A white, balloon-like object that was spotted in northeastern Japan is likely to have drifted on air currents to skies above the Pacific Ocean, while the exact nature of the projectile remains unknown.The object fueled speculation after it was seen by residents of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures on Wednesday. In response to inquiries, local authorities scrambled a helicopter to check on the object, but were unable to identify it or determine its origin.The news also went viral as many voiced curiosity and excitement on Twitter.No further eyewitness accounts of the flying object were report…READ FULL ARTICLE