The Aguadilla UAP: Government Video of an Object Entering the Ocean

The Aguadilla UAP: When a UFO Entered the Ocean

On the night of April 25, 2013, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) DHC-8 aircraft was conducting routine patrol operations near Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, when the crew encountered something that defied explanation. Their aircraft’s infrared camera captured over three minutes of footage showing an unknown object performing maneuvers that no known aircraft—or any technology—could achieve. The object flew at treetop level at high speed, approached the ocean surface, and then entered the water without any apparent deceleration. It continued moving underwater, emerged from the surface, and resumed flight—transitioning between air and water as if the boundary between them didn’t exist. This behavior, known as “transmedium” capability, has become one of the most compelling categories of UAP evidence. The footage was later subjected to a 161-page scientific analysis by the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU), which concluded that no conventional aircraft, drone, bird, balloon, or any known technology could explain what was captured. The Aguadilla video stands as one of the most credible pieces of UAP evidence ever obtained: official government footage from a trained crew showing impossible physics.

The Incident

April 25, 2013

The Setting: Late night, approximately 9:20 PM local time. CBP DHC-8 patrol aircraft. Operating near Rafael Hernández Airport. Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Routine border security patrol. Nothing unusual anticipated.

The Aircraft: de Havilland Canada DHC-8 (Dash 8). U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Equipped with FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared). Standard surveillance platform. Crew experienced in aerial observation. Recording equipment active.

What Happened: Airport delayed commercial flight due to an unknown object in the vicinity. CBP aircraft already airborne. Crew spotted the object. FLIR camera tracked it. Recording began.

The Object

Physical Characteristics: Size estimated: 3-5 feet in length. No wings visible. No rotor. No visible propulsion. No exhaust signature on infrared. Cool (not hot) on thermal imaging.

Behavior: Flying at treetop level. High speed (80-120 mph estimated). Maneuvering between structures. Following terrain. Controlled, deliberate movement. No apparent difficulty.

The Strange Temperature: Object appeared darker than surroundings on IR, suggesting cooler than ambient. No heat signature expected from propulsion. Violated expectations for any powered aircraft. No engine heat. Thermally anomalous.

The Transmedium Event

Entering the Water: Object approached ocean surface. No change in trajectory. No apparent deceleration. Entered water seamlessly. No splash visible. Continued moving.

Underwater Phase: Object visible on FLIR moving beneath surface. Maintained speed. Changed direction underwater. Approximately 0.5-1 mile underwater travel. Duration: roughly 20 seconds. Surfaced and resumed flight.

Why This Matters: No known technology transitions air-to-water seamlessly. Aircraft would crash. Submarines surface slowly. The physics don’t allow this. Yet the camera recorded it. Government equipment, trained observers.

The Video Analysis

The SCU Report

Who Analyzed It: Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU). Team of scientists and engineers. Aerospace, physics, and imaging experts. Independent organization. Peer-reviewed methodology. 161-page final report.

What They Examined: Original video quality and authenticity. Frame-by-frame analysis. Speed calculations. Object size estimation. Trajectory reconstruction. All possible explanations.

Key Findings: Video is authentic (not faked or manipulated). Object demonstrates controlled flight. Speed exceeded known drones of that era. Transmedium behavior confirmed. No conventional explanation fits. Genuine unknown.

Calculations and Measurements

Speed Analysis: Object traveled approximately 0.54 miles. In roughly 13 seconds above water. Estimated 80-120 mph. While at treetop level. While maneuvering. No known small aircraft matches.

The Water Entry: Entry velocity estimated: 80+ mph. No visible impact effect. No breakup or damage. No deceleration observed. Physically impossible for known craft. Yet clearly shown on video.

The Emergence: Object exited water. Resumed aerial flight. No transitional period. As if air and water were the same. The key anomalous feature. What makes this case unique.

What Was Ruled Out

Not a Bird: Birds don’t fly underwater at speed. Birds don’t enter water at 80 mph. Size inconsistent with local birds. Flight pattern wrong for birds. Thermal signature wrong. Ruled out.

Not a Conventional Drone: 2013 drone technology couldn’t do this. No waterproofing at that level. No submersible drones this capable. Speed and maneuverability exceed known drones. Transmedium capability didn’t exist. Ruled out.

Not a Balloon or Debris: Controlled flight path. Against the wind direction. Maneuvering observed. Entered water intentionally. Emerged and flew. Clearly under control.

Not a Military Aircraft: No known military technology. That performs transmedium transitions. Without visible propulsion. At this small size. With this thermal profile. None existed (that we know of).

The Significance

Why This Case Matters

The Five Observables: This UAP demonstrates several “observables.” Anti-gravity lift (no visible propulsion). Sudden acceleration. Hypersonic velocity (relative to water entry). Transmedium travel. Low observability (small, cool).

Government Equipment: This isn’t a civilian video. U.S. government aircraft. Official FLIR system. Trained operators. Chain of custody clear. Difficult to dismiss.

Documentation Quality: Over 3 minutes of footage. Multiple phases of flight. Air-to-water transition captured. Emergence captured. Complete event recorded. Exceptional evidence.

The UAP Discussion

Context: This video surfaced before 2017 UAP revelations. Before the Pentagon acknowledged UAP programs. One of the earlier “leaked” videos. Contributed to growing disclosure. Part of the evidence base. That changed UAP conversation.

Scientific Impact: The SCU report set standards for analytical methodology. Demonstrated serious study is possible. Influenced later research. Helped legitimize the field. Evidence-based approach.

Puerto Rico’s UAP History

The Caribbean Connection

Why Puerto Rico? Long history of UAP sightings. Caribbean waters frequently mentioned. U.S. military presence. Underwater sound systems (SOSUS). Ideal conditions for observation. Pattern of activity.

Notable Cases: 1988: Laguna Cartagena objects. Multiple USO (Unidentified Submerged Objects) Naval reports from decades past. Locals have generational stories. The waters hold secrets. Something operates there.

USOs - Unidentified Submerged Objects

The Category: UAPs that interact with water. Objects entering/exiting ocean. Underwater bases theorized. Military has tracked them. Sonar contacts unexplained. The ocean dimension.

Why It Matters: Earth is 70% water. Less surveilled than land. Perfect hiding place. If something wanted to avoid detection, the ocean is ideal. The Aguadilla case supports this.

Theories and Explanations

The Extraterrestrial Hypothesis

The Argument: Advanced technology beyond human capability. Transmedium travel suggests different physics. Non-terrestrial origin explains the inexplicable. The “craft” was controlled. Something intelligent made this. Not from here.

The Problems: Extraordinary claim. One video isn’t proof of aliens. Could be classified technology. Could be unknown natural phenomenon. We don’t know what we don’t know. Caution required.

The Advanced Technology Theory

The Argument: Black budget programs exist. Military technology decades ahead of public. Transmedium vehicles could be classified. The U.S. has underwater and air capabilities. Perhaps merged in secret. Human, but hidden.

The Problems: Why test over populated area? Why near commercial airport? Risk of exposure seems high. No known physics allows this. Even classified should follow physics But does it?

The Unknown Phenomenon Theory

The Argument: We don’t understand everything. Natural phenomena can surprise us. Ball lightning was once “impossible.” Perhaps some ocean/air interaction. We haven’t identified yet. Nature is strange.

The Problems: The object showed controlled flight. Intentional maneuvering. Water entry and exit. This suggests intelligence. Not random phenomenon. Deliberate action.

The Investigation

Official Response

The CBP: Video was obtained through FOIA. Authenticity never officially disputed. No official explanation offered. No follow-up investigation announced. Government silence. Typical response.

The Intelligence Community: Pre-UAPTF era. No formal UAP investigation then. Case filed, not pursued. Evidence preserved by civilians. SCU filled the gap. Where government didn’t.

The Disclosure Movement

Impact on Discussion: This video circulated in UAP communities. Cited in presentations and briefings. Part of the evidence that built momentum Toward 2017 disclosures Congressional attention Public pressure

What’s Changed Since: Pentagon acknowledged UAP programs. Congressional hearings held. New UAP investigation offices. The stigma is reducing. Cases like Aguadilla validated. The conversation changed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Aguadilla video real?

Yes. The video was captured by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft using official FLIR equipment on April 25, 2013. The footage was obtained through Freedom of Information requests. The Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies conducted extensive analysis and confirmed the video’s authenticity. This is genuine government footage of an unidentified object.

What is a transmedium UAP?

A transmedium UAP is an unidentified object that can operate in multiple environments—typically air and water—transitioning between them seamlessly. The Aguadilla object demonstrated this capability by entering the ocean at high speed without apparent damage, traveling underwater, and emerging to continue flight. No known human technology can perform this transition.

What was the object?

Unknown. The SCU’s 161-page analysis ruled out conventional explanations: drones, birds, balloons, debris, and known aircraft. The object’s behavior—particularly the transmedium capability and lack of visible propulsion—doesn’t match any publicly known technology. Whether it represents classified military technology, extraterrestrial craft, or something else entirely remains unexplained.

Why hasn’t the government explained this?

The U.S. government has provided no official explanation for the Aguadilla incident. At the time, there was no formal UAP investigation program (publicly), and cases like this were routinely filed without follow-up. Since 2017’s UAP revelations, government interest has increased, but many historical cases remain unaddressed.

Where can I see the video?

The Aguadilla video is available online through various UAP research organizations and YouTube. The SCU report, including analysis and enhanced video frames, is publicly available through their website. The video shows the complete incident including the transmedium transition.

What the Ocean Hides

What Aguadilla Teaches

This case shows us:

Government Evidence Exists: Official footage from trained crews

Transmedium Is Real: Objects transitioning air-to-water have been documented

Analysis Matters: Rigorous scientific methodology produced solid conclusions

Questions Remain: No conventional explanation has been offered

Under the Surface

On a routine night over Puerto Rico, a CBP crew saw something impossible. Their camera recorded an object flying at treetop level, entering the ocean without slowing, traveling underwater, and emerging to fly again.

The video exists. The analysis confirms the anomaly. The government hasn’t explained it.

The ocean covers 70% of our planet. Most of it has never been explored. If something wanted to operate on Earth while avoiding human detection, the ocean would be the logical choice.

The Aguadilla UAP didn’t just fly through our sky. It dove into our ocean and emerged again, as if the water were just another medium to pass through—no different from air.

We don’t know what it was. We don’t know where it came from. We don’t know where it went.

But we have the video. And the video shows something that shouldn’t be possible.

The sky has its mysteries. The ocean has its secrets. And sometimes, those mysteries move between them—ignoring the boundaries that define our understanding of physics.

The Aguadilla UAP remains unexplained. And somewhere beneath the Caribbean, whatever made that crossing may still be operating—in a world we’ve barely begun to explore.

April 25, 2013. U.S. government aircraft. FLIR camera rolling. An object that flew, entered the ocean, swam, emerged, and flew again. The Aguadilla UAP: one of the best-documented transmedium cases ever captured, scientifically analyzed, never explained. Something’s in the water.

Sources

• Wikipedia search: “The Aguadilla UAP: Government Video of an Object Entering the Ocean”
• CIA UFO/UAP Reading Room — Declassified CIA documents on UAP