| Term | Use in the study |
|---|---|
| Foo Fighter UFO event | Public-facing historical anchor for compact luminous events that appear to maneuver or interact with aircraft/sensors. |
| Orb-torch | Operational name for the compact red/orange/plasma phenotype. |
| Dark core | Hypothesis that the physical body may be dark and the visible part is an envelope. |
| Field/plasma envelope | Zone of air/humidity/salts excited by an energetic interaction. |
| Visible mode | State where the object reveals itself as red/orange emission. |
| Black mode | State where visible emission turns off and the object becomes dark. |
| Sensor mode | State detectable in IR/SWIR but not necessarily visible. |
| Phenotype | Observable trait family without claiming origin. |
| Candidate | Event that survives first checks but is not proof. |
| Control | Rejected or weak row kept to improve future rejection. |
Research dossier v0.3 / Appendix
Operational Glossary
Shared vocabulary prevents the project from drifting back into vague strange-light language.