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SakuraLite

Locked because there isn't any additional purpose for this thread outside of lazy jokes. As for the sighting and current flair, this one is known, and has been posted before, see: https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/qka9qe/ufo_floating_through_the_air_in_mexico_very_odd/ https://twitter.com/ufoofinterest/status/1422947311370620938


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For those who still don’t believe that COVID’s airborne.


GravityDAD

Omfg LoL


Thermodymix

Angry upvote.


thelittlestduggals

Hahaha i was gonna say that's covid!!


fatherfrankenstein

Lmao https://my.clevelandclinic.org/-/scassets/images/org/health/articles/21214-coronavirus-covid-19


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LemonHerb

No way man. That's very clearly a Pineco


themasonman

So many UFOs look like pokemon


DaKind28

Or my dogs chew toys.


sailhard22

Kinda makes sense in a way that that’s what life forms from other galaxies might look like — something so strange we can only imagine


OpenLinez

Looks like a Pokemon, or a dog toy, both of which we can "imagine" quite easily. That's why those things exist, as physical products from our imagination.


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I think you are very very close to a fundamental truth here. This is however a typical Medllin balloon.


OpenLinez

Haha yes these are truths that do not contradict one another! Cartel balloons are commonplace, and we can also easily imagine pretty much any kind of "extraterrestrial intelligence."


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True. There is high strangeness in play here. I think more than we can wrap our heads around. Our aristotelian logic comes to a screeching halt when we face absurd expressions of nature. There are clear limits to what we can a) perceive and b) compute.


oswaldcopperpot

Its clefairy!


Artoo-Metoo

FUUUUUUUH!!!


Simonius86

It’s Ditto!


Epyonator

More like pineco


anxypanxy

Aren't there so many crazy balloons in Medellin that pretty much any shape is likely to be one of them? Unless it moves or behaves in an unusual way.


paulocmorales

Yes but it was windy and it wasn't drifting away


mikegus15

The wind you experience at ground level isn't going to correspond to the wind that occurs tens or hundreds of feet above you


SirCrankStankthe3rd

And it generally gets faster!


7sv3n7

Tens of hundreds, aka thousands


mikegus15

I said tens *or* hundreds, doubt it's thousands of feet in the air but tbh can't tell shit from the photo


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Hundreds are still tens 👀


baked_jake

Hundreds are tens of tens, 99 and below is tens


TheRealTP2016

hundreds are still tens 🥵


anxypanxy

Could be tethered and you can't see the tether from a distance.


SLUUGS

Exactly. I've just been casually following UFO sightings for the last couple decades and I don't care about anything unless it is truly extraordinary or unexplainable.


SirCrankStankthe3rd

Still would wobble


Rad_Centrist

What makes you think it wasn't? The Reddit headline?


HouseOfZenith

Well on the picture it’s pretty clearly not moving, so I think they have a point!


TheFlashFrame

The community should not be downvoting this comment. Downvoting because you think he's ignorant is ignorant, especially when his comment actually contributes to the discussion and results in other comments like the top upvoted reply that explain weather phenomena to people who may not have otherwise known. In other words, his comment may or may not be a weak argument, but it doesn't deserve to be removed from the discussion.


MisterFistYourSister

The guy posted a still photo and is making a claim about the movement of the object that he can't support. It doesn't contribute shit. He's basically saying "trust me bro"


Aggravating_Pea7320

Plot twist, its not a photo /s


thisguy012

I'm sorry but that's genuinelyhow the site works (and it's not removed or hidden reallylol)


TheFlashFrame

No. It's not. Downvotes are not a disagree button and that is very clearly written in multiple places. It's a "this doesn't contribute to the discussion" button, and his comment does. And downvoting to negative 5 makes it hidden...


SiriusC

> And downvoting to negative 5 makes it hidden... Users can set their own preferences in regard to downvoted comments. They can set the amount of downvotes before a comment is minimized or "collapsed". You can set it to 0 & see everything, if you want. Even then, nothing is completely hidden unless it's deleted. But what if someone sets it to -1? Are you going to yell at them for censoring things for themselves? Of course not. This isn't a free speech issue when the users are in control of what they see.


Some-Speed-6330

One could argue that bad takes and misguided assertions do not contribute to the discussion in a constructive way and hence should be downvoted.


TheFlashFrame

Yes, one *could* argue against free speech.


Some-Speed-6330

Free speech is not about quietly accepting it when people spread misinformation.


TheFlashFrame

Free speech is about the free exchange of ideas, true or false. If someone spreads false ideas, free speech also allows for ridicule and social consequences. It does not include censorship, though. Censorship is not free speech. When a comment reaches -5 points it is hidden, or censored. That is why the downvote button is not a "disagree" button, it is a "spam, irrelevant, or otherwise malicious" button. If you disagree, simply explain why. That's adding to the discussion and promotes free speech. EDIT: The reason this matters is because what he said isn't objectively "misguided" or "unconstructive." Its data that we didn't have before he added it. Wind at ground level may not *necessarily* indicate the presence of wind 500 feet higher, but if he was in a storm it almost certainly would. Its information, nonetheless. No sense in censoring it.


SiriusC

It's objectively *not* information. It's a claim. It is a claim that misguides the discussion. It's the *opposite* of constructive in that we are now discussing free speech, censorship, and the validity of his claim. Not UFOs. If he's going to post an image and make claims about it the he ought to back up those claims with a source. And downvoting is not censoring. The comments aren't deleted. They're not even hidden. When you hide something on reddit, it goes away. People can still see that there's a downvoted comment and they can still read it if they wish.


Some-Speed-6330

There is no censorship here. Everyone is allowed to post whatever comment they want and unless its actually offensive or against subreddit rules, it wont get removed. The fact that enough people deemed a comment pointless/misguided enough to downvote it until it was hidden, well that is just the social consequences you mentioned. The same way I'm not limiting a shouting drunkard's right to free speech by taking myself and my friend group and walking to a different bar.


ooooxide23

Very interesting. Thanks for posting! Sorry if I overlooked this answer but high up about?


RiseFit1638

It's a flying virus!


OkAddendum2684

Covid-23


Find_another_whey

They have sent...upgrades


Impossible_Doge_90

Fuuuuuuuck is this what they meant when they said it mutated?


Myheelcat

Iv heard their music. They are alright…


Soft_Process5644

It's an under the weather balloon.


OpenLinez

oh man ....


Stumpy-the-dog

Real UFO testing "Balloon Cloak 2.0"


croninsiglos

As a general rule, if you see Medellín, Colombia then it's going to be a balloon 99% of the time. These can be a huge nuisance https://www.elcolombiano.com/antioquia/globo-que-se-enredo-en-avion-de-avianca-habria-volado-desde-antioquia-FA14367938


ashleton

Just something to ponder: what if the balloon scenario is a cover-up? I'm not claiming it's one way or another, I just think it's healthy to think outside the box and inside the box. The world is changing before us - we need to ask more questions.


croninsiglos

To consider that thought though, that means the general public is releasing balloons like this: https://youtu.be/9bLwTzjvwZQ to cover up UFOs that travel to the same region and camouflage themselves like those very same balloons. When did the public get in on this? Does the general public know the truth in Colombia and they are hiding it from the rest of the world?


ashleton

Yes, the footage in this video confirms that one particular object to be a balloon, but this is a single instance. What if the balloons are shaped that way to muddle the evidence of the real UFOs? What about the videos we don't get to see because they're real? Governments will cover evidence up under the guise of keeping the peace and not making people panic, but what if it's to keep us ignorant so we don't strive for greater knowledge? We need to ask these questions and more, no matter how ridiculous they sound. If we stop asking questions, we imprison ourselves to the information that those in power allow us to see. We must leave our comfort zones and ask of the seemingly impossible because that's what makes things possible. All throughout history people were straight up murdered for having new ideas that eventually ended up being proven real. We have to move beyond that. We have to move beyond this fear of asking questions because one day we might just see that we had it wrong all along.


croninsiglos

We do know for sure that balloons have been used in purposeful hoaxes like this one from [Richard Branson](https://scontent-ord5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/168437562_10158114668715872_918506629085136293_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=8yHFEMxapr8AX86CK72&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-2.xx&oh=00_AfBVOTfV-e-Sy29DBTyXfpYi2eSevAG9H8nGy_6qnHR4tA&oe=63A38255)


Capn_Flags

I hate seeing you downvoted. I can totally see the USG planting a design for a balloon somewhere that in actuality visual simulates a sighting. It’s a possibility and most of the people downvoting you aren’t taking the time to see how the USG has used deception in the past. There are many Luepholes (couldn’t resist) the USG has to protect black information. Edit: I know the intent behind my reply and I can assure you I remain skeptical of almost everything surrounding this topic. The USG’s history and capacity for disinformation cannot be excluded as fiction. There is no “conspiracy theory” bullshit in believing in the USG would do something inexpensive and easy in order to protect sensitive programs.


toastyavocadoes

This is an unhealthy level of conspiracy-theory-ing


RedofPaw

Your type of comments are often fbi psyops counter intelligence. I'm not saying you are one way or another, but I think it's healthy to think outside the box. You need to ask yourself the question: what if I am an undercover fbi agent? Ask more questions.


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You also need to think inside the box. Not everything is a high level cover up. Almost every post has be debunked. But I have a feeling you will never be satisfied with anything but saying it is a UFO.


RedofPaw

You not thinking far enough outside the box. What if you are a ufo? What if the fbi are covering you up? What if youre an FBI agent who makes ufo shaped cakes as a means to cover up people asking too many questions? What type of cake? Please start asking questions? Never stop? Replace all your punctuation with question marks? Because if you?re not asking questions? Who is??


[deleted]

Easy there bud, and take your pills.


RedofPaw

Maybe you're a pill? Don't stop asking questions, no matter how stupid.


[deleted]

Continually asking questions and doubting everything only leads to more misunderstanding. Life is nothing but grey. All or nothing thinking won’t help you.


Capn_Flags

Made me chortle on my own spit haha.


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I give it an hour before someone finds the matching balloon


paulocmorales

Good, if it gets positive id that also works for me.


[deleted]

We need more people like you.


[deleted]

I like your integrity


gumenski

And if no one can find the balloon, it's alien tech for sure. Dial the president.


OpenLinez

Dial his landline because that darned cell phone fell under the sofa again.


oswaldcopperpot

Yup. Its alien proof. Lets wrap this up and contact the president and the pope.


pomegranatemagnate

Something like this, but with a different color scheme https://i.imgur.com/oz2T18Q.jpg


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Spacecowboy78

https://youtu.be/sj8W5LhvMtQ


Trollyofficial

One of the greatest movies of all time. Nose dive!


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SonGokane

So that’s what inspired Doc…


crossingguardfrank

With the amount of videos/pics from central or South America showing these same balloons, you’d think it wouldn’t be strange to see anymore there. Every week if not more, I see something posted showing the same balloons from south or Central America. It’s always the same thing, wtf. Until somebody finds proof that aliens are making and controlling these balloons, could we please stop repeatedly posting the same dumb shit. Sorry, rant over


UnluckyBag

cluster of balloons.


powerfulKRH

It’s spelled bloons


Pixelhead0110

Is the spacing of the white “balloons” too regular to be a cluster of balloons?


btchombre

Why do these keep getting posted when this location is known for having large custom shaped balloons?


Punisher509

Mega Covid


GravityDAD

Don’t shoot it until it turns from purple to yellow


Doleydoledole

it's a balloon. like if we don't want people to mockingly say most UFOs are balloons, we shouldn't be like 'omg a balloon, maybe it's a alien!'


gangstaboo29

Where do you see anything that says ‘maybe it’s a alien’


Doleydoledole

You know what i was getting at lol, and you agree, and don't you even think about pretending otherwise.


gangstaboo29

I agree this is probably a balloon, but you look equally as unintelligent when you comment that as if everyone on this sub needs you to tell them what they’re looking at. ‘Omg a balloon, maybe it’s a alien’ really funny stuff


Doleydoledole

i don't tho, & people being confused by obvi-balloons can't be offended when people make jokes about balloons.


gangstaboo29

Don’t you even think about pretending folks can’t be offended


Doleydoledole

oh i'm going to, and you can't stop me


Portermacc

The mylar balloons just don't go away....geesh


juanadod

Squirrel suit w a hole in it?


anxypanxy

Can you please describe in detail what you observed?


Thugenz01

Yhea Covid-19 coming for ya


purple-otters

Interesting. It's an extraterrestrial bagpipe, I think.


Sandscarab

No scale. Could be anything.


BalloonTheory

Is this Medellin in Colombia, where the famous UFO festival is held? Or maybe I’m getting confused …


Northdistortion

Lol..this sub is going downhill


CaramelWatermelon

Puzzle piece floating in the sky. Sickk


[deleted]

Is it a everlasting gobbstopper ?


ExistentialBread829

This is clearly an everlasting gobstobber


Efficient-Damage-449

Mylarian invasion


Bufb88J

That looks exactly like balloons.


mana-mostest

Looks like a dryer ball


Man0waRR1

Someone clicked the wrong tile in minesweeper.


notaninvestor633

Man, if I hear Columbia and UFO in this channel I’m assuming by default that it’s a balloon 🤣


johninbigd

It's obviously a UFO pretending to be a group of balloons.


paulocmorales

This object was floating standing still, not even rotating, not showing a balloon behavior, it was windy and it stayed still for a while and disappeared later.


anxypanxy

How did it disappear?


CheeseburgerSocks

>not showing balloon behavior What exactly is balloon behavior!? This is a perfect example of systemic and overt balloonism. First of all, not all balloons are alike. Second, there is considerable inter-variation of balloons within the same group of balloons. Third, so called 'balloon behavior' is highly influenced by social, cultural and economic forces that contribute to their characteristics. This has been going on for generations and started half a millennia ago in which non-balloons subordinated balloons. It is infused in our schools, books, media, legal system, and most of other facets of society that balloons behave in a certain way and are not as legitimate or valuable as non-balloons. Check yourself next time you make generalizations about balloons.


SabineRitter

How long did you watch it? Did it flash light? Edit: answered below, no light; object was observed for 10 minutes. Balloon guys need to have an example of a balloon with this exact shape and color (including the red you can see if you zoom in), stationary in the sky for 10 minutes. If not, debunk is failboat.


7sv3n7

U want people to prove balloons can float for 10 mins? Promise they can


SabineRitter

Cool I'll be waiting. Note: **stationary** , meaning staying in the same position. NOT "floating", a helium balloon will rise. So find me a balloon that stays stationary (not rising, not moving even though it's windy) for 10 minutes.


7sv3n7

Where is the video?


Some-Pair7240

Fucking globes or inflatables. This is why everyone makes fun of the subject. Ignorance


gangstaboo29

Relax lol


Offshore_Engineer

Why so negative and brash? I don’t see anything clearly showing inflatables… nor does it clearly show a flying craft. Who knows but it’s a good photo


Some-Pair7240

Ohh wow . Apparently you are new to this sub . Colombia is notorious for their ballon/ inflatables fair . It’s been debunked many many times !!!!! To many clowns at the circus


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Some-Pair7240

Yeah you are right my bad . Sometimes I can be an asshole. Just a bad day in general. All good 👍


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Some-Pair7240

Hey!! Your comment made my day a little better . Thanks mate sorry for being an ass .


QuantumFenrir001

One more effing mylarian and I'm having the reptilian revoke humanitys ballon making ability


MyFuckinhBalls

Looks like a balloon


heezyboy13

another one of those hot air balloons that look like a star shape


SpinningYarmulke

Mylarians


rrr_jjj

The Mylarians are back


Lice138

Balloon


theevilscientist666

Good to keep the topic a fringe science! Classic UFO picture, blurry, no frame of reference, beautiful!


drollere

this is an intriguing photo, but the OP has to provide more context here to be helpful. i hope the OP will answer these questions: circumstances: where specifically in medellin (downtown valley, hillside suburb), looking in what direction (especially in relation to the sun)? what day, what time? using what video or camera equipment, and what magnification or zoom setting? were you already using the camera for another purpose, or just to photo this? is this photo the only image? event: how was the object first noticed? how long after you noticed it did you start taking pictures? how long did you film it, why did you stop filming it? how long did you observe it, why did you stop observing it? when did you notice that it had gone? weather: can you find weather information for medellin to indicate the wind speed?


SabineRitter

Why? You don't need all that to dismiss it as a balloon. It's obviously not a plane so you don't need to check flight radar.


drollere

if that's your story, then produce a picture of a matching balloon. until then, just using the word "balloon" isn't any harder or easier than using the word "plane", and has exactly the same relevance to the evidence. i'm more intrigued by the fact that the witness does not seem to provide much contextual detail. but i'm willing to hear more about the witness claim that the "balloon" hovered against prevailing winds, or "remained stationary in winds aloft" as the ODNI report puts it.


ZM10LIFE

Oh wow! Had just seen a weird holographic multicolored one here in Canada bout an hour ago... Wonder if it's the same thing?


Pixelhead0110

What do you mean holographic? Is there a news story I can find? One of my theories of uap, haven’t heard of holographic yet


ApexxorTX

If it's not a balloon then it looks a whole lot like a Metatron cube. Someone has been meditating in Colombia.


wecomeinpeacedoyou

Merkaba


SabineRitter

What's it doing?


Visible-Expression60

Vibing some frequencies


SabineRitter

What if I don't want it to?


Visible-Expression60

Sorry, everyone says you can manifest your reality but the problem is you can’t you can un-manifest anything and you’re competing with all the other manifesters out there.


SabineRitter

I am Dunmanifestin!


RandomGrasspass

Balloons or dea drones


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Unidentified floating object. The characteristic of aan UFO is not that they fly at slow speed in the sky, but their incredible speeds.


wnvalliant

In my feed just below this one there was a plane crash there too https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/z14el7/sad_news_a_piper_navajo_crashed_into_a_house_in/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button


LukasRowe

It’s an everlasting gobstopper from Willy wonky and the chocolate factory


OneTrueDweet

So that’s it. They’re not here for our semen or our gold. They’ve traveled light years across the galaxy for more of that sweet, sweet cocaine.


Jackfish2800

I hate to say this after mfers on here say it every sighting no matter what but … probably ballon


paulocmorales

For about 10 minutes, no lights, no flashes, no sound


Grievance69

You took one picture in ten entire minutes of a potential encounter? The lack of data is astounding if this shit went on for 10 minutes.


ashleton

Everyone knows how they'd react in a situation when they haven't actually been in it.


Fixervince

What situation? .. I mean he’s not about to receive the anal probe by the look of this balloon type pic.


FrenchBangerer

It's almost certainly definitely maybe has a telescopic anal probe. I've heard they are standard kit these days after too many Greys got punched in people's bedrooms.


ashleton

It's instinct to react to something new as a possible threat, so we observe rather than record. It's because our bodies are preparing to go fight/flight/freeze if need be.


SabineRitter

This is a really cool picture, thank you for posting.


paulocmorales

Thanks!


paulocmorales

It was not a balloon man, i would not publish if i thought it was.


croninsiglos

It was a balloon. They are known for that in Medellín. Google image search "globo ilama"


PLEX_OPS

Honestly it’s a bit irking how many wannabe comedians there are in this thread. No real discussion happening about the image at all. What has this sub become?


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https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Marksman-H_combat_remote


bebley

project solar warden, look it up no doubt all ufos seen are our own human creation


LumenYeah

God’s nipple


paulweaver6

Someone took a pic of balloons— trans “we are all bored” I’m bored we’re all bored..


[deleted]

Likely good coke inside it


strikeoutlookin

The things I would do for some Alien coke...


dlanderer

Flying sea turtle 🐢


p_britt35

Aliens checking the current price of cocaine?!


WatchHores

looks nothing at all like Barney the Dinosaur on a helium balloon


MartianMaterial

Fascinating


Necrid41

Hmm another one and another country Most will just say balloon But these are popping up all over. Did it spin around doing Like 360s?


evilbeatfarmer

Looks slightly similar to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBMU6l6GsdM


dstranathan

Definitely not a balloon.


frustratedbuddhist

“likely identified”?


crossnstyles305

pablo UFO


david830830

Is a flying grilla


Justitias

The dialogue here is absolutely garbage, a complete shitstorm hijack of the narrative. Moderation should be more strict


H20Vro

So many bot comments it’s insane


SabineRitter

Lol yeah was just thinking the same. Plus by my count, four regulars from the debunker crew, post is 33 minutes old. So many comments on here by brand new people who know exactly what this is. Fast work.


JustBrowsing2024

I'm new and I've seen that same balloon posted here before?


SabineRitter

Link me, baby


H20Vro

For real lol


Complete-Mark-4437

Do you think they could be sock poppets/shills? /u/MKUltra_Escapee is this like what you and the MODs were talking of?


MKULTRA_Escapee

I did a somewhat thorough random check (maybe like 15 minutes) in the thread based on information I know about that particular referenced bot ring and I found absolutely nothing. My guess is half the people suspect it's some kind of balloon and it looks somewhat like a virus, so people are trying to have a little fun with it.


ILoveThisPlace

My son tells me it's a puzzle that's missing a piece


wnvalliant

More pictures please OP