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'Best Lead': Possible Parts of Missing Jet Spotted Off Australia

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/mis...stralia-n57296

An Australian satellite spotted two objects in the southern Indian Ocean that could be related to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, Australian authorities said Thursday in what they called "the best lead we have" in the mysterious case.

Abbott told Parliament on Thursday afternoon that he had spoken to Malaysia's prime minister about the objects.

The objects were spotted in satellite imagery about 1,500 miles off the coast of Perth, John Young, emergency response general manager for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, said at a news conference Thursday afternoon. The objects are "indistinct," but the larger of the two appears to be about 78 feet across, he said.

Young and Abbott said more analysis was needed before it could be determined whether the objects were, indeed, from Flight 370, but Young called the discovery "the best lead we have right now."