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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