• Officials are stating they are 95% certain the debris field has been located for the Missing AirAsia airliner.  • The debris is approximately 10 kilometers from the last known coordinates of the flight. • Some bodies also identified in the water.

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(Via CNN) Indonesian authorities are investigating a patch of debris that could be from missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501, a government official said Tuesday.

The debris spotted by a search team is located off the coast of Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province on Borneo island, Djoko Murjatmodjo, an aviation official at the Transport Ministry, told reporters.

The objects are about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the missing plane’s last known location, according to a CNN analysis of the coordinates.

Helicopter teams are preparing to go and examine the location as soon as weather permits, Djoko said.

Photos, which officials are examining, showed a variety of objects floating in the water, including at least one triangular metallic one.

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The Indonesian Air Force saw debris in three different locations in the search zone at different times of the day, Air Force Spokesman Hadi Tjahjanto told CNN. One clump of debris included what might be a life vest, Tjahjanto said.

Ships, planes and helicopters have been searching for Flight QZ8501 since it went missing over the Java Sea on Sunday on its way from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore. (CNN live Update Link)

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