The following dossier documents an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) persisting for approximately five minutes in Chattanooga airspace. The original ten-minute capture has been edited to isolate the primary anomaly for analysis.
01 Observation Log
“[The object] comes in bottom right (Northwest), at around 5:30/36 something appears to either shoot away from the UAP or is something entering/leaving the atmosphere based on speed and light. Camera is... infrared. It looked far away and high up, I get starlinks a lot and other sat's and lots of traffic from/to ATL. This didn't fit that.” bit25slim (Observer)
Observer Background & Context
- Observer is a Military Veteran (Army) and Licensed Pilot.
- Operates a commercial drone videography service, with experience piloting high-speed FPV platforms (100mph+) and cinema drones.
- Consultation with active Air Force drone operators suggests the object's capabilities surpass currently acknowledged military drone capacities.
- Location is within Class B Airspace (Atlanta Traffic corridor).
- Object behavior deviated significantly from typical satellite or commercial aircraft movements familiar to the observer.
02 Technical Processing
The source material presents significant forensic challenges, being recorded at a constrained 15 frames per second (fps) with heavy h.264 compression typical of consumer security cameras (Original Source).
Enhancement Methodology
To extract discernible data from the noise floor, a multi-stage enhancement process was applied:
- Contrast Amplification: A robust luma curve was applied in DaVinci Resolve to accentuate midtone details and lighting differentiations.
- Temporal Stacking: The enhanced video was converted to a TIFF image sequence and processed via StarStaX 0.71 to visualize motion over time.
- Exclusion Composite: The stacked image was re-introduced to Resolve and exclusion-layered over the original feed. This technique, followed by inversion, isolates the UAP's motion relative to the sidereal movement of the stars.
03 Analysis & Conclusion
The processed data reveals a distinctive flight signature. The object demonstrates intentionality, particularly in its linear trajectory corrections.
most notably, the movement is aberrant; it exhibits instantaneous acceleration—transitioning from a resting state to high velocity without a discernible acceleration curve. The exclusion layer analysis confirms the absence of any visible propulsion signature (exhaust or heat bloom), a characteristic frequently associated with anomalous aerial vehicles.
NOTE: A transient artifact visible in the upper-left quadrant has been positively identified as biological noise (likely a bat or bird) and is distinct from the primary anomaly.
Final Deduction
Given the composite evidence, the observer's expert testimony, and the stringent negative controls applied during analysis, it is deduced that the footage is not a result of CGI. It captures a physical object of undetermined origin operating within controlled airspace with capabilities inconsistent with known terrestrial airframes.