REF: UAP/2010s/184Unexplained
2014-11-11

Chilean Navy helicopter IR case (CEFAA)

Off Valparaiso coast · Chile·Government-released IR video·2010s
Unexplained
§ ASummary

Navy helicopter FLIR captured object ejecting trailing plume; CEFAA studied 2 years and released as unexplained (2017); independent analysts matched IB6830 airliner contrail — CEFAA verdict contested.

§ BWitnesses

Chilean Navy aircrew

§ CEvidence & Documentation

IR video (official release); CEFAA analysis; independent flight-data match

§ DOfficial Investigation

CEFAA (Chile) official study

§ EStatus Assessment

Officially unexplained by CEFAA; strong airliner-contrail counter-analysis (Metabunk 2017)

§ FVerifiable Sources

CEFAA release 1/2017; Metabunk IB6830 analysis; Leslie Kean coverage