Earth360
Detecting anomalies in satellite imagery
Earth360 utilizes community-driven insight to find and analyze anomalies in existing satellite imagery. From experts to volunteers, every member of our global team plays a vital role in turning pixels into citizen science.
You are invited to join us in our search for UAP related anomalies! Read our manual (5-10 min read time) on how to get started and become an Earth360 citizen scientist.
Our findings
Coordinates: -21.66362, -52.08838, Date: 20 June 2024
Coordinates: -11.35350, -53.49733, Date: 9 July 2024
Streaks
In our search we've identified various "streaks" with differing colors and thicknesses.
Our in-depth analysis on the white streak in the left image indicates that it could be a 1 m sized object with potential speed of Mach 5.1 (hypersonic).
We found this object over a lake in Brazil. Just copy the coordinates into Google Earth or Google Maps to verify it for yourself.
Dots & patches
Dots and patches of varying colors and sizes have also been observed.
Coordinates: -22.96041, -48.51137
Date: 14 April 2024
Coordinates: -10.58586, -46.68988
Date: 8 Jan 2019
Coordinates: 41.08805, -95.83998
Date: 19 May 2023
Why we think these are anomalies
When objects move quickly, the color channels of the satellite camera are seen next to each other, as is visible in the image of the plane to the left. Now, compare how far the color channels are separated between the plane example and the example of the first white streak.
Using the metadata of the image of the airplane we were able to acquire the speed of the plane and, with that, the approximate exposure of the satellite camera, 10 ms. The satellite system that captured the image of the plane is the same exact system that took the image of the white streak: Airbus Pléiades-Neo.
Now, if we assume that the white streak is a circular object like the white dots with 1-2 m diameter and that it traveled relatively close to the ground, we estimate the speed to be 5.1 Mach. Also notice that the red color channel for the white streak is mysteriously missing! It should be there if it was a mundane object like the plane.
This, of course, is a very specific type of anomaly. In general, we define an anomaly as anything that looks unnatural or human made (cf. Earth360 manual).
Check our Earth360 report for more details!
How it works
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Navigate to Discord using the link in the section below
On our server, navigate to #_earth360_rules and react to the rules with a thumbs up. Then you will see a new channel: #_earth360
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Request your track
Write $help in the earth360 channel to see the commands you can use to interact with our earth360 bot. After reading the manual, you may then start your first search with $random_track, or $track_nearme if you would like to do your search in a specific area.
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Evaluate your track
Copy the coordinates for the start and stop points of your search into Google Maps (cf. Earth360 manual). The track is usually ~50 km long and covers roughly 50 km². Normally, it takes around 2 hours to finish the track.
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Report any anomalies
When you feel confident that you've found an anomaly, something that does not look natural or human-made, use the command $anomaly in the earth360 channel, followed by the coordinates and a few words describing what you see. The anomaly will then be registered in our publicly available database, which includes your Discord username.
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Our search doesn't stop here
Go to our Google Earth360 project to get an overview of all the anomalies that have been found. If an anomaly happens to be near your location, why not try to find more?
For anomalies that appear static over time you may want to visit the location and take pictures to better understand an anomaly. In the case of moving objects, this might be a good opportunity to install a Sky360 station (or some other camera system) and, if you would like, to interview potential witnesses nearby.
Join the search
For more information and to participate in the Earth 360 project, join us on Discord where you can access the Earth 360 bot, request your tracks, and report anomalies.
OUR TEAM
Earth360 team
Our team brings together scientists, technologists, and citizen researchers from across the globe. Earth 360 is a communal effort by many and we're grateful for all those who are able to contribute.
Jannik Heusinger, PhD
Project lead
Jannik Heusinger is a climatologist, who got his PhD in 2017 from TU Braunschweig, Germany. He was a post-doctoral researcher at Arizona State University and in 2019 returned to TU Braunschweig. He has authored and co-authored around 20 scientific peer-reviewed publications. In his spare time he enjoys going running, biking, reading, photography and coding stuff for Sky360.
