AUTHENTICATEDCRAFT
The 'Gimbal' Footage
2015 · US East Coast · USA
WHAT IT IS
A rotating object tracked by USS Theodore Roosevelt aircrews. The first UAP video the US government cleared for public release.
THE CASE FOR
The object appears to rotate against the wind with no visible exhaust, and the aircrew's stunned real-time reaction was recorded with it — provenance is not in question.
THE CASE AGAINST
The rotation closely tracks what glare does when a gimbal-mounted sensor slews to keep its lock — the mundane reading that gave the footage its name.
WHERE IT STANDS
Authenticated. The recording is genuine and its provenance confirmed. That alone does not say what the object was.
STATUS IS OUR CURRENT ASSESSMENT, NOT A VERDICT · REVIEWED 3 SEPT 2026
THE RECORD
- DATE
- 2015
- PLACE
- US East Coast · USA
- RECORDED BY
- US Navy · F/A-18 ATFLIR pod
- TECHNICAL
- AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR · IR white-hot mode · US East Coast, 2015 · DoD-cleared release, 2020
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PLATE 03 · AUTHENTICATED
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PLATE 04 · UNEXPLAINED
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PLATE 05 · UNEXPLAINED
The Star-Shaped Contact
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PLATE 06 · UNEXPLAINED
The Three-Legged Contact
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PLATE 07 · DISPUTED
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