Evidence Explorer

The document discusses the misidentification of celestial objects by experienced pilots, specifically referencing a case involving a senior airline captain who mistook Jupiter for a UFO. It highlights the potential for even seasoned professionals to be misled by bright planets or other prosaic objects, supported by the analysis of Dr. J. Allen Hynek and the …

…ghtings reported by pilots, particularly focusing on a notable incident involving a Japan Air Lines cargo jet. NASA scientist Richard Haines has tracked over 3,000 pilot-reported UFO sightings, categorizing them into two main types: objects that appear and disappear rapidly, and those that follow aircraft for extended periods. The document highlights the ske…

…ilots, highlighting a specific incident involving a Japan Air Lines cargo jet. It features insights from NASA scientist Richard Haines, who has compiled over 3,000 UFO reports from pilots over the past two decades. The document details the nature of these sightings, including objects that appear suddenly and those that follow aircraft for extended periods.

NASA scientist Richard Haines tracks over 3,000 UFO sightings reported by pilots, highlighting significant encounters and the cyclical nature of these reports. The article discusses a notable sighting by a Japan Air Lines cargo jet and the challenges of investigating these phenomena.

A Skywatch Incident Report detailing multiple sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) near Jacksonville, FL, on August 4, 2023. The report indicates that several aircraft observed bright white lights performing rapid maneuvers at high altitudes.

A commercial aircraft reported encountering two unidentified aerial lights while flying at FL400. The phenomenon exhibited rapid maneuvers and was not detected by ATC radar.

…) observed in the vicinity of Chiloquin, Oregon, on February 9, 2019. The UFO was noted to have a flashing white light and was flying at an altitude between 40,000 and 50,000 feet.

On July 15, 2023, Jazz 653, a Canada-registered De Havilland DH8D aircraft, reported a stationary UAP at an altitude of 20,000 to 22,000 feet near Seattle, WA. The UAP was later observed moving northbound. No evasive action was taken by the aircraft.

On October 28, 2023, United Airlines flight UAL541 reported observing a UFO/UAP activity while flying at an altitude of 50,000 to 60,000 feet near Buffalo, NY. The sighting involved a light that split into two and moved in a crisscross pattern. No evasive action was taken by the flight crew.

The AARO assessed that the UAPs reported in the Western United States were likely commercial aircraft operating within established air corridors, based on extensive data analysis.

UNCLASSIFIED Al l -Domain Anomaly Resolution Office US De partment of Defense Case: "Western United S tates" Case Resolution I 8 May 2023 (U) Key Findings (U) AARO assesses that the UAPs in this case were almost certainly commercial aircraft travelling on well-established air corridors as far as 300 nautical miles from the platform, based on a thorough revie…

…il 19h7, disc~like metal chrome object. All sirhtings were made through a dolite while making pibal observations. On the last reported si the balloon was at 15,000 fest altitude, the disc followed for fifteen seconds. It was shaped like an ellipse with a flat level bottom and a dome-like top. The altitude and speed were rot estimated, but the ob- ject, alleg…

… 8 or 9 October 1947, daytime, Las Vegas, Nevada. An Air Force Reserve pilot reported observing a trail appearing high in the sky at an estimated spged of 400-1000 MPH. The object producing the trail was not visible. The trail was white as a cloud, and dissipated in fifteen to twenty minutes. The object proceeded in a straight line, then it made an approxima…

… movin; beak the air in the “irection of “orth. itis estimated the object was moving av a speed of 1500 47 or I. better ond appeared to be at an altitude of 20,000 to 40,000 feet. All that could be seen was a str Sabana fire and at intervals the fire would brighten or ®lore «p. Object appeared ‘to maintain a straight cowrse a niki ee There was no sound at al…

…y. ‘the observer, Mr. Norman Fowler of 3 Franklin Terrace, Princeton, New Jersey, reported a circular, Silver, stationary object, location: Alfa.Lima 2170 at 0,000 plus feet. His report relayed immediately to ADOC. At 20007, A/2c Rayrond Swallow was dispatched to Princeton. At 204572, he reported the object still visible but in a different position. At 2100Z…

This document discusses a UFO sighting involving a pilot and the FAA's investigation into the incident. The pilot reported seeing an object that moved in ways inconsistent with known celestial bodies, leading to a debate over the nature of the sighting. The FAA's analysis of radar data was inconclusive, and the document highlights the complexities of interpr…

…d a star or planet~ At 19452, 1 March 1953, the Trenton Filter Center received a report of an un- ~ee Silver, stationary object, location: AlfasLima 2120 at 40,000 plus feet. His report relayed immediately to ADOC. At 20007, A/2c SBBPiias dispatched like object at approximately 250° with approximately 70° elevation. Through bi- neculars the object appeared t…

…ve seemed so large, bright, in- ‘ tense and immediate to a ground observer. ps Pek Se fhe absence of sound from the objects. 4. Weathers Scattered clouds at 25,000 feet; visibility eight (8) miles. Winds: Surface 1659/10 knots | 5000" 220°/35 knots | : ~ 10,0007 260°/19 knots : ) 15,000! 2609/15 knots No observation at higher altitudes Moon: Negative . HUTS …

…ngitude and 3° lb minutes north latitude. ,— sighted this object in an easterly direction from Cottonwood. He estimated the altitude of the cbject to be from 8,000 to 10,000 feet and at an estimated distance of 7 to 10 miles. Traveling at approximately 350 to 400 MPH, the object was moving in a parallel direction to Cottonwood on a heading of south, This str…

…ght, 27 Jan 53, at 1915 hrs, I sighted in the eastern sky an illuminated object moving in a horizontal direction proceeding south at an estimated altitude of 8,000 to 10,000 feet; at an estimated distance of not less than seven nor more than ten miles and travelihge at 350 to lOO miles per houre At the above mentioned time, I happened to be outside the house…