File 44497 · April 26, 2013
Aguadilla CBP Infrared UAP
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Opened 9/13/2026
Ledger illustration of the file — not a photograph of the object. Ledger illustration of the report. — Night Ledger illustration of the file
Standing
Unidentified
On the public record, and still open. A claim, paper, or film — not a finding that it was ours, and not a finding that it was not.
2013 Aguadilla Puerto Rico UAP Infrared Video
U.S. Customs and Border Protection / SCU Report
Original tape · original language kept
English writing · original voice kept
English writing of the original tape. Aguadilla CBP Infrared UAP — U.S. Customs and Border Protection / SCU Report. The voice on the recording is left as it was spoken.
Customs and Border Protection infrared sensor video of UAP over Aguadilla.
What was claimed
U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft captured long-wave infrared footage of an object that flew over land, split into two, entered the ocean, and exhibited unusual behavior near Rafael Hernandez Airport.
What is on the record
This file is a working record — a report, not a verdict. Official paper, if any, is linked where we have it.
On the night of April 25/26, 2013, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection DHC-8 aircraft equipped with a Wescam MX-15 EO/IR turret was on routine patrol near Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The crew observed an unidentified object without transponder that posed a potential hazard to air traffic. The aircraft's infrared sensor recorded the object flying at low altitude, crossing over the airport, then heading to the ocean where it appeared to enter the water, split into two objects, and perform maneuvers inconsistent with conventional aircraft or balloons. The footage was later analyzed by the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies. AARO later assessed the event with high confidence as non-anomalous, likely sky lanterns, though some analysts dispute this. The video has been widely circulated from official sensor data.
Could this have been ours?
The known sky, that night.
The station was flying. Starlink was not. A string of orbs in this year is usually not a train.
1998 —
International Space Station
A bright, steady moving star. A few minutes to cross. No strobe. Occupied since 2000. NASA publishes the pass times. Not unidentified.
Always
Venus and the bright planets
A fixed brilliant point. Does not streak. Does not hover over a street then leave. Often the first misread light in a rural report.
Always
Aircraft, balloons, meteors
Landing lights, flares, lanterns, reentries, fireballs. They are on the known sky. They do not close a file by themselves — they are what a serious look has to hold the claim against.
Orbit · Space — the desks for lights that are already named.
Sources
Related files
Same craft, same place, same years. A neighbor in the catalogue — not a conclusion.
Same craft · Same place · Same year · April 26, 2013
Aguadilla Puerto Rico Customs Infrared
Aguadilla · Puerto Rico
Unidentified
U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft captured extended infrared footage of an object flying over land, splitting, and entering the ocean near Rafael Hernandez Airport. AARO assessed it as likely balloons or lanterns with no anomalous performance.
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Unidentified
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Same craft · Same years · 11 November 2014
Chilean Navy helicopter video
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