As the prevailing theory attributes the surge of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) spotted along the U.S.-Mexico border to drug cartel drones, a former Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent and Army veteran is pushing back — and bringing startling evidence with him.
Bob Thompson, who served both in the military and with CBP, appeared recently on a podcast dedicated to unexplained phenomena. During the interview, he revealed never-before-seen footage captured by a CBP reconnaissance plane in early 2020 near the Arizona border. The object, dubbed “The Cigar” due to its short, cylindrical shape, had no visible wings, no propellers, and left no detectable heat signature — a serious challenge to the drone explanation.
“This wasn’t a cartel drone,” Thompson insisted. “It was moving at an unbelievable speed, and it made no sound at all.” He didn’t rule out the possibility that it could have been a missile under test, but emphasized that the event deserves serious investigation.
More strikingly, Thompson says he’s spoken to over 100 CBP agents who have witnessed similar unidentified craft. “I’ve seen orbs in the distance, I’ve seen cigar-shaped craft, I’ve seen triangles,” he recounted. “These aren’t hallucinations. These are real.”
But perhaps the most bizarre part of his testimony concerns what agents are now calling “portals” — mysterious circular openings appearing in the sky. “They’re not smoke rings,” Thompson said. “They’re something else. We don’t know what, but it’s terrifying.”
While CBP officers typically focus on border security, these reports suggest they may also be on the front lines of an unexplained aerial mystery. So far, no official investigation has been launched, and the incidents remain undocumented in any formal way.
The UFO research community is buzzing, but official channels remain silent. Skeptics continue to dismiss the claims, suggesting misidentifications or experimental military tech. But for others, it’s the government’s silence that’s most suspicious.
And while some joke about when aliens will upgrade their tech from cigars to vape pens, Bob Thompson isn’t laughing. “This isn’t about belief. It’s about facts. And we’re ignoring them.”
In an era where borders are under constant surveillance and high-tech scrutiny, maybe it’s time we expand another kind of frontier — the frontier of our understanding.
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