Source register

Every sighting record must point back to a source.

This register links every public HEDHub sighting record to its source or source context. A source is provenance for review; it is not proof of origin.

29verified sighting records
25mapped verified sightings
25distinct source URLs

The local media file DOD_111764177.mp4 is the clearest public red-orb encounter used on the site. Official source: DVIDS / AARO / FBI source.

Source table

Control rows remain visible because they train the rejection filter and prevent balloons, meteors, aircraft, lanterns or artifacts from entering the verified Foo Fighter phenotype set.

IDDatePlaceGradeSource typeUse in HEDHubLink
H-BAB-166 16/17 September 166 BCE Babylon, Mesopotamia C historical analog Babylonian astronomical diaries / modern study lexical and kinematic antecedent: a horizontal torch-like light open source
H-ROM-100 100 BCE Rome, Italy (probable) C historical analog classical sources analyzed by Stothers strong analog: fiery round form plus horizontal motion open source
H-ROM-091 91 BCE Central Italy / Umbria-Latium approx. C historical analog classical sources analyzed by Stothers analog for non-ballistic return motion open source
H-ROM-076 76 BCE Asia Minor / Roman province of Asia approx. C historical analog Pliny / Stothers analysis size-change and return analog open source
H-SIG-776 776 CE Sigiburg / Hohensyburg, Germany approx. (alternative: Eresburg) C strong historical analog Annales Laurissenses / Chronicon, cited by Neuhaeuser and Neuhaeuser strong medieval analog: two red moving shields open source
H-NOR-793 793 CE Northumbria / Lindisfarne approx. D historical ambiguous Anglo-Saxon Chronicle very ambiguous cultural analog; not central evidence open source
H-ME-840 24 September 840 CE Middle East, broad location D historical ambiguous historical aurora catalog possible torch or cloud-like motion; high auroral / atmospheric probability open source
H-ME-1135 21 July 1135 CE Middle East, broad location C historical analog historical aurora catalog / Dall Olmo medieval analog: torch-like light with horizontal motion open source
H-NUR-1561 14 April 1561 Nuremberg, Germany C historical analog Hans Glaser broadsheet / woodcut visual and cultural antecedent for red moving spheres open source
H-BAS-1566 27/28 July and 7 August 1566 Basel, Switzerland C historical analog broadsheet / urban chronicle historical visual analog; low evidential reliability open source
H-STR-1665 April 1665 Stralsund / Baltic Sea, Germany C historical analog fishermen testimony / Berlin State Museum exhibition coastal / disc analog; peripheral because it is not red open source
H-FOO-1942-SOMME December 1942 Somme estuary / northern France B strong modern-historical RAF pilots / Foo Fighter synthesis World War II bridge case: orange lights following aircraft open source
H-FOO-1944-RHINE November 1944 Rhine Valley north of Strasbourg B strong modern-historical Beaufighter crew / Smithsonian modern military bridge: orange lights with apparently controlled behavior open source
M-ALTEA-2015 28 August 2015 Altea, Alicante, Spain A visible core witness account / user photo; later X post witness anchor case; subjective mirror of PR004 open source
DOD-PR001-2021 1 November 2021 Northeastern United States (exact location redacted) A visible core / official DVIDS / AARO / FBI, iPhone 12 Pro same official cluster as PR002-PR004 open source
DOD-PR002-2022 1 March 2022 Northeastern United States (exact location redacted) A visible core / official DVIDS / AARO / FBI, iPhone 12 Pro red/orange optical signature, silent, two-source geometry open source
DOD-PR067-2022 25 March 2022 Redacted location / near submarine; in and out of water D weak sensor / water DVIDS / AARO, weak-chain collection water / USO candidate; do not use without reviewing original video open source
DOD-PR050-2022 26 August 2022 Iran / over water approx. Gulf of Oman / Strait of Hormuz D weak sensor / water DVIDS / AARO, uploader-defined title possible formation / water pattern; weak chain open source
DOD-PR054-2022 August 2022 EUCOM, exact location redacted D weak spherical sensor DVIDS / AARO, weak-chain collection spherical / sensor candidate; requires review open source
DOD-PR006-2023 2023 (two-day event; DVIDS date 1 January 2023) Western United States near sensitive site (redacted) B official account / reconstruction FBI digital recreation based on a federal agent report terrain-background parallel; not real video open source
DOD-PR034-2023 October 2023 Greece / maritime area redacted B official sensor / water DVIDS / AARO / CENTCOM, military IR sensor strong sensor case: non-ballistic maneuver over water open source
DOD-PR035-2023 1 October 2023 Greece / maritime area redacted B official sensor / water DVIDS / AARO / CENTCOM, military IR sensor strong sensor case: circular, low altitude, sea-to-land transition open source
DOD-PR028-2024 January 2024 Greece / area redacted B official SWIR sensor DVIDS / AARO / CENTCOM, multiple sensors evidence for possible invisible-visible / SWIR-only mode open source
DOD-PR056-2024 1 June 2024 Redacted location / over water D weak sensor / water DVIDS / AARO, weak chain of custody title-level candidate; weak chain open source
DOD-PR052-2024 1 June 2024 Redacted location / UAP-USO formation D weak USO sensor DVIDS / AARO, weak chain of custody water / formation candidate; low weight open source
DOD-PR003-2024 1 October 2024 Northeastern United States (exact location redacted) A visible core / official DVIDS / AARO / FBI, authenticated iPhone video visible core over water; changing form and luminosity open source
DOD-D8-2025 2025 Djibouti / Horn of Africa B official spherical sensor DoW mission report D8 sensor support: two round white-hot objects; possible fast mode open source
DOD-PR004-2025 1 July 2025 Northeastern United States (exact location redacted) A visible core / official DVIDS / AARO / FBI, iPhone 14 Pro Max modern mirror of Altea: red/plasma, low, silent, formation behavior open source
DOD-D23-UAE-2023 October 2023 United Arab Emirates / redacted B related sensor case DoW mission report D23 thermal-signature control: not a simple hot-object assumption open source