Object at Green Head, 250km from Perth in Western Australia, could be from an Indian space rocket, experts said, but police say it is not hazardous
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A giant metal cylinder has washed up on a beach in Western Australia, baffling locals and posing a mystery to police.
The huge copper-coloured cylinder was reported to police by local residents on Sunday, having washed up on a beach near Jurien Bay sometime earlier.
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