A report of a string of nocturnal lights from Park City, Utah was identified as Starlink satellites. You can read our redacted Report of Investigation to learn more.
The Site Visit Plan
The most important thing to have with you when you go into the field is information. Take a moment to consider all the factors from road access to moon phase. Write down the essential information. Hopefully, it all fits on a 4 x 6 card you can slip into your bag.
For ethical reasons, we don’t want to draw attention to your witness, their family, or their property as a result of the site visit. Plan to keep a low profile and blend in. Leave non-essential gear at home and take a minimum size team.
This video goes over the basics:
Our new page on Identified Flying Objects
Taken right from API’s own case files, we show many examples of common IFOs on this new page. The more you and everyone else knows about these misidentifications, the more we can reduce the noise level in the field. Please review the page and let us know what would make it more useful to you. We intend to update it frequently.
Case 22-061 (Texas) closed as Identified
A witness at a truck stop in Amarillo,Texas recorded about 35 seconds of video of a bright orb that faded away.
Read our report on this case: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13zUsQ32uZoIyUQjSris66asWjzy1Ug9d/view?usp=share_link
Case 23-010 (Minnesota) has been closed as Identified
Case 23-010 (sighting date 14 March 2023) was closed as Identified.
Read our redacted report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1droR98GhxUcN-P0Wpr_Ghsm69PMFfYwL/view?usp=share_link
This is our edit of the witness submitted video:
Case 23-006 (Mexico) closed as identified.
This report from Guadalajara, Mexico was quickly triaged as a clear lens flare. Read our redacted report about the case.
Case 22-019 (Missouri) closed as low strangeness Unidentified
Case 22-046 (Arizona) Closed as low strangeness Unidentified.
We couldn’t positively identify the object captured on video in June of 2022 from a Phoenix, Arizona office building, but it was not highly anomalous.
Read our Report of Investigation for the case.
Case 21-023 (Isle of Man) closed as low strangeness Unidentified
Case 21-023 were three objects of highly variable brightness observed and recorded on video by two witnesses in Douglas, Isle of Man. They chased the objects in a car until they were no longer visible. Since we were unable to confirm that the objects were moving with the wind, we can’t conclude that they were balloons, although the movement is not anomalous and is consistent with balloons. Furthermore, assuming they remained near where they were when they last disappeared, they would have to be very large. Birds were also considered as a possible explanation. although the identification wasn’t clear.
Case 22-058 AN 1 (New Mexico) closed as Identified
Case 22-058 was closed as Identified following a short investigation. Read our redacted Report of Investigation for details.