Mysterious Sphere Reportedly Fell on Top of Tree in Veracruz, Mexico

The mysterious sphere (pictured above) reportedly appears to be made of a “very hard plastic or an alloy of various metals.” *(Isidro Cano / Facebook)*

Meteorologist Isidro Cano shared a series of posts to Facebook earlier this week proclaiming that a mysterious sphere had been found on top of a tree in Lomas de Río Medio Cuatro, a town in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.

Cano's first post came Sunday night, when he shared that a falling object had reportedly been found in the top of a tree. The object was described as spherical in shape with a protruding antenna, featured a series of “small holes that are a kind of indecipherable code,” and appeared to be composed of a “very hard plastic or an alloy of various metals."

According to Cano, those who saw the object falling from the sky reported that it made a sound, but they saw no accompanying fire.

Cano speculated that the object may have been part of a Chinese rocket that broke up in the atmosphere on Saturday. Reports of debris from the rocket have also been reported in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

He advised his viewers not to touch or come near the object "until it has been reviewed by a specialist," since "it may have radioactivity."

Such objects should not be opened except by a "specialized team of the Secretary of [the Marines or Army] of Mexico and/or the Secretary of National Defense,” he said.

The sphere did not show any outward mechanism for opening, Cano said, but he assured his viewers that "those spheres are timed so that at some time they will open on their own and show the valuable information they bring within them."

On Monday afternoon, Cano reported the object had been removed at 3:15 a.m. that morning by a "specialized team."

"The object is no longer in the state of Veracruz and its final destination will be [crossing our borders this evening]," Cano said.

Cano followed by wondering whether the authorities would "say it was a joke or fake news?"

He concluded, "National security issue: closed."

However, that night, he again posted to Facebook, expressing his gratitude for all the attention given to his previous posts.

"Allow me to thank you for attention and comments," Cano said. "Thank you! Prevention begins with information. In the middle of tropical storms and hurricane season, I will be there for reports; not from the desk [with] coffee; but from the place of facts."

This final post has some wondering if the mystery sphere is a hoax for attention. They’re not uncommon among media professionals, seen most recently when Nathaniel “Coyote” Peterson hoaxed several photographs of a large primate skull supposedly found in British Columbia to drive traffic to his YouTube channel.

While many viewers were willing to entertain the Chinese rocket hypothesis presented by Cano, or even speculate further about a possible extraterrestrial origin for the sphere, others questioned why, if it had fallen from such a height, it managed to land undamaged on top of a tree without breaking through the canopy. Also of note is that no witnesses have come forward and the only source for the story appears to be Cano himself.

So far, the authorities have released no official statement on the object or any events surrounding it.

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