Fans of mysterious metal bits can rejoice: a large metal ball has been discovered in Mexico, prompting speculation that it is part of an alien spaceship (along with some much more grounded speculation).
The sphere, described by meteorologist Isidro Cano in a Facebook post as “a very hard plastic or an alloy of various metals,” appeared on the top of a tree just north of Veracruz. Witnesses witnessed the ball “falling from the sky,” generating a noise but no fire, according to Cano.
He wrote in all caps, “DO NOT TOUCH OR COME NEAR IT UNTIL IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY A SPECIALIST,” and added, “IT MAY HAVE RADIOACTIVITY.”
In a subsequent post, he mentioned a “code” on the outside of the orb and stated that it “SHOULD NOT BE OPENED,” although maintaining that there are no evident apertures through which the orb may open.
He said that the spheres “ARE TIMED SO THAT AT SOME TIME THEY WILL OPEN ON THEIR OWN AND SHOW THE VALUABLE INFORMATION THEY BRING WITHIN THEM,” adding to the mystery of what the orb is.
Cano informed his followers on Monday that the “artifact” had been removed at 3:15 a.m. local time by a highly trained and specialized team and was being transported out of Mexico’s borders.
As for what it was, a logical bet is that it was either a weather balloon or if you’re feeling adventurous, genuine space junk. China’s Long March 5B rocket came back to Earth over the weekend, with bits found in Borneo and the Philippines, while an Australian farmer discovered a massive portion of what looks to be a SpaceX rocket earlier in July. So it’s not completely out of the question.
Though his fans liked theories ranging from UFOs to dragon eggs, Cano, at least in his original article, favored the space junk theory.
“TO MY CONSIDERATION IT MAY BE PART OF THE CHINESE ROCKET THAT WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND THAT LARGE NUMBER OF PARTS WERE SEEN TO LAND IN MALAYSIA ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD,” he stated in the letter.
But that’s exactly what an extraterrestrial and/or dragon egg would have you believe.
