A mysterious metal object has been pulled from the sea off the coast of Rhode Island, prompting a series of wild theories about what it might be. The circular eight-legged contraption has puzzled Westerly bathers for months, after it was discovered more than a quarter of a mile from an oceanfront mansion owned by pop star Taylor Swift. It was tugged from the sea by an excavator and dismantled before being moved to an undisclosed location Thursday, WFSB News reported. President of the East Beach Association, Peter Brockmann, told the Providence Journal he has heard a lot of theories about the object's origins. "One of my favorites is, it's a plug in the ocean," he said. "Some people think it's a part of an underwater net to detect Russian subs." Gus Kellogg, 12, told the Westerly Sun he thought the six-foot object was something