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UFO Discovered in Colombia? Scientist Weighs In
newsweek.com ^ | Hollie Silverman

Posted on 05/25/2025 3:02:28 PM PDT by 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."

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; UFO's
KEYWORDS: bowlingball; bugasphere; colombia; entertainment; fakenews; ifhfakescience; joseluisvelasquez; orb; silversphere; sphere; tldr; truebelievers
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1 posted on 05/25/2025 3:02:28 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: Churchjack; eastforker; Levy78; maddog55; Jonty30; GingisK; Mark17; spirited irish; RoosterRedux; ..
UFO ping. I suggest skepticism on this particular matter because of an absence of peer-reviewed reports or corroboration by credible institutions, relying instead on unverified claims from Velasquez and social media.

So, it is what it is.

I post it only because it's got a lot of buzz in the media.

2 posted on 05/25/2025 3:07:16 PM PDT by RoosterRedux ("There's nothing so inert as a closed mind" )
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To: RoosterRedux

I think we’ve heard this story before:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betz_mystery_sphere


3 posted on 05/25/2025 3:08:44 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

That’s the one I was thinking of.


4 posted on 05/25/2025 3:10:40 PM PDT by tet68 ("We would not die in that man's company that fears his fellowship to die with us." Henry V.)
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To: RoosterRedux

When I was a kid in the 1970s, I read UFO magazines and books, and saw the blurry pictures and the eye-witness accounts.

Now, everyone carries a high-resolution color camera that can take photos in low light, and we still see the same damn blurry pictures.


5 posted on 05/25/2025 3:11:05 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: tet68

Even the UFO people aren’t doing anything new anymore.


6 posted on 05/25/2025 3:14:28 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: RoosterRedux

And evolution’s missing link has been found...again. There’s a sucker born every minute— every second now with the internet. Hogwash.


7 posted on 05/25/2025 3:17:52 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Jamestown1630

Not true. New whistleblowers, new SCIF testimony.


8 posted on 05/25/2025 3:19:06 PM PDT by RoosterRedux ("There's nothing so inert as a closed mind" )
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To: Fungi

As I said upthread, it may be hogwash. Or it may not be. See tagline.


9 posted on 05/25/2025 3:20:18 PM PDT by RoosterRedux ("There's nothing so inert as a closed mind" )
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To: RoosterRedux

UFO stories are difficult for many to believe. Now take a story from Newsweak, add to it that a scientist weighs in, and it’s guaranteed to be fake news.


10 posted on 05/25/2025 3:23:24 PM PDT by redfreedom (Happiness is shopping at Walmart and not hearing Spanish once!)
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To: RoosterRedux

I haven’t seen any to whom I’d give any credence.


11 posted on 05/25/2025 3:24:21 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: redfreedom

True. See comment #2 above.


12 posted on 05/25/2025 3:24:29 PM PDT by RoosterRedux ("There's nothing so inert as a closed mind" )
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To: RoosterRedux

One can also keep such an ‘open’ mind that everything inside falls out.


13 posted on 05/25/2025 3:25:38 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

Just look at your average rat party voter.


14 posted on 05/25/2025 3:26:37 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: RoosterRedux

E.T wants to phone home.


15 posted on 05/25/2025 3:26:51 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: RoosterRedux

Uh-huh.

I saw all 3 movies:

One, a hoax.

Two, they cut it open, and...

Three, they want it back.

/s

Newsweak wouldn’t even publish a pic of the thing OR any technical details from the x post.

The report belonged on SeeBS.


16 posted on 05/25/2025 3:27:02 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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To: RoosterRedux

ANDROMEDA STRAIN!(1971) WE HAVE BEEN WARNED AND WE ALL GONNA DIE!


17 posted on 05/25/2025 3:27:29 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( )
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To: RoosterRedux

“A closed mind.” Translation: those who refuse to believe what the left dictates. Should Eve have had a “closed mind?”


18 posted on 05/25/2025 3:32:13 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Fungi

I also say most off that newest Webb telescope data is speculation ridden and fuels lots of AI generated imagery


19 posted on 05/25/2025 3:32:44 PM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT back in 2006)
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To: RoosterRedux

“I suggest skepticism on this particular matter because of an absence of peer-reviewed reports or corroboration by credible institutions, relying instead on unverified claims from Velasquez and social media.”

Trust the science.


20 posted on 05/25/2025 3:36:40 PM PDT by dljordan (The Rewards of Tolerance are Treachery and Betrayal)
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