Chilean Navy Infrared UAP Video — CEFAA Official Analysis

On November 11, 2014, a Chilean Navy Cougar AS-532 helicopter on a routine patrol mission was filming the area with an infrared camera when the operator noticed an unidentified object ahead. The pilot confirmed the visual contact; the FLIR operator tracked the object for approximately 9 minutes. The object appeared hot relative to the background sky, moved at a similar speed to the helicopter (approximately 150 knots), and at two points released what appeared to be a trail or emission from its underside. The crew contacted radar control at Santiago Area Control Center; controllers confirmed no flight plan or known aircraft in the area. The footage was submitted to CEFAA — Chile's Committee for the Study of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena, an official government body within the Chilean Civil Aeronautics Directorate (DGAC) and the Chilean Air Force. CEFAA spent two years analyzing the footage, consulting meteorologists, aeronautical engineers, air traffic controllers, and military specialists. In January 2017, CEFAA Director General Ricardo Bermúdez released the footage publicly with an official statement: the object was 'a highly accelerated, solid, hot object' and 'a genuine UFO' — CEFAA's first use of that designation. CEFAA explicitly ruled out a drone, aircraft, balloon, or bird. The Chilean case attracted significant international attention because it came with an official government body's 'unidentified' determination.