SKY FORENSIC PLATFORM · GALLERY
What's missing from the released UAP videos.
For each publicly released UAP video, AeriTrax publishes a structured gap report against the Pentagon's 5 observables. The report enumerates what data classes are present in the release, what's absent, and what an AeriTrax live capture would have recorded at the observer's position. This is a critique of release practices, not a UAP claim.
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Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (CBP Thermal, 2013) — 5-Observables Gap Analysis
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft recorded mid-wave infrared video of a small light-emitting target near Aguadilla. Two rigorous analyses reach opposite conclusions: the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies argues anomalous low-altitude performance including an apparent split and water entry, while AARO's case-resolution report assesses two small ordinary objects, attributes the disappearance to thermal-contrast loss, and finds no trans-medium event. The divergence exists precisely because a single thermal turret on a moving platform does not preserve the ranging, altitude, and parallax data needed to settle the question.
This release supports evaluation of 0 of 5 observables in the Pentagon framework; two expert reconstructions diverge on the same footage.
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Chilean Navy Helicopter FLIR (2014) — 5-Observables Gap Analysis
A Chilean Navy helicopter recorded nine minutes of FLIR video of an object trailing a plume; CEFAA studied it for two years and concluded it could not identify the object and that it was not a conventional aircraft. Independent analysts then identified it as scheduled flight IB6830 producing aerodynamic contrails, using public flight records the released clip did not contain. The case turns on observer-side traffic-correlation data — exactly the data class a FLIR turret omits and AeriTrax records live.
This release supports evaluation of 0 of 5 observables in the Pentagon framework; the disputed identification hinges on traffic data absent from the clip.
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USS Russell 'Pyramid' Triangles (2019) — 5-Observables Gap Analysis
The released clip is a hand-held night-vision recording re-imaged through an SLR, showing flashing triangular shapes off San Diego. The Pentagon has stated the objects 'correlate to unmanned aerial systems' and that the triangular appearance is an optical artifact of the night-vision-plus-SLR path. The clip preserves none of the observer-side data classes required to evaluate the Pentagon 5 observables — and, separately, none of the lens/focus/sensor metadata that would let a third party independently confirm the optical-artifact explanation from the footage alone.
This release supports evaluation of 0 of 5 observables in the Pentagon framework.
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Middle East Metallic Orb (MQ-9, 2022) — 5-Observables Gap Analysis
An MQ-9 Reaper's EO/IR turret recorded a spherical object passing over terrain in the Middle East. AARO presented it as a representative unresolved UAP while explicitly noting it shows no enigmatic capabilities; independent geolocation placed it northeast of Deir ez-Zor, and skeptics note its morphology is consistent with a commercial or scientific balloon. The clip preserves bearing and apparent shape but no range or scale anchor — so size, altitude, and velocity are all unconstrained, which is why 'unresolved' here means under-determined, not anomalous.
This release supports evaluation of 0 of 5 observables in the Pentagon framework; the object's size and speed are unconstrained by the footage.
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Gimbal Incident (ATFLIR, 2015) — 5-Observables Gap Analysis
The released 36-second ATFLIR clip preserves a sensor track of the object plus pilot voice commentary, but omits the observer-side and atmospheric data classes required to evaluate the Pentagon 5 observables. The clip is sufficient to establish that something appeared on a calibrated military sensor; it is insufficient to evaluate propulsion, acceleration, or velocity claims.
This release supports evaluation of 0 of 5 observables in the Pentagon framework.
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GoFast Incident (ATFLIR, 2015) — 5-Observables Gap Analysis
The released 35-second ATFLIR clip shows a small object tracked low over water at apparent high speed. The release preserves the sensor track and pilot commentary but omits the observer-velocity, range-rate, and atmospheric reference data needed to distinguish actual object speed from parallax. Independent analysts have argued the apparent speed is partially a parallax artifact; the released data is insufficient to settle the question either way.
This release supports evaluation of 0 of 5 observables in the Pentagon framework.
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Tic Tac Incident (FLIR1, 2004) — 5-Observables Gap Analysis
The released FLIR1 clip preserves a visual track and FLIR metadata but omits the observer-side sensor classes required to evaluate the Pentagon 5 observables. AeriTrax enumerates what an equivalent live capture at the observer's position would have recorded.
This release supports evaluation of 0 of 5 observables in the Pentagon framework.