The sky, on the record.
Every entry in this register is timestamped, placed on the map, and tied to a named source — government releases, official files, or documented case archives. Where an entry can be explained — a satellite train, a balloon, an aircraft — we say so, and show the correlation. Where it can’t, we say that too, and nothing more.
Sky Map
Select a pin — or an entry in the register — to read the full record.
Unresolved
Government released
Mixed evidence
Explained
Your pending report
The Register
Search and filter the directory. Explained entries stay in — showing our work is the point.
No entries match those filters.
How verification works
- Timestamp first. An entry with no reliable date, time and place does not enter the register.
- Satellite correlation. The time and position are checked against published satellite tracks — most “trains of lights” resolve here.
- Aircraft & balloons. Flight activity and known balloon transits are checked next.
- Space weather. Solar and geomagnetic conditions from NOAA are noted for light-phenomenon reports.
- Honest label. Explained, Mixed evidence, Government released, or Unresolved — and the correlation note says exactly what was checked.
Report a sighting
In this preview, your report is added to your map as Pending review and saved only in this browser — nothing is transmitted yet.
Directory — where else to report & research
ATLAS sits alongside the established channels, not instead of them.
Where this goes next
- Live layers — real-time satellite passes (CelesTrak) and NOAA space weather over the same map.
- Reviewed submissions — public reports held in a moderation queue before they join the register.
- Observer & Operator accounts — saved regions, alerts when activity is registered near you, and full correlation detail.
- Camera network ingestion — public sky and transit cameras catalogued as watch sources, metadata first.