United States2013-04-25civilian claim

Aguadilla UAP Video

Brief

On April 25, 2013, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft departing Aguadilla Airport in Puerto Rico captured infrared video of a small object flying at low altitude, passing through restricted airspace, appearing to enter the ocean, and then re-emerging, behavior analyzed in a 165-page report by the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies that concluded the object's performance exceeded known aerial systems. The SCU team, including professional scientists and engineers, estimated the object's speed at over 80 mph in apparent water transit and flagged an apparent split into two objects near the clip's end. AARO later assessed the objects as probable sky lanterns in a 2024 review; the SCU disputed that conclusion, citing frame-by-frame infrared analysis that ruled out lantern behavior and trajectory.

Metadata

Date: 2013-04-25
Year: 2013
Location: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Region: United States
Status: confirmed
Tag: civilian claim
Primary: DoD Report Says Aguadilla UFO Was Just Sky Lanterns; Previous Scientific Studies Claim Otherwise
Source type: catalogue
Sources: 3

Key Points

On April 25, 2013, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft departing Aguadilla Airport in Puerto Rico captured infrared video of a small object flying at low altitude, passing through restricted airspace, appearing to enter the ocean, and then re-emerging, behavior analyzed in a 165-page report by the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies that concluded the object's performance exceeded known aerial systems.
The SCU team, including professional scientists and engineers, estimated the object's speed at over 80 mph in apparent water transit and flagged an apparent split into two objects near the clip's end.
AARO later assessed the objects as probable sky lanterns in a 2024 review; the SCU disputed that conclusion, citing frame-by-frame infrared analysis that ruled out lantern behavior and trajectory.

Most Interesting

On April 25, 2013, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft departing Aguadilla Airport in Puerto Rico captured infrared video of a small object flying at low altitude, passing through restricted airspace, appearing to enter the ocean, and then re-emerging, behavior analyzed in a 165-page report by the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies that concluded the object's performance exceeded known aerial systems.
The SCU team, including professional scientists and engineers, estimated the object's speed at over 80 mph in apparent water transit and flagged an apparent split into two objects near the clip's end.
AARO later assessed the objects as probable sky lanterns in a 2024 review; the SCU disputed that conclusion, citing frame-by-frame infrared analysis that ruled out lantern behavior and trajectory.

Timeline

2013-04-25 · Encounter
On April 25, 2013, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft departing Aguadilla Airport in Puerto Rico captured infrared video of a small object flying at low altitude, passing through restricted airspace, appearing to enter the ocean, and then re-emerging, behavior analyzed in a 165-page report by the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies that concluded the object's performance exceeded known aerial systems.
2024 · Source record
DoD Report Says Aguadilla UFO Was Just Sky Lanterns; Previous Scientific Studies Claim Otherwise is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

Sources

2013 Aguadilla Puerto Rico UAP Incident: A Detailed AnalysisScientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU), 2015
2013 Aguadilla Puerto Rico UAP: detailed analysis of a DHS-captured UAPZenodo, 2023
DoD Report Says Aguadilla UFO Was Just Sky Lanterns; Previous Scientific Studies Claim OtherwiseThe Black Vault, 2024