No one knows what it is or how it got there, but it exists Huge golden cylindrical tank Off the coast of Australia alerted the authorities.

The mysterious object was discovered by sunbathers on Sunday at a beach known as Green Head, located 155 miles west of Perth, the provincial capital of Western Australia.

According to what the police of that province said in a statement, a joint investigation is currently underway to determine the origin of what it called an “unidentified object washed ashore.”

“We want to assure the community that we are actively engaged in a collaborative effort with various state and federal agencies to determine the origin and nature of the object,” the police said.

The object is treated as Dangerous until you know its source. “People in the area should maintain a safe distance,” the authority asked.

They said the measure was taken to ensure the preservation of potential evidence and to facilitate further examination by experts.

At this initial stage of the investigation, the police stated that the object was not part of a commercial aircraft.

For its part, the Australian Space Agency said, on Monday, in a statement it posted on Twitter, that the object “It could be from an alien space launch vehicle.”

The agency added that it is communicating with space agencies in other countries to obtain more information.

“Since the origin of the object is unknown, the community should avoid handling the object or attempting to pass it on,” the agency said.

Channel 10 Perth News followers on Twitter speculated as to what the object might be.

Someone said it could be India’s third-generation launch vehicle (aka PSLV) on the third stage and shared a photo of one of them, due to the recent launch of an Indian mission to the Moon.

Others joked that it was probably the case Time Machine”.

Western Australian Police have pledged to keep lines of communication open and will provide updates as soon as significant developments emerge.

“We appreciate the public’s patience and cooperation during this investigation,” they concluded.