The 2013 Aguadilla UAP Incident: Analysis of Declassified Customs and Border Protection Thermal Imaging

The CBP Observation\nOn the evening of April 25, 2013, a DHC-8 Turboprop aircraft operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was conducting a routine patrol near the Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. At approximately 9:20 PM AST, the flight crew observed a pinkish-red light over the ocean, which prompted them to activate the aircraft's thermal imaging system. The resulting infrared footage, which was later leaked and eventually corroborated through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, depicts a small, rounded object moving rapidly across the landscape and shoreline without visible aerodynamic control surfaces or propulsion systems.\n\n## Technical Analysis of the Thermal Footage\nDetailed analysis of the thermal data, conducted by independent researchers and later referenced in various UAP transparency discussions, indicates the object was approximately three to five feet in length. The object maintained a ground speed varying between 40 and 120 miles per hour. Notably, the thermal signature remained consistent, suggesting the object did not possess a heat-emitting combustion engine. One of the most significant moments in the footage occurs as the object approaches the coastline; it appears to move through structures and foliage at low altitude without slowing down, a characteristic often cited in military UAP reports as 'low observability.'\n\n## Transmedium Characteristics and Official Response\nAs the object moved back over the Atlantic Ocean, the infrared sensor captured it plunging into the water and emerging several times without any observable change in velocity or 'splash' signature. Near the end of the four-minute recording, the object appears to split into two distinct components before both submerge and vanish from the sensor's range. Documents obtained via The Black Vault confirm that the CBP and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have internal records of the event, though official explanations remain elusive. The case is frequently cited by the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU) as a premier example of a well-documented transmedium UAP encounter involving professional military-grade sensors.