India’s area chief says a large metallic dome that washed up on an Australian seaside was undoubtedly a part of a rocket – however might or is probably not Indian.

“We can’t confirm it’s ours unless we analyse it,” S Somanath advised the BBC.

There has been wild hypothesis in regards to the object ever because it was found at Green Head seaside, about 250km (155 miles) north of Perth, on the weekend.

Some even mentioned it could be from India’s newest Moon mission launch final Friday however specialists shortly dominated that out.

The cylindrical object, about 2.5m broad and between 2.5m and 3m lengthy, has generated numerous pleasure among the many residents of Green Head seaside.

It was initially speculated that the wreckage could possibly be part of MH370 – a airplane that went lacking off the west Australian coast in 2014 with 239 passengers on board.

But aviation specialists quickly clarified that the merchandise could not have come from a business plane and that it was presumably a gasoline tank from a rocket that had fallen into the Indian Ocean at some stage.

The Australian Space Agency then mentioned it was potential the large cylinder may have fallen from a “foreign space launch vehicle”.

This resulted in hypothesis that the article was a gasoline tank of a PSLV – the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles that the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) recurrently makes use of to launch satellites into area.

Since one was most not too long ago used final Friday to ship the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into orbit, it led to hypothesis that the particles got here from that – regardless of specialists saying the article had been within the water for no less than a number of months. Photos exhibiting its intensive barnacle cowl assist that argument.

Mr Somanath, who heads Isro, advised the BBC that there was “no mystery” in regards to the object, confirming that “it is part of some rocket”.

“It could be a PSLV or any other and unless we see and analyse it, it cannot be confirmed,” he mentioned. The Australian authorities have but to launch extra particulars.

Mr Somanath, nevertheless, confirmed that “some of the PSLV parts are known to have fallen in the sea beyond Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone” and mentioned that the article “may have been floating for a long time and finally reached shore”.

He added that there was no hazard related to the particles.

Authorities in Australia, nevertheless, have mentioned they have been treating the merchandise “as hazardous” and police have requested folks to maintain a secure distance. Some specialists mentioned it may include poisonous supplies.