KUCHING: Authorities on science do not consider the strange sounds in the sky over Kota Samarahan near hear as a laughing matter.

They neither denied it as paranormal nor a hoax. Though explanation over the ‘phenomenon’ is still pending, some people have turned the matter into points for jokes, especially on Facebook.

Deputy Minister of Science Technology and Innovation Datuk Fadillah Yusuf yesterday said he had already assembled a team headed by one Dr Mustafa Subari of Malaysian Space Agency to study the claims.

He said he had also asked the Meteorology Department but they too could not provide any explanation.

“According to its director, they were unable to find an explanation. It is not connected to the very recent earthquake in Sumatra,” he said when contacted yesterday.

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