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January 11, 2016

Vietnam army probes mysterious 'space balls'
Hanoi (AFP) Jan 8, 2016
Vietnam's military is investigating the appearance of three mysterious metal balls - believed to be debris from space - which landed in the country's remote north, a senior army official said Friday. Two metal balls were discovered in northwestern Yen Bai province on January 2, army spokesman Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan told AFP. Later a larger ball weighing some 45 kilograms (100 pounds) landed in a maize field in neighbouring Tuyen Quang province, he said. "We are still identifying wh ... read more

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