File 126540 · 11 October 2026
Black orb over Saltillo
Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
Opened 10/15/2026 · Revised 10/17/2026
Ledger illustration of the file — not a photograph of the object. Ledger illustration of the report: a dark orb turning upward over the edge of Saltillo. — Night Ledger illustration of the file
Standing
Unidentified
On the public record, and still open. A claim, paper, or film — not a finding that it was ours, and not a finding that it was not.
Black orb over Saltillo descends, then climbs. Said to be visible about five hours.
What was claimed
A dark orb was filmed over Saltillo, descending then climbing. Witnesses said it stayed in view for about five hours.
What is on the record
This file is a working record — a report, not a verdict. Official paper, if any, is linked where we have it.
On Sunday 11 October 2026 a video posted that evening showed a dark object over trees at the edge of Saltillo, Coahuila. In the clip a black orb descends slowly, then changes direction and climbs. Local reporting, picked up by Coast to Coast on 14 October, said witnesses claimed the object was visible for about five hours.
A drone and a balloon in wind were the readings offered in the replies. The file is a city, a Sunday, a short clip of a turn, and a claimed five hours. Not a finding of what it was.
Could this have been ours?
The known sky, that night.
The station, the trains, and the rest of the known sky were already there. Hold the claim next to them.
1998 —
International Space Station
A bright, steady moving star. A few minutes to cross. No strobe. Occupied since 2000. NASA publishes the pass times. Not unidentified.
2019 —
Starlink trains
A line of equally spaced lights after a launch. The most common string of orbs in current reports. A satellite deployment, not a formation of craft.
Always
Venus and the bright planets
A fixed brilliant point. Does not streak. Does not hover over a street then leave. Often the first misread light in a rural report.
Always
Aircraft, balloons, meteors
Landing lights, flares, lanterns, reentries, fireballs. They are on the known sky. They do not close a file by themselves — they are what a serious look has to hold the claim against.
Orbit · Space — the desks for lights that are already named.
Sources
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