It seems that the “Buga spheres” are trending. Yes, although spheroidal and metallic UFOs have been reported since the early days of ufology, after the footage of what became known as the Buga Sphere emerged, several other recordings of this type of object have started to appear online.
According to the AARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office) — the U.S. Department of Defense office responsible for investigating unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) — spherical objects are, after “lights,” the most commonly reported type of UAP, as indicated in their 2023 public report.
On AARO’s own website, in the UAP Cases section, we find examples of these objects.
During a public hearing on UAPs before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 19, Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, director of AARO, shared a video showing a silver, sphere-like object crossing the sensor’s field of view. This video was recorded by an MQ-9 in the Middle East and, although AARO assessed that the object did not exhibit anomalous behavior, it remains unidentified.
In addition to that case, there’s also the classic “Mosul Orb” — a video filmed in 2016 by a U.S. MC-12 surveillance aircraft, showing a mysterious metallic spherical object flying over the city of Mosul, Iraq, which was recently fully declassified.
So, if even official agencies present evidence that spheroidal and apparently metallic objects are flying over the world, what would prevent civilians — ordinary people — from recording them as well?
Well then, the video you’ll see below clearly shows what appears to be a metallic sphere flying at low altitude over Brazilian territory.
As we browse through social media platforms such as X (formerly Twitter), Reddit, Facebook, and others, we’ve recently come across numerous videos of these objects. Although we can’t visually confirm that they are legitimate UFO sightings, they have certainly caught the attention of the entire ufology community.
And it seems that this phenomenon has been particularly intense in South America.
On July 12 of this year, digital influencer Edivan Santos — who goes by the name “Edy Drones” on his social media profiles — recorded what may be yet another one of these recent spheres.
A physical education teacher by training, he now works on social media producing travel and exploration content, filming tourist spots, historical sites, and nature. Across all his platforms, Edy has around 900,000 followers.
While scrolling through Facebook, I came across Edy’s page and his footage of a spherical, seemingly metallic object flying at low altitude over a rural area.
I reached out to Edy, who kindly responded, agreed to speak with me, and provided details about the sighting.
The video was recorded on Saturday (12), at Ponte Xavier, which connects the Alberto Cocozza highway to a dirt road, in Mairinque (São Paulo), around 2:00 p.m.
hen watching the footage, we notice that Edy seems to completely ignore the presence of the object. That’s because, according to him, he didn’t notice the sphere at the moment of recording.
“Actually, I only realized it when I was editing the video. That’s when I noticed I had captured this object. But at the time of filming, I didn’t see or hear anything,” he told Ovniologia.
He also reported that he had never seen “anything like it” before.
Below, you can see the video he posted on his Facebook page.
In the video, we see Edy standing on Ponte Xavier, showing the surrounding area, where, right at the beginning, the object can already be seen flying at low altitude over a pasture. As Edy pans the camera, showing the region and making comments about an abandoned train nearby, we notice the sphere accelerates and seems to gain altitude — all while he remains unaware of its presence.
Shortly after, the object leaves the frame and reappears at 1 minute and 2 seconds into the video. At 1 minute and 8 seconds, we observe the object stop and hover in the air — all of this happening without the person filming noticing. The video ends with the object accelerating and descending closer to the ground.
Edy provided Ovniologia with what he says is the original footage. I requested permission to post the video on YouTube. The unedited recording is without audio because, according to the author, the sounds in his videos are recorded separately with an external microphone and only added to the footage afterward.
Below, see the unedited video.
But what could explain this wave of flying spheres around the world — and more specifically in South America? Are they truly legitimate UFOs, or simply a series of unrelated, orchestrated hoaxes?
On Tuesday (15), the world’s most well-known UFO skeptic, Mick West, posted an analysis of a recent 4K video that unexpectedly captured one of these spheres.
The footage was shared by journalist Jaime Maussan on his X account on the 13th. According to the caption of his post, it shows another metallic sphere flying at a very low altitude in the Valle del Cauca, the same region where the Buga Sphere was recorded.
However, according to West, after enhancing, zooming in, and analyzing the images, the supposed sphere would in fact be a hoax.
In his enhanced version of the footage, he points out a light reflection which, according to him, is actually caused by a thin transparent line, like nylon, that appears to be holding up the sphere.
Here's a more phone-friendly crop of the video showing a "Buga Sphere" held up by fishing line. pic.twitter.com/WKdp4gN8dg
— Mick West (@MickWest) July 15, 2025This situation has sparked debates within the ufological community. Some have completely dismissed Mick West due to his skeptical — and even denialist — stance toward the UFO phenomenon, while others agreed with his analysis, which sparked critical thinking and suspicion about all the sphere sightings reported this year.
Are all of these sightings hoaxes? Perhaps a frenzy driven by the pursuit of attention and likes? Or did some of these videos truly capture something anomalous, while others were fabricated?
The most common hypothesis to explain these sightings as likely hoaxes involves drones attached to thin transparent lines, carrying metallic balloons, handmade craft objects, or anything else that could resemble a metallic sphere.
In the end, there’s a lot of discussion around the topic — everyone has their own opinion, and curiosity remains high.
