Mystery piece of metal washes up on Thai beach - media speculates it's a piece of a Chinese rocket

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Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that local officials in the Laem Talum Phuk area of Nakhon Sri Thammarat in the south of Thailand had found a large piece of what appears to be the fairing of a rocket.

 

On the side of the piece is a design that looks like a Chinese flag.

 

There were signs of an explosion and the piece looked like it had been in the ocean 10 years, said kamnan Prayut Thanawattana who has it in safe keeping.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

There is no serial number.

 

Thai Rath reported that over the years there have been at least three such pieces washed up in the area though none had a flag ID like this. 

 

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One such piece washed up in 2015.

 

They thought it was part of a Chinese Long March rocket used to send satellites into space. 

 

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[jacko45k]

Chinese metal floats?

[Captain Monday]

5 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Chinese metal floats?

Sure, when it is sandwiched around a structure of carbon fiber or multi-cellular metallic aerospace materials

[bendejo]

I can identify it as a piece of a UFO.

 

 

[Misterwhisper]

Maybe it's the first piece of the engine-less submarine that China intends to deliver in the manner of a model kit that Thailand is expected to glue together by herself.

 

Beware, people! There is going to be a super glue shortage coming our way! 

[StayinThailand2much]

So, it's not the submarine ordered from China?? Well, perhaps it fell apart on the way, as the self-transport to Thailand took more than two weeks... ????

Edited April 28, 2022 by StayinThailand2much

[rabas]

 

Looks like a piece from the payload faring.

 

 

[kotsak]

Something they can use for the Thai space program? One less spare part to buy.. ???? 

[Nsp64]

And here comes the story about Thailand being the hub of alien visitations and it should be recognised as as an intergalactic heritage site.

[Tarteso]

There is no serial number.
 

????????????

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Chinese metal floats?

It ain't real metal?

[RafPinto]

That's probably the first pieces of the Chinese made submarines, Thailand ordered.

[RichardColeman]

Sure it's not a piece of a mad Kim rocket that shot off in the opposite direction to Korea and Japan ? 

[SW Happy]

9 hours ago, bendejo said:

I can identify it as a piece of a UFO.

 

 

Unidentified floating object

[bendejo]

It's obvious it came from outer space because it has a star on it.

 

 

[Meat Pie 47]

16 hours ago, bendejo said:

I can identify it as a piece of a UFO.

 

 

I guess it is a piece of MH 370 ????

[Rimmer]

Troll post dragging vaccine into the topic has been removed

[metisdead]

An inflammatory post has been removed.

[sammieuk1]

Could be part of a sub engine delivery device ????