Post by Joanna on Aug 14, 2015 0:48:54 GMT -5
Did Homeland Security Videotape a UFO?
Video alleged to have been leaked from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which shows a "UFO being tracked by thermal imaging camera" has appeared online. The almost four-minute-long footage is being taken seriously by UFO and alien researchers and was placed online by a group calling itself the Scientific Coalition for Ufology (SCU). According to the SCU website, its researchers say the UFO "exhibits characteristics that cannot be explained by any known aircraft or natural phenomenon." The video was allegedly captured by a DHS camera on one of its aircraft. The SCU site claims a DHS whistleblower leaked the video and a number of witnesses have come forward. All are believed to have requested anonymity. The group says it spent two years investigating the footage before releasing a 161-page report and going public for the first time this week. Six named scientists and researchers are said to have conducted the research.
The UFO incident allegedly began around 9.20 p.m. April 25, 2013, at the Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and was "monitored by the crew of a DHC-8 Turboprop aircraft from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) - part of DHS.” The object appears to move very quickly over land and then into the ocean and seems to tumble or change shape.
Nick Pope, who formerly investigated UFO sightings for the Ministry of Defense, is intrigued by the footage. He said: "Assuming the video isn't a clever hoax – which is always a possibility these days – it's a fascinating piece of footage. About the only conventional explanation that might fit the bill is that this is some new drone, but the entry and exit from the sea and the apparent splitting in two of the object makes even this explanation seem unlikely. This is exactly the sort of video that I and intelligence specialists at the MoD got most excited about, as the available data allows for a proper, scientific analysis. I'll be watching developments on this one with interest." It also appears to fly over buildings and through trees before seemingly moving in and out of the ocean without slowing down. By the end of the footage, it either splits into two, or another object appears.
Daina Chaviano, a Cuban-born fantasy and sci-fi author and UFO researcher, claims to have first been contacted by an acquaintance of the source, before putting the initially "skeptical" team together.
The SCU website said: "The source of this video evidence was vetted and identified.” Those in charge of the site claim to be "absolutely certain" the information came from sources on board the DHS aircraft and the "video is genuine." According to the report, the DHC-8 took off on a routine flight and soon after take-off, the crew noticed “a pinkish to reddish light over the ocean approaching towards the south.” Crew members were "concerned" the tower hadn’t informed them of incoming traffic, so radioed it in. They claimed "tower told them they also had a visual on the object, but they were unsure of its identity." It has been reported that at this stage, as the object neared land, it turned its lights off, but the DHC-8 could track and film it with onboard thermal imaging equipment. According to the source, a second flight was allegedly delayed due to the object. SCU claimed airport records confirmed a FedEx flight scheduled to leave at 9:10 p.m. was delayed until 9:26 p.m.
The team has released details from a Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request response which purportedly shows the DHC-8 took off at 9.16 p.m. and circled the airport twice before leaving the area after 10 minutes. Additional dates released are said to show the tower tracked an “unknown object” on radar minutes before the DHC-8 took off which was offshore to the north and northwest of the airport from 8:58 to 9:14 p.m. The report states: “The object was between three to five feet in length and its speed varied between approximately 40- to 120-miles-per-hour. Its median speed was roughly 80-mph.” Reportedly, the object "apparently submerged into the ocean for over half-a-mile and flew back out." The authors determined it came in from the ocean, north or northwest of the airport, flew the airstrip, then turned back to the north and headed back to the ocean.
The "researchers ruled out a theory the object was a balloon as wind speeds of ‘8- to 13-mph’ at ground level and 12- to 18-mph at 400 to 3,200 feet," meaning the object "was moving too fast to be carried by wind currents," plus it seemed to submerge into water. Another theory was that the object was a bird, however, a peregrine falcon's top speed is 69-mph. The option given most credence was a secret Naval test of a "flimmer" drone which can fly and dive under water, with an air speed of 68-mph. However, it was doubtful such a test would be carried out in a civilian areas near an airport.
The report concluded: “There is no explanation for an object capable of traveling under water at over 90-mph with minimal impact as it enters the water, through the air at 120-mph at low altitude through a residential area without navigational lights, and finally to be capable of splitting into two separate objects. No bird, no balloon, no aircraft, and no known drones have that capability.”
UFologist Alejandro Rojas, editor of Open Minds Magazine, who was not involved in the research, has called the case "remarkable.” He said: "Is alien technology being demonstrated in this video? This careful report, which the researchers say took over 1,000 man hours to complete, indicates that whatever took place, it is certainly unusual. The entire report is 161 pages long, and thoroughly explains their work, and how they came to the conclusions they did. Even if the report had come to a mundane conclusion, the effort put into the investigation is remarkable. However, the fact that they could not determine what the object was, and have determined that it displayed characteristics that cannot be explained, makes the report remarkable."
Watch video: www.express.co.uk/news/science/598090/WATCH-US-security-service-jet-cam-recorded-first-confirmed-UFO-sighting
Source: Jon Austin, The Express, August 13, 2015.
