Calling all Space Orbs, Calling all Space Orbs

You have to love it when you receive a broadcast email like this:

"Folks, Tuesday we were using a Space-Orb tracker ball in TBxxx to prepare yyy for an event. Today the ball is missing. If you have any ideas about the location of this device, please contact zzz at x0000 ASAP. It is needed this afternoon to support aaaa. Thank you."