Viral Video Captures ‘Sphere UFO’ Over Colombia—Shocking Sighting Sparks Investigation

Residents of Buga in Colombia’s Valle del Cauca province are abuzz after a gleaming metallic sphere reportedly plunged into nearby woodland, sparking a wave of videos and social-media posts that have gone viral worldwide. Footage shot by locals shows the silvery orb tumbling through the sky before landing with a muffled thud; in several clips, the object appears to zig-zag just before impact, fueling speculation that it was actively maneuvering rather than simply falling. Within hours of the discovery, Colombia’s Air Force dispatched a rapid-response team to secure the site, sealing off a 500-meter perimeter while specialists in haz-mat suits conducted preliminary radiation and metallurgy scans. According to an internal memo leaked to local reporters, the sphere measures roughly 55 centimeters in diameter, weighs close to 20 kilograms, and is composed of an alloy that includes titanium, nickel and traces of an unidentified rare-earth element. Those details, coupled with an absence of serial numbers or manufacturing marks, have only intensified public fascination. Dr. Andrea Suárez, an astrophysicist at the National University of Colombia, cautions against jumping to extraterrestrial conclusions. “Spherical debris is often linked to satellite re-entry,” she explained. “When a pressurized fuel tank detaches from a satellite or a second-stage rocket, it can survive the burn-up phase and crash largely intact.” However, Suárez also noted that recovered tanks are usually aluminum-based, not the exotic alloy reported in this case. On the opposing end of the debate, retired U.S. intelligence officer and longtime UFO-investigator David Grusch described the Buga artifact as “one of the most compelling non-terrestrial examples I’ve seen in years” during a livestreamed Q&A. Grusch pointed to the object’s unusual thermal signature—allegedly recorded at a steady 18 °C despite smoldering vegetation around it—as evidence that the sphere may possess sophisticated thermal regulation. Meanwhile, Colombia’s Ministry of Science has formed a multidisciplinary panel of metallurgists, orbital-debris analysts, and propulsion engineers. Early next week, the team will transport the sphere to Bogotá for high-energy X-ray fluorescence imaging, isotope ratio testing, and photogrammetric mapping. Minister Yesenia Gutiérrez emphasized transparency: “All datasets will be published for peer review. We welcome collaboration from international space agencies and private aerospace firms.” Tourism in the traditionally tranquil city is already surging. Hotels near Laguna de Sonso report full bookings, street vendors are selling miniature “orbs,” and nightly sky-watch gatherings have become an impromptu festival. Local officials, eager to capitalize, plan to livestream the scientific evaluations and have requested assistance from the Colombian Space Commission to set up public viewing stations. Whether the Buga sphere proves to be cutting-edge alien technology or a mundane piece of space junk, experts agree on one point: the incident underscores the growing need for a formalized protocol governing unidentified aerial phenomena. With low-Earth-orbit traffic set to multiply over the next decade, transparency and rapid data-sharing may be the only way to separate cosmic wheat from chaff—and to keep curiosity from sliding into conspiracy.