SkyLens

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Use this page when something on the live map looks surprising, confusing, or worth checking.

What am I looking at?

A live visual map of public Earth-orbit objects. Click a dot or object row to see name, orbit, altitude, speed, country/operator inference, purpose, and current position.

Is the satellite data live?

Yes. The app loads public CelesTrak TLE/GP records through the local server and propagates positions with SGP4. CelesTrak refresh cadence and cache behavior still apply.

Why do the dots move so fast?

Many low-Earth satellites move around 7-8 km/s. The globe is compressed for screen viewing, so motion can look faster than real sky motion from the ground.

Are planets and asteroid paths exact scale?

No. Real-time positions and public NASA/JPL records are used, but distances, sizes, and arcs are compressed so you can actually see them on one screen.

Can this find something new?

It can surface useful leads from public data, such as low-altitude objects, stale records, unusual catalog context, or records worth checking. A real discovery still needs independent confirmation.

Why is AI private?

AI calls can cost money and may include operator context. Public visitors can use the tracker and public pages; private Trinetra AI is kept for the site admin unless access is granted.

How do I send feedback?

Use the contact form on the Privacy / Contact page. Feedback, bug reports, data questions, and AI access requests are saved privately for the site admin to review.

Will I get an email reply?

If you include your email, the site admin can reply manually. The current form saves your request privately; it does not send automatic email notifications unless an email service is added later.

Does UAP Files prove aliens?

No. It shows official public/unclassified source media and records. Unidentified means not identified from available data; it does not prove extraterrestrial origin, classified technology, or a threat.

How many UAP cases does SkyLens cover?

538 total blog posts including 535 UAP-tagged entries across 25 sub-topics — PURSUE Release 01 (80 cases), PURSUE Release 02 (136 cases), FBI 62-HQ-83894 file (53 entries), historical international cases (71), AARO/modern US framework (32), researcher profiles (Hynek, Friedman, Maccabee, Vallée, Loeb, Mack, Keyhoe), nuclear-facility incursions (Malmstrom, Loring, Wurtsmith, Minot), academic publications, contemporary news, and country-specific records (France, UK, USSR, Brazil, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe). Browse the full set on the UAP Files Series or the UAP page.

What's the difference between PURSUE files and SkyLens editorial?

PURSUE Release 01 and 02 are official U.S. Department of War declassifications — original videos, images, documents, and audio. The UAP Files page catalogues these with direct links to the official war.gov and AARO sources. SkyLens editorial (535+ posts) is independent analytical commentary written by the SkyLens editorial team — sensor context, what the official record does and does not conclude, hedged interpretive framing. Each PURSUE case has a corresponding SkyLens deep-dive linked from its card on the UAP page.

Where do blog post images come from?

Blog hero imagery is fetched live from the public NASA Images API at images-api.nasa.gov. Each post is matched to a thematically relevant NASA image — Apollo and Artemis archives, ISS imagery, Mars rover photos, Hubble/Webb, vintage NASA aviation, Kennedy Space Center launch photography. Category-based fallback queries handle topics outside NASA's collection. Across 540 posts, 386+ unique NASA images are in rotation. No stock photography or AI-generated imagery is used.

Can I search the UAP archive by topic?

Yes. On the UAP Files Series page, expand the amber series card and use the 25 sub-topic filter pills (PURSUE R01, R02, FBI, Historical, AARO, etc.) plus free-text search. On the UAP Files page, the "All UAP blogs" section at the bottom offers the same filtering, and the main archive grid above it supports filter-by-release, filter-by-type, filter-by-agency, and full-text search across all 239 catalogued PURSUE records.