Case 24-018 (North Carolina) Closed as Identified

The Witness was on his back porch installing a security camera. During the installation, the camera was pointed directly upwards towards the sky. It was automatically recording during this time. When the Witness checked to ensure the camera was working properly and recording video, he noted that there was a small object speeding across the sky. A highly compressed 15 fps video was supplied to API.

After investigation, API concluded that the object in the video was a conventional aircraft.

Read our Report of Investigation to see if you agree:.

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Case 24-002 MA 1 (New Jersey) Closed as Unidentified

A credible witness in central New Jersey reported a triangular formation of lights in the early morning of 29  February 2024. We were not able to find an explanation that fit her observation. You can read our Report of Investigation if you want to know more.

Unfortunately, there was no corroboration discovered in our investigation. If you were in New Jersey or Eastern Pennsylvania at the time and saw something similar, please get in touch.

The Basics of Recording UFO video

We have a new Public information video out going over a few simple steps to capture a UFO on video should you happen to sight one.

Here at API we have lots of experience with people submitting video to us of something weird they saw in the sky. Most of the time, it turns out that it’s not so weird, but sometimes we are left puzzled, or at least a little perplexed. If you are watching this video, chances are you are hoping to someday capture video of an object you can’t identify – something that is moving in odd ways, or has a shape or color that makes little sense. This is about what to do when that moment arrives.

We’ll assume that what you are shooting this video with is your mobile phone, since that is the only camera most people routinely carry, but the basic advice should apply to any camera.

There really isn’t any question of whether to shoot or not shoot video – if you have a functioning camera, you shoot. You don’t have to worry that people will think less of you – API will protect you from all the stigma, and anything in the video that might identify you will be muted, blurred, or edited out.