{"type":"events","slug":"2017-chilean-navy-infrared-case","title":"Chilean Navy Infrared Case","url":"https://disclosdex.com/events/2017-chilean-navy-infrared-case","description":"Chile released helicopter infrared footage from 2014 showing a strange object expelling gas over the Pacific","date":"2017-01-05T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Release"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":6,"lat":-33.4372,"lng":-70.6506,"connectionCount":1,"content":{"markdown":"## Public unveiling\n\nAfter years of analysis, the Chilean government disclosed a nine-minute infrared video recorded by a naval helicopter in 2014. The object displayed unusual heat signatures and emitted a plume before disappearing.\n\n## Reactions\n\nUFO organizations hailed the transparency while skeptics argued the object matched a commercial airliner venting fuel. [CEFAA](/organizations/cefaa) stood by its conclusion that the case was unresolved. [^1][^2][^3][^4][^5]\n\n[^1]: CEFAA – [Caso Armada](https://web.archive.org/web/20170108035024/http://www.cefaa.gob.cl/home/en-la-prensa/noticias/casoarmada)\n[^2]: [NY Times article](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/world/americas/chile-ufo.html)\n[^3]: Ars Technica – [After two years of study, Chilean officials can't explain UFO sighting](https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/after-two-years-of-study-chilean-officials-cant-explain-ufo-sighting/)\n[^4]: IPACO – [Analysis of the Chilean Navy video](https://www.ipaco.fr/ReportChileanNavyCEFAA.pdf)\n[^5]: Metabunk – [Explained: Chilean Navy UFO video, aerodynamic contrails, flight IB6830](https://www.metabunk.org/threads/explained-chilean-navy-ufo-video-aerodynamic-contrails-flight-ib6830.8306/)","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"organizations","slug":"cefaa","title":"CEFAA","url":"https://disclosdex.com/organizations/cefaa"},"direction":"outbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/events/2017-chilean-navy-infrared-case","title":"Chilean Navy Infrared Case","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/events/2017-chilean-navy-infrared-case","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"witnesses":["Chile released helicopter infrared footage from 2014 showing a strange object expelling gas over the Pacific"],"evidence":["video"]}