Autumn 2010 – Birmingham – Silver Sphere Sighting

Chairman Dave
Sep 2
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Birmingham UFO Group Case Report

Author: Dave Hodrien

Release Date: 02/09/2025

In July 2025 witness Simon got in touch with BUFOG via our website to provide details on a sighting he had while living in Birmingham centre back in 2010. This report covers what took place.

Sighting Details

Between October-December 2010 Simon used to live close to “The Mailbox” on Royal Mail Street in the centre of Birmingham, a rectangular-shaped building containing shops and flats.

*Photograph of the entrance of The Mailbox*

One evening he was walking home at dusk. As he neared his flat he happened to look up into the sky and noticed an unusual object. He saw a dull silver metallic sphere gliding silently overhead just above the tops of the buildings. It appeared to be about 4-5 metres in diameter and was travelling on a straight and level course. It had no visible markings, lights or windows, and was completely silent.

As it travelled along Simon thought to himself “That’s really odd!” He watched the object for 3-4 seconds until it disappeared from view over the top of The Mailbox.

In the following days he told several people about what he had seen but after that largely forgot about the incident. However every so often it pops back into his mind.

Sighting Analysis

The object was clearly not an aircraft or helicopter due to its appearance, and the sighting occurred before drones were commercially available. However there is the possibility that the object was a silver-coloured balloon launched accidentally/purposely and drifting on a stable air current.

Below is an example of a silver spherical balloon:

As you can see this one has a small knot at the base and stitch lines across it, but these would not necessarily be visible in low light conditions when viewed from a distance.

I asked Simon whether he thought this could be responsible. He stated that the object did not move like a balloon. It seemed to be moving around 30 mph, with no drift or deviations that you would usually expect. To him it certainly appeared to be moving with purpose and under powered flight.

I have investigated many sightings of silver spheres before, and in some of these cases they have been seen to perform advanced intelligent manoeuvres or move against the wind. Although that did not happen on this occasion, and a balloon cannot be entirely ruled out, there remains the possibility that this was a small craft of some kind.

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