
Nov 2015

... it shouldn't be a surprise that something lands in our backyard every so often.

Xithras

(16,191 posts)
16. Space trash hits the ground pretty much every day.
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 03:34 PM
Nov 2015

Most of it just lands in the oceans or hits in remote areas, so we never hear about it. A friend of mine has a large lump of half melted metal sitting on a bookshelf that he picked up off the ground in the Yosemite backcountry. After doing a bit of research, he found out that it was a piece of an old Soviet rocket that had probably burned up and reentered decades earlier.

Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)
18. What's strange as mentioned up thread
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 06:22 PM
Nov 2015

Is that they are found in the same general area over several weeks.

Mendocino

(7,495 posts)
19. Came down at the same time,
Fri Nov 13, 2015, 11:08 PM
Nov 2015

but just not all found at the same time. It's sounds as though they landed in rural areas, places not subject to regular human observation. Like I said up thread, likely hydrazine tanks.

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