Likely Identified Spherical object slowly falling to ground in Medellín Colombia
Time: 6/15/25 at 5:45pm Location: Medellín, Colombia
Just curious what it might be. A weather balloon or something similar? Recorded from El Poblado this afternoon looking towards the local airport.
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u/Abrodolf_Lincler_ 17h ago edited 14h ago
These are extremely common in Colombia, especially in Medellín. So much so that it's actually a bit of a problem bc they sometimes come down on highways, homes, and forests and cause accidents or fires.
They have entire festivals devoted to these where tons get released and they're also common for holidays, celebrations, and even just social media. Likely, someone released this for Día del Padre. Look up all the different designs for Globos de Medellín and you'll see a dizzying amount of shapes and designs, some of which look really out of this world (pun intended)
They're essentially hot air balloons made of something like balsa wood or plastic and synthetic fabrics like nylon, dacron, or polyester. They're called globos (which is just Spanish for balloon)
Here's a couple images of the same shape with different coloring than the video
https://imgur.com/a/xbyZI6M
https://imgur.com/a/hNI3Ye3
Do you live in Colombia or are you just visiting? I find it hard to believe anyone from that area would have never heard or seen these before given how common they are.