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Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 5d

UFO Conference in Maryland coming up on November 1st. Tickets are available at mysteries25.eventbrite.com

Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 17h

The bright orange source in this image from Olney, illinois was initially identified as a lens flare, but that appears to be an error.
The witness described an orange orb. IT appears to be a long exposure, although the image metadata are lost.

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 1d

Brandolini’s Law (also known as the bullshit asymmetry principle):

The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.

H/t @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social

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Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 18h

That happens frequently.

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Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 19h

2 witness triangular UFO sighting:
"It was moving so slow that if I had carried on driving I’d have overtaken it. I pulled my car over and turned the engine off, at which point my brother pointed out how silent the craft was. "
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Witness sketch of a triangular UFO sighting in the UK.

Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 19h

UFO Report: After a soft rain with absolutely no lightning, I witnessed a dull orange ball of light presumably rising from the ground about 3/4 of a mile from where I watched. In about 4 seconds it disappeared into the clouds and illuminated them as well.
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13-072-AN1 (El Paso, TX) – Aerial Phenomena Investigations

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Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 19h

On 10 Jan 13, at 0800, witness was driving near Arizona City, AZ when he noticed a strange object in the horizon. The witness then used a camera to take a photo of an object that appeared in the shape of a classic “flying saucer”.
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Photo of a cloud in the shape of a flying saucer.

Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 20h

We're always open to new leads on any of our UFO investigations. If you have any information for us on any case that we've closed, please get in touch.

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Investigations – Aerial Phenomena Investigations

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Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 21h

Hand drawn witness sketches are generally preferred to sketches made with a paint program, but sometimes you get the latter. For example, this sketch from a triangular UFO sighting.
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Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 21h

That is a practice that should be strongly discouraged. Too many people mistake ordinary aircraft for UAPs.

Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 21h

We’re leaning toward closing UFO case 25-001 as Unidentified, unless someone has some idea of what we’re looking at here.

What do you think it is?

Case 25 001 (Wolverhampton, UK) Witness Submitted Video
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Case 25 001 (Wolverhampton, UK) Witness Submitted Video

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Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 1d

A witness in Colorado saw and took a photo of a strange black object in the sky. According to the witness, the object appeared like a balloon.
#UFOsky
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Witness submitted UFO photo compared with a photo of a known solar balloon.

Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 1d

On 23 July 2013, a witness used a cellphone to take photos of a “strange object” hovering over Washington, DC.
#UFOsky #IFO
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Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 1d

A fairly basic witness sketch from a triangular UFO sighting. The estimates of size should not be taken literally.

Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 2d

These arrived. The font size is a little too small, but it's the right info.

If you want a few, just leave your snail address with us. Will not abuse your trust.

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Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 2d

Pretty much a classic black triangular UFO sketch: Low, slow, silent, apparently very large, and darker than the background sky. We have many such reports, but no good videos. Why?

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Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 2d

A witness sketch from a triangular UFO sighting:

A witness sketch showing both bottom and side views of a traingular UFO.

Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 2d

Chemtrails aren't a thing, but here is some good background information on contrails:
www.globe.gov/web/s-cool/h...

The Science of Contrails - Clouds Protocol - GLOBE.gov

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Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 2d

For UFO investigations in the UK and environs, you may want to use the Met Office Weather Observations site:
wow.metoffice.gov.uk?_gl=1*v12f3*....

Met Office WOW - Home Page

The UK Met Office Weather Observation Website (WOW). WOW allows anyone to submit their own weather data, anywhere in the world.

wow.metoffice.gov.uk

Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 2d

On 14 July 2013, a witness used an iPhone 4 to take photos while hiking along Stevens Train in Auburn, California. While taking photos, the witness inadvertently took a photo of a UFO in the background.
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Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 2d

On 03 Jan 99, at 1900 hours, a witness in New York State saw a UFO hovering over the mountains near his home. According to the witness, the UFO was a “saucer that evaporated”.
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Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 3d

Another lens flare reported as a #UFO.
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#IFO

Clouds, the sun, and a daylight lens flare that was reported as a UFO. There is a pinkish halo around the lens flare.

Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 3d

It's just a warning sound effect, since EVs are very quiet at low speeds.

Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 3d

On 11 Dec 2012, at 1625 hours, a witness in Maryland was taking photos of the sky with a Samsung SAMSUNG SGH-I747 cell phone. Upon reviewing the photos, the witness claims to have taken a photo of a UFO.
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A photo of a UFO taken with a cell phone. The object is oval shaped and possibly translucent. Analysis shows that if the witness perception that it was right below the clouds was correct, then it was quite distant and fairly large.

Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 3d

On 26 May 2013, at approximately 1540, a witness in Rhode Island took a photo of an unknown object while taking photography of a bird.
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#UFOsky

A photo of an object above a tree submitted ny a witness as a possible UFO.

Aerial Phenomena Investigations Team @apicasefiles.bsky.social · 3d

Common known objects often reported as UFOs at nighttime: Flares.
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Common Identified Flying Objects – Aerial Phenomena Investigations

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