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Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies releases its Aguadilla video analysis

When: 10 Aug 2015
Where: Aguadilla, PR
Sources: 3 public sources

Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, near where the 2013 video was filmed Miguelpr91 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A volunteer group, the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, released an analysis of the 2013 Aguadilla infrared video arguing a wind-borne object could not explain it. In 2025 AARO assessed with moderate confidence that the objects were sky lanterns.

Sources

OfficialPuerto Rico UAP Case Resolution (opens in a new tab)All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (copy hosted by The Black Vault) / 2025-03-20
Firsthand2013 Aguadilla Puerto Rico UAP Incident: A Detailed Analysis (opens in a new tab)Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies / 2015-08-10
OtherDoD Report Says Aguadilla UFO Was Just Sky Lanterns; Previous Scientific Studies Claim Otherwise (opens in a new tab)The Black Vault / 2025-03-20

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This reports on Aguadilla, Puerto Rico infrared video (25 Apr 2013).

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