Aguadilla infrared object (Puerto Rico)
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The visual record
Illustrations, recordings and archival references — each with its own provenance. A documented source is a starting point for investigation, not a verdict on its explanation.
Aguadilla / Puerto Rico objects
The 25 April 2013 infrared recording from a Customs and Border Protection aircraft over Aguadilla, released by the Department of Defense in 2024. Official sensor recording; provenance established, identity of the object debated.
US military / DVIDS ↗Public domain — US government work; DVIDS usage terms applyLicence terms ↗Resized and WebP-converted for display; content unchanged.AARO digital reconstruction of the Aguadilla object (2025)
The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office's 3D reconstruction of the object's path, released on DVIDS. An analytical animation, not a recording — AARO's own model of the case.
US military / DVIDS ↗Public domain — US government work; DVIDS usage terms applyLicence terms ↗American Alchemy · 3:49:44
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedOn 25 April 2013 a US Customs and Border Protection aircraft at Aguadilla airport, Puerto Rico, recorded on thermal camera an object that crossed the runway approach, flew low over the sea, appeared to enter the water and later to split in two. Researchers published an analysis in 2015; Mick West argues it was two balloons. The corpus cites it.
The event
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Place | 18.4949, -67.1294 approximate · Puerto Rico (US) |
| Official response | Customs and Border Protection has not commented publicly on the recording; the FAA confirmed the runway closure that evening. |
Reported by
- cbp aircrew government US Customs and Border Protection aircrew
Investigated by
- scientific coalition for uap studies researcher
- Mick West researcher
Who spoke about it later
Mentioned in the corpus
Passages this record cites, with the stamp of the block each quote sits in.
UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate 26 January 2025
- 2:52:13 ▶
it's moving towards the camera. You can see first it's doing this. It's moving per perpendicular and then it does this.
- 2:52:13 ▶ interview
- 3:49:44 ▶
Aguadilla, which is uh which is one that existed before that. So, I I think the fraction of people who who I know you see Aguadilla come up all the time. It's a very famous UFO video and they they I
- 3:49:44 ▶ interview
- 2:52:13 ▶
On the map
Aguadilla infrared object (Puerto Rico), Roosevelt carrier group encounters (2014–2015), Aguadilla CBP infrared video. Open the full map filtered to this record.
Sources on this record
- 3:49:44 UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate ▶
Aguadilla, which is uh which is one that existed before that. So, I I think the fraction of people who who I know you see Aguadilla come up all the time. It's a very famous UFO video and they they I
- 2:52:13 UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate ▶
it's moving towards the camera. You can see first it's doing this. It's moving per perpendicular and then it does this.
- 2013 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico UAP: A detailed analysis