Mysterious sphere discovered in Colombia, sparks UFO debate
She framed the discovery as part of a larger challenge for humanity to confront its limitations. 'We are entering a time when we don't have the control that we thought we had,' Mossbridge told Fox News, adding that past 'grandiose' beliefs in total mastery often blind people when something 'doesn't fit our model of the world'.Mossbridge also highlighted that sightings of unexplained objects have persisted for decades. 'Frankly, we've been looking at UAPs (unidentified anomalous phenomena) for decades, and the federal government has admitted that there are things that we don't understand, but we are investigating them,' she said.advertisementShe praised various groups, including the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, the UAP Disclosure Fund, and the Galileo Project, for their efforts to gather rigorous information about these phenomena. 'They are all trying to get rigorous information themselves, not necessarily waiting on the federal government,' Mossbridge further said.The physicist raised questions about international cooperation, noting that the sphere was found in Colombia, which introduces complexities about how such discoveries are handled globally.Mossbridge acknowledged that experts can determine if the material is 'clearly non-human-made'. While she remains doubtful about the Buga sphere's alien origins, she emphasised that this does not discount the existence of other objects of extraterrestrial origin.With inputs from Fox News
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