On the morning of January 24th, 2021, around 9:00 a.m., I witnessed an extraordinary phenomenon above the coastal city of Mazatlan, Mexico. At first, my eyes caught what seemed to be a simple balloon, a perfectly round ball drifting in the sky. But then I realized something was amiss—the wind was blowing northward, yet this orb moved steadily southward, betraying the natural airflow.
Intrigued and perplexed, I grabbed my camera to immortalize this baffling sight. The sphere hovered about 500 feet above the ocean, moving in a perfectly straight line from north to south. Its pace was consistent, neither speeding up nor slowing down, as if guided by an unseen force.
For five mesmerizing minutes, I followed this silent traveler, recording until it vanished beyond my view. The calm sea below and the clear sky above contrasted sharply with the enigma overhead—a sphere unbound by wind, tracing a deliberate path that hinted at something beyond our everyday understanding.
This encounter left me with a lingering sense of wonder and curiosity. What was this orb? A curious anomaly in the skies? Or a sign that some mysteries still drift just out of reach, perched between the ocean and the horizon?