One of the most significant UFO videos captured by the US military that helped bring the topic into the mainstream is the ‘GOFAST’ infrared video filmed by US Navy fighter pilots in January 2015. However, NASA has recently challenged the speculation surrounding the video and offered an alternative explanation. In a groundbreaking advisory report released on Thursday, NASA stated that the GOFAST UFO was likely just a conventional object drifting with the wind. But various factors, including meteorological records, climate scientists, US Navy witnesses, and computer simulations by UFO skeptics, cast doubt on NASA’s explanation.
The main point of contention lies in NASA’s failure to consider global climate science data on wind speed during the time of the GOFAST sighting. Public interest in UFOs has soared since the leak of three Navy pilot infrared videos capturing unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in 2017. One of these videos, GOFAST, was the subject of analysis by NASA’s expert UAP advisory panel. However, their analysis neglected wind data from the event, according to Josh Semeter, a panelist from Boston University’s Center for Space Physics.
Despite their skepticism, NASA’s panel did leave room for the possibility of alien technology operating in Earth’s atmosphere. They even appointed Mark McInerney as the director of research solely dedicated to studying unidentified anomalous phenomena. However, in their final report, the panel attempted to bring the GOFAST video back down to Earth. This move disregarded the testimonies of Navy pilots who witnessed the GOFAST and GIMBAL (another famous infrared UFO video) sightings that occurred on the same evening.
During an open meeting in May, Josh Semeter presented his preliminary analysis of the GOFAST video. Using information from the video’s display, Semeter calculated the altitude and velocity of the UFO. He estimated that the object’s speed was consistent with wind speeds at 13,000 feet. However, NASA’s report acknowledged that there was uncertainty in the result due to neglecting wind effects on the aircraft.
Critics and supporters of Semeter’s analysis noted the importance of wind effects, especially considering that the GIMBAL video recorded the wind blowing at 120 knots to the west at 25,000 feet. One computer simulation suggested that the GOFAST object would have been traveling at a significantly higher speed than Semeter’s estimate when wind speed was taken into account. This simulation rendered the object’s speed as 320 knots or 369 mph.
While Mick West, a prominent UFO skeptic, praised Semeter’s work, he also noted that the wind issue left the GOFAST case unresolved. Another observer, Marik von Rennenkampff, a former Obama-era appointee to the US Department of Defense, criticized Semeter’s omission of reported wind conditions as a significant error. He compared the GOFAST UAP to other small, sphere-like objects reported by the Pentagon’s UFO investigation office.
Interestingly, accurate wind speed data for the time of the GOFAST sighting can be obtained from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. Their ERA5 climate dataset provides reliable hourly weather information globally. Although NASA’s panel did not utilize this data, it could have complemented the infrared video data and witness testimony.
It remains unclear whether NASA’s UFO team considered requesting more detailed information from their military liaison, Mark McInerney, regarding the GOFAST event. Such efforts could have assisted in obtaining ERA5 data related to the date, region, and elevations of the sighting.
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