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Case 24-019 (Nova Scotia) closed as Unidentified
We closed Case 24-019, which was a single witness nighttime video case from October 2024 in Nova Scotia as Unidentified. The case was judged to be of low strangeness ( Strangeness 1 on a scale of 0-5). Read our Report of Investigation. and view the witness submitted video clips to see if you agree.
Case 24-006 (WI) closed as low strangeness unidentified
Case 24-006 was a single witness sighting in Racine, Wisconsin. While we were not able to identify a specific object, the witness sighting was low strangeness. There was no corroborating evidence available. Read our redacted Report of Investigation for more information.
Witness sketch of object from Case 24-006
Case 25-002 AN 1 (California) closed as Identified
Case 25-002 was a video case from Calabasas, California. The date of the video is uncertain. After an investigation, the anomalous object in the video was identified. read our redacted Report of Investigation for more details.
Case 25-002 Calabasas, California
Case 23-002 AN 1 (Texas) closed with mixed results
Case 23-002 was a sequence of two observations by the same two witnesses on the same night near Killeen, Texas. The first has been closed as Identified, and the second as a low strangeness Unidentified.
Read our Report of Investigation for all the details: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DuggqUaHBjkOixaFlm1LUtS75DpaZ2OG/view?usp=share_link
Erica Lukes on API Case Files Live on 14 August 2025
We’re welcoming Erica Lukes of Expanding Frontiers on the 14th of this month at 9:30 on API Case Files Live. Please let us have your questions for Erica or API or both. You can shoot us questions live in the chat, or send themn ahead of time using our Contact Us page. Please let us know if it’s Ok to use your name during the show.
Erica’s Bio
Erica Lukes is an experienced podcaster and longtime popular video show host. As executive director of Expanding Frontiers Research, Erica conducts engaging interviews with journalists, researchers and experts on a variety of social and technical issues, including cults, cybersecurity, the environment, and the overlapping of the intelligence and UFO communities.
She also facilitates the Expanding Frontiers Archive, an online group of special collections inspired by a physical archive Erica maintains that includes files representing the life work of select pioneers of UFO research. Due to the organization’s effective use of public records requests and subsequent reporting, Expanding Frontiers Research was the recipient of an annual state-wide award from the Utah Investigative Journalism Project.
Erica’s investigation of UFOs includes conducting hundreds of interviews on her popular UFO Classified podcast; a far above-average familiarity with what she came to assess as the unverified claims surrounding the Skinwalker Ranch; and serving as state director of Utah MUFON before becoming disappointed in the organization’s leadership. Erica studied music and voice at the University of Utah and is a longtime successful Salt Lake City business owner in the health and wellness industry.
Case 23-003 (Florida) closed as Unidentified
We closed video case 23-003 (Jacksonville, Florida) as Unidentified. Read our redacted Report of Investigation for full details.
Case 23-001 (New Zealand) Closed as Identified
A video case from New Zealand was closed as Identified. Read our redacted report for the full details.
Case 23-025 (Austria) Closed as Unidentified.
We closed the video case 23-025 as Unidentified. You can read our redacted report of Investigation for full details.
Episode 3 of API Case Files Live
This episode was webcast on 31 July 2025, and focused on the analysis of witness submitted UFO videos.