Satellites spot possible Malaysia plane debris

French satellite images have spotted “potential objects” in the Southern Indian Ocean, where a search is ongoing for the missing Malaysia Airline jet, the Malaysian government announced.

A still image taken on Saturday shows the spotted object, but search parties have yet to confirm whether it is part of the aircraft’s debris.  

The satellite image is the latest in a series of clues experts and searchers are analysing to solve the mystery of what happened to Flight 370 when it disappeared on March 8 with 239 people on board.

"This morning, Malaysia received new satellite images from the French authorities," Malaysia's transport ministry said.

"Malaysia immediately relayed these images to the Australian rescue co-ordination centre."

The new clue is estimated to be about the same size as an object captured Tuesday by the Chinese satellite that appeared to be 22 meters by 13 meters. It was reportedly spotted about 930-km north from where the Chinese and Australian objects were seen.

The latest information was announced as planes and a ship scrambled to find a pallet and other debris in a remote patch of the Indian Ocean to determine whether the objects were from the jet that went missing for more than two weeks now.

Earlier on Sunday as Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said there are credible leads in the case.

The pallet was spotted by a search plane on Saturday, but has not been closely examined. Wooden pallets are commonly used in shipping, but can also be used on aircrafts.

It was not immediately known if any pallets were used on Flight 370.

Several small objects were identified 2,500km off Australia's west coast, according to a statement released by the country's Maritime Safety Authority.