Military planes are on the way to investigate two large objects seen bobbing in the waters in the Indian Ocean to determine if they are pieces from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

According to an Associated Press story, the objects, spotted by satellite off the southwest coast of Australia, appear to be pieces of metal, one 80 feet in length and one around 15 feet long.

"This is a lead, it's probably the best lead we have right now," said John Young, manager of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's emergency response division. Young cautioned that the objects could be seaborne debris often found floating along shipping routes.

A U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon is one of the aircraft involved with the search, according to U.S. officials. The search area is about 1,500 miles off of Australia's coast.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went missing on March 8 en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur. The Boeing 777 was carrying 239 passengers and crew.