The core loop

From witness to evidence — in five steps.

Every Sighted submission follows the same disciplined path. The shape is intentional — it's what lets us correlate sightings half a world apart.

The five steps

The pipeline, in order.

Click any step to jump to the matching surface in the app.

  1. Step 01

    Witness a sighting

    Anything unusual in the sky — strange lights, a craft you can't identify, a glowing orb. Note the time, the location, the duration.

  2. Step 02

    Submit a report

    Five short steps. What, where, when, photos or video, optional details. Drafts auto-save so you can come back later.

  3. Step 03

    Community corroborates

    Other observers in the area validate or dispute. Comments thread. The validation score rises or falls in real time.

  4. Step 04

    Patterns emerge on the map

    Clusters, heatmaps, time-series — the global map surfaces signals you couldn't see from a single report.

  5. Step 05

    Investigators weigh in

    Verified investigators can publish public notes on any sighting. Moderators set the official status with a full audit log.

Behind the scenes

What happens after you hit submit.

The pipeline that turns a witness account into a structured, searchable record.

EXIF strippedGPS and device metadata removed before storage.
Perceptual hashDuplicate media surfaces automatically on the case.
AI pre-screenObvious lens flare and known objects flagged for review.
Geo-clusteredAdded to the supercluster index for the live map.
Search-indexedFull-text + tsvector index updated on every change.
Audit-loggedEvery status change recorded with actor and timestamp.
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