UFO Discovered in Colombia? Scientist Weighs In

newsweek.com ^ | Hollie Silverman

[RoosterRedux]

A Colombian radiology specialist says a mysterious metal orb discovered in his country is an unidentified flying object (UFO) of extraterrestrial origin, though experts remain skeptical of the claim.

Jose Luis Velasquez, the radiology specialist, determined the extraterrestrial origin after inspecting the object and finding no marks indicating the metal orb had been welded together or contained joined parts in any way, according to a post on X, formerly Twitter, from a creator who labels their content as entertainment.

The object - known as the "Buga Sphere" - was discovered in Buga, Colombia earlier this year, according to video in the social media post.

Images of the orb show a silver-colored sphere about the size of a bowling ball covered in what appears to be foreign text and drawings.

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Newsweek reached out to Velasquez via email for comment on Sunday during non-working hours.

Why It Matters

After decades of denying any knowledge of UFOs, the Pentagon released a report in November of 2024 regarding unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) following a congressional hearing in which House lawmakers urged for greater transparency.

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What To Know

Dr. Tim Gallaudet, a retired Rear Admiral [...] was one of four witnesses who spoke during the congressional hearing about UAP last year.

The Admiral said the discoveries led him to the "new realization that we are not the only advanced intelligence in the universe."

"As a former science agency leader, I have always sought the truth in human knowledge and thought," Gallaudet said during the hearing. "Now that we know UAP are interacting with humanity, and these include unidentified submerged objects (USOs) in the ocean, we should not keep our heads stuck in the sand but boldly face this new reality and learn from it."

[No name given]

Exactly.

[GaltAdonis]

Ya snooze ya lose, pal!
Better luck next time! - LOL

[maddog55]

There’s a video of it flying which is pretty cool but who knows!

[Openurmind]

All kinds of scans... Now they claim they have found fiber-optics inside...

[cgbg]

Rooster: There is a great video for you.

The guy uses AI to dig deep into the UFO topic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndr7XHjCczQ

It is used to review first the Roswell incident and then the UFO flaps of the late 1940s.

Interestingly the conclusion is almost identical to that reached by Terence McKenna many decades ago.

Terence: “There is another tenant in the building.”

AI: “It is resident.”

[Robert DeLong]

If they actually had it, where is the photograph? No photograph, no reason to believe the claim.

[GingisK]

...and we still see the same damn blurry pictures...

Shutter speed vs object speed and camera shake.
Atmospheric haze.
Normal lens rather than tripod mounted telephoto, extreme enlargement.
Lenses of less than stellar quality.
Long distance to object from camera.
Pedestrian grade camera gear.
Excited photographer making a "hip shot".

Once people get set up really close in advance with really good equipment in ideal weather and perfect lighting conditions with the camera mounted on a rigid base, you'll see great photos of them.

[yesthatjallen]

Here's a link below to an article with photos and a link to X posts.

It has to be real because apparently aliens have yet to develop ufos that can't crash into things. Maybe that's why they're here. To learn lidar technology.

"On March 2, 2025, a malfunctioning spherical UFO was recovered after striking a high-voltage power line in Buga, Colombia.

Scientists conducted an X-ray examination and found that it was a sphere with a super-technological microsphere high-precision component structure."

Mysterious Metallic Sphere Falls From Sky In Colombia, Sparks UFO And Alien Speculation

A Buga Sphere.

[Jamestown1630]

Well, you keep wandering halls of mirrors, and going down rabbit holes within rabbit holes.

https://archive.org/details/mirage-men-2013

[Jamestown1630]

Well, even Earthly history tells us that no matter how advanced you are, sh!t sometimes still happens.

:-)

[dayglored]

That does it! My next band’s name will be “Buga Sphere”!

[RoosterRedux]

See comment #2 above where I advised skepticism in this case.

[freebird5850]

It could be a mini universe....It could be the Lok-Nar!

[NeverTyranny]

Some of those symbols, if I recall correctly, look similar to the symbols that were on a piece of “metal” that was retrieved from the Roswell site. I don’t recall the whole story. But I do remember the symbols.

[SunkenCiv]

• We need Art Bell for this one: "Scientists discover mysterious sphere in Colombia, sparking UFO speculation [05/27/2025]

[Elsie]

Pronouned bug-uh?
or Booga?
or Boogaw, boogah, beyouga? beeyougeeay?

[Elsie]

https://youtu.be/KvH1UGDwqAs

Glass objects

[dayglored]

> Pronouned bug-uh? or Booga? or Boogaw, boogah, beyouga? beeyougeeay?

Oh dear.

I was saying "Booga" in my mind, but now that you mention it, there are numerous ways it might get pronounced. I suppose it's okay as long as nobody starts pronouncing it as "bugger".

[Elsie]

A metal thing fell from the sky,
But it missed me so I didn’t die.
And it started to fizz,
When on it I whizzed-

(insert your own last line. Remember to rhyme with sky, die, fly, pie...)

[dayglored]

> A metal thing fell from the sky,
But it missed me so I didn’t die.
And it started to fizz,
When on it I whizzed-
Got an alien right in the eye.