Officer Films Colored Lights That Stay Centered in the Frame

In Colorado, a police officer used his phone to film a flashing light in the sky. It blinked red, blue, and green. The camera stayed on it for 15 minutes.

The officer described the phenomenon as silent. Throughout the video, the light source stays near the center of the frame. But the lengthy recording still doesn’t reveal what it shows, and the phone itself may have altered the light’s appearance.

A Camera That Stays on the Light

The incident took place in October 2023. The officer filed a report that included video recorded with the rear-facing camera of an ordinary phone. The camera focuses on the light, keeping it near the center of the frame for most of the recording.

The three colors and the silence are details reported by the officer. The video does not identify the light’s source or explain what the camera captured.

The Phone May Have Altered the Image

AARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office) examined the video and explained how phones capture images. Phone cameras sharpen images and process them automatically. Those operations can alter the apparent shape and movement of a distant object.

The effect can be especially pronounced when footage is heavily zoomed in. So the light’s appearance in the video may not match what was in the sky. The explanation concerns how the phone may have altered the image, not what caused the light.

What Remains Unknown

The source of the lights and exactly what the video shows remain unknown. AARO did not offer a conventional explanation identifying them; it only cautioned that the phone may alter the appearance and movement of a distant object.

Fifteen minutes of footage, three flashing colors, and a light still without a name at the center of the frame.