In November 2012, an anonymous resident recorded small, fast-moving objects in the sky over the Denver metropolitan area. After the footage attracted media attention, KDVR Fox 31 sent a photojournalist to the reported location and captured similar objects. An aviation expert could not identify them from the footage, while the FAA and NORAD reported no corresponding unusual air activity during the times they checked. Proposed explanations included insects close to the camera and windblown debris, but the available evidence did not conclusively establish what the objects were.
The incident became a widely reported UFO-video story in November 2012. The original filmer reportedly recorded from a hilltop in Federal Heights, Colorado, looking south toward downtown Denver, and said the objects appeared around midday several times a week. KDVR reporter Heidi Hemmat investigated the footage, and a station photojournalist recorded similar objects from the same location. Aviation expert Steve Cowell said he could not identify the objects in the footage. The reporting also documented negative responses from the FAA and NORAD regarding air activity at the specified times. These statements do not establish that the objects were extraterrestrial or that all possible conventional explanations were excluded. Later commentary raised the possibility that the apparent objects were insects close to the lens. No conclusive identification is established by the sources linked in this entry.
| Date: | 2012-11-09 |
| Location: | Federal Heights / Denver metropolitan area, Colorado |
| Country: | United States |
| Category: | UFO Video |
| Credibility: | Disputed |