Overview
- Residents reported a device falling on Wednesday evening in Markhandi village in Raisen district, prompting a police response.
- Police cordoned off the area, seized the object, and determined it was a radiosonde used for weather measurements, not an explosive.
- The unit carried the inscription "Malaysia Meteorological Department," which police said indicates Malaysian origin.
- Investigators and meteorological experts said strong upper-atmospheric winds and the jet stream likely carried the instrument a long distance, with GPS tracking typical for such launches.
- Radiosondes ride hydrogen or helium balloons to measure pressure, temperature, humidity, and wind, then descend after the balloon bursts, and police urged people to avoid handling such devices and report them.