Humanity’s never-ending search for intelligent life in space has once again come into focus with the discovery of the Buga, Colombia UFO sphere, starting a heated argument around its origins, although some scientists seem to retain a dose of skepticism.
Specifically, the metal item was allegedly spotted flying over the Colombian city on March 2 and was later recovered in the area, according to a video earlier posted by an X account TRUTHPOLE, which later shared another post, revealing possible optical fibers inside it, on May 25.
Indeed, Jose Luis Velazquez, a radiology specialists and one of the researchers studying the sphere, said it appeared to have “no welds or joints” to indicate human manufacturing, in addition to featuring mysterious symbols carved on its surface, different materials and layers inside it, and varying in weight.
More recently, additional analyses seem to indicate the possible presence of optical fibers inside the Buga Colombia UFO sphere, which investigative journalist Jaime Maussan referred to as “evidence of highly advanced technology that fell from the skies in Colombia.”
However, some scientists are skeptical. Among them is Julia Mossbridge, a member of the University of San Diego Department of Physics and Biophysics, and the founder of The Institute for Love and Time (TILT). According to her, it might be nothing more than a “really cool art project.”
Skepticism around Buga, Colombia UFO sphere
As she explained, any claim of extraterrestrial origin should first pass through the analyses of organizations like the Galileo Project, the international research project funded by Harvard University astrophysicist Avi Loeb, which vets and studies potential extraterrestrial artifacts through rigorous scientific research.
“We are entering a time when we are starting to recognize that we don’t have the control that we thought we had. (…) If an artist is doing this, why is that? Well, I think it’s partly the same reason. It’s because we’re learning that we don’t understand what’s in our skies or our waters. And there’s something going on that’s essentially bigger than us.”
That said, Mossbridge isn’t denying that some UFO sightings are real, highlighting the appearances of UAPs (unidentified anomalous phenomena) for decades, as well as the fact that the “federal government has admitted that there are things that we don’t understand, but we are investigating them.”
In relation to this, the so-called Betz mystery sphere comes to mind, which is a metal sphere which the Betz family discovered in 1974 near their residence in Fort George Island, Florida. The sphere would react with a throbbing noise to the sound of their son playing the guitar, reverberated when hit with a hammer, and move on its own.
Nonetheless, a 2012 analysis revealed contemporary media research indicating that the sphere could be a ball check valve by the Bell & Howell company, as its size, weight, and metallurgical composition matched. Regarding its odd movements, the US Navy attributed them to the Betz house’s old and uneven stone floors.
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