FLIR thermal imaging analysis
MH370: Chapter 2

The Footage

Two leaked videos form the evidentiary backbone of Ashton Forbes' MH370 investigation. Both allegedly originate from military surveillance systems: one from a satellite platform consistent with Gorgon Stare wide-area persistent surveillance, the other from what appears to be a thermal imaging sensor aboard an MQ-9 Reaper drone.

Each captures the same sequence from a different angle -- three luminous objects in coordinated formation around a Boeing 777, culminating in a terminal event where the aircraft and objects vanish simultaneously.

Forbes' central argument for authenticity rests on synchronization. The orbs' rotational positions, the aircraft's attitude, and the thermal signatures align across both feeds in a way he argues would be extraordinarily difficult to fabricate. The three-dimensional consistency between two independent two-dimensional projections (he contends) requires either genuine multi-sensor capture or an unprecedented level of visual effects coordination that no identified party had motive or capacity to produce.

Additional corroboration comes from Katherine "Kate" Tee, a sailor aboard a yacht in the Strait of Malacca on the night of the disappearance. Tee reported seeing a low-flying aircraft with black smoke emissions, a description recorded before the footage surfaced publicly.

Forbes argues the smoke visible in the thermal imagery, emanating from the aircraft's auxiliary exhaust at low altitude, matches Tee's independent observation. The temporal sequence is critical: the witness account predates the video, making retroactive fabrication to match the testimony logically impossible.

Debunkers (most prominently the YouTube channel Corridor Crew, a VFX commentary outfit) claimed to have disproven the footage. Forbes accuses them of producing a "fraudulent" analysis: no forensic metadata examination, no frame-by-frame synchronization study, no consultation with imaging equipment manufacturers.

Instead, Forbes alleges, they recycled arguments from Reddit threads that the investigating community had already examined and discarded. The gap between the dismissal's confidence and its evidentiary basis, Forbes argues, reveals more about narrative management than about the footage itself.

Military FLIR thermal imaging display with targeting reticle

FLIR thermal imaging: the drone footage shows the aircraft's heat signature through a military-grade infrared sensor

Original Footage

The Two Videos

Originally published by RegicideAnon on YouTube in 2014. These are the unaltered source videos that form the evidentiary foundation of the investigation.

Satellite Video: Airliner and UFOs

Wide-area persistent surveillance footage consistent with a Gorgon Stare-type satellite platform. Shows a Boeing 777 with three luminous objects in coordinated triangular formation. Culminates in a terminal event where the aircraft and objects vanish simultaneously within a visible distortion field.

Published May 19, 2014 Received March 12, 2014 Source: RegicideAnon

UAV Captures: Airliner and UFOs

Thermal imaging footage from what appears to be an MQ-9 Reaper drone platform. Captures the same sequence from a different angle: three objects orbiting the aircraft in coordinated formation. The thermal signatures and rotational positions correlate with the satellite video, providing multi-sensor corroboration.

Published June 12, 2014 Source: RegicideAnon
Provenance: These videos were first uploaded to YouTube by the account "RegicideAnon" in 2014. The satellite version was reportedly received on March 12, 2014, four days after MH370 disappeared on March 8. The original YouTube uploads have been removed; these copies are sourced from the Internet Archive preservation of the originals.
Forensic Analysis

The Case for Authenticity

Unlike the debunkers' surface-level dismissals, Forbes and the investigating community conducted detailed forensic analysis of both videos. Below is a summary of the specific technical evidence cited in support of authenticity, drawn from Forbes' video analyses and the broader investigation.

Split-screen visualization of dual-sensor synchronization

Multi-sensor corroboration: the satellite and thermal feeds show synchronized orb positions from independent viewing angles

Military Metadata

MISB 0601 Compliance

The satellite video's coordinate overlay refreshes at exactly 1Hz (once per second), a common implementation rate for MISB ST 0601, a KLV metadata encoding standard published by the NGA's Motion Imagery Standards Board for military and NATO surveillance systems. The standard defines 100+ metadata tags for UAS platforms and is embedded in MPEG-2 Transport Streams. 1Hz refresh is a bandwidth-constrained design choice typical of fielded UAS systems like MQ-1/MQ-9. Forbes identifies this as "peer-reviewable forensic proof" that the video originates from military exploitation software.

Frame Rate Analysis

Multi-Layer Frame Rates

The satellite video contains three distinct frame rates operating simultaneously: the background imagery at 6fps (consistent with WAMTI/Gorgon Stare systems, which operate at 2-10fps), the viewing window at 24fps, and a mouse cursor also at 24fps, consistent with a Citrix remote desktop screen recording of military exploitation software. This multi-layer structure would be extremely unusual in fabrication.

Forbes @ 2:41: walks through the 6fps/24fps/24fps multi-layer structure frame by frame → Self-verifiable: frame rate analysis can be performed on the raw footage above using any video analysis tool
3D Verification

Stereoscopic 3D Format

The satellite footage can be converted to stereoscopic 3D (viewable with red/blue anaglyph glasses), consistent with WAMTI satellite technology that composites multiple sensor angles into 3D mosaics. Forbes reports that Larry Youngner, Edward C. Lin's former defense attorney, confirmed stereoscopic 3D satellite video evidence was entered by federal prosecutors during Lin's espionage trial.

Forbes @ 2:10: reads Larry Youngner's confirmation that stereoscopic 3D satellite video was entered as evidence → Lin's espionage conviction is publicly documented (Navy Times, Stars & Stripes, 2016-2017). Youngner confirmation is per Forbes.
Geolocation

Coordinate Verification

The coordinates embedded in the satellite video (~8.834°N, 93.473°E) point to the Nicobar Islands, a direct westward trajectory from MH370's last confirmed military radar contact near Pulau Perak. Forbes calls this "the absolute smoking gun": the coordinates place the aircraft on a heading consistent with the military radar track, approximately 20 minutes after the last radar return.

Forbes @ 8:30: "the coordinates are the absolute smoking gun," maps them to the Nicobar Islands trajectory → Self-verifiable: coordinates visible in the raw footage above. Malaysian military radar track is documented in the official safety investigation report (Malaysian Ministry of Transport, July 2018).
Environmental

Cloud & Weather Correlation

The videos show cumulus clouds, which form between 1,000–5,000 ft altitude. Forbes reports that weather satellite data for the Nicobar Islands region was checked and found "consistent with the cumulus clouds within one hour of the event." The aircraft's low altitude indicated by the cloud type is consistent with Katherine Tee's witness observation. The terminal event accurately illuminates these clouds in three dimensions.

Forbes @ 24:24: discusses volumetric cloud realism, cumulus formation at low altitude, and weather satellite consistency → Independently verifiable: historical satellite imagery for 8°N/93°E on March 8, 2014 is available via NASA Worldview (MODIS daytime) and EUMETSAT (Meteosat-7 IR, 30-min intervals including nighttime). Surface weather from nearby Car Nicobar station (WMO 43344) archived at OGIMET.
Cross-Sensor

Dual-Video Synchronization

The satellite and thermal videos show the orbs in "perfect synchronization": the rotational positions of all three orbs match across both independent perspectives. Reconstructing consistent 3D motion from two different 2D viewpoints requires either genuine multi-sensor capture or fabrication with access to a shared 3D model, which Forbes argues no identified party had motive or capability to produce.

Forbes @ 27:27: "it's in perfect synchronization with the other video," shows both videos with orb positions matching → Self-verifiable: both videos are hosted above; synchronization can be tested by playing them side-by-side
Operator Traces

Authentic Camera Behavior

The thermal video exhibits camera shake when the operator zooms in, real input delay from the camera operator's controls, and a cursor that enters the frame from off-screen, consistent with a screen recording of a live remote session rather than a composited VFX sequence. The satellite video similarly shows a mouse cursor operating independently of the background imagery.

Forbes @ 10:12: shows the cursor appearing on-screen from off-frame, demonstrating screen recording behavior → Also @ 15:23: demonstrates camera shake when the drone operator zooms in. Self-verifiable in the raw footage above.
Thermal Match

Boeing 777 Thermal Profile

Forbes describes the thermal drone camera as having "similar capabilities to a Wescam MX-20" infrared sensor. The thermal image produces a "literal perfect overlay" onto the planform of a Boeing 777-200ER (9M-MRO: wingspan 60.93m, length 63.73m, Rolls-Royce Trent 892 nacelles). Smoke displaced by the orbs shows "accurate fluid dynamics," and there is no directional lighting or shadows, consistent with night-time conditions on March 8, 2014.

Forbes @ 15:45: overlays the thermal silhouette onto a 777-200ER planform, "a literal perfect overlay" → 777-200ER dimensions publicly available in Boeing Airport Planning doc D6-58329 (length/wingspan ratio = 1.046).
File Metadata

Metadata & EXIF Analysis

The metadata embedded in the files references "Flight 370" and "Malaysia Airlines." EXIF data from associated imagery points to coordinates near Diego Garcia military base. Forbes notes that while debunkers argue metadata can be faked, the metadata is consistent with other evidence and was present before the investigation focused on these specific details.

Forbes @ 26:06: discusses video metadata connecting files to MH370 and the debunker response → Note: metadata can be edited in any file. Forbes' argument is that the metadata preceded focused investigation of these specific details.
Source Identification

The Edward C. Lin Connection

Forbes identifies Lt. Commander Edward Chieh-Liang Lin as the likely source of the leaked footage. Lin served with VPU-2 (Special Projects Patrol Squadron Two), an elite Navy reconnaissance unit in Hawaii. He was arrested in 2016 and convicted by general court-martial at Naval Station Norfolk in May 2017, pleading guilty to two counts of attempted espionage and three counts of communicating national defense information to contacts in China and Taiwan. He received six years' confinement and a dishonorable discharge. The case was widely reported by Navy Times, Stars & Stripes, and Reuters.

Forbes argues key evidence links Lin to the footage leak: flight manifests left in his flight suit included search-and-rescue code names from a relevant deployment. His signals intelligence background aligns with access to advanced ISR systems. Forbes reports that Larry Youngner, described as Lin's former defense attorney, confirmed stereoscopic 3D satellite video was entered as evidence by federal prosecutors, connecting the classified footage format directly to Lin's prosecution. Note: the Youngner confirmation is sourced from Forbes' investigation; much of the trial was conducted in closed sessions due to classified evidence.

Forbes argues the video cropping pattern suggests Lin was showing the footage privately to a specific person, likely someone who recognized the missing airliner and posted the videos online believing they showed an unexplained phenomenon, not realizing the classified nature of the source material.

Independent Corroboration

Katherine "Kate" Tee: Eyewitness

Katherine Tee, a British sailor aboard yacht SY Anahita (with husband Marc Horn, sailing Cochin to Phuket), reported seeing a low-flying aircraft with black smoke emissions on the night of March 7-8, 2014. She was on solo night watch in the Andaman Sea region. Her account was first posted to Cruisers Forum (cruisersforum.com) around mid-to-late May 2014, and subsequently covered by Reuters (June 2014), The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, and other international outlets. Forbes' analysis of the thermal video identified smoke trails from auxiliary exhaust ports visible only at extreme low altitude, matching Tee's independent observation. The temporal sequence: witness observation March 8; videos uploaded May-June 2014; detailed forensic analysis 2023-2024. Tee's account can't derive from footage she never viewed.

Independent sources: Tee's testimony was reported by Reuters, The Telegraph, and The Daily Mail in June 2014, all before any forensic analysis of the footage. Her location in the Andaman Sea is broadly consistent with the military radar track documented in the Malaysian Safety Investigation Report (July 2018). The yacht's GPS log provides independent positioning data.

Theories

Footage & Authenticity Theories

MH370

MH370 Video Authenticity

Establishes two leaked Gorgon Stare military videos are authentic through different angle synchronization and witness corroboration.

3 supporting points
MH370

Corridor Crew Fraud Debunking Fabrication

Corridor Crew fabricated fake debunk comparison to discredit MH370 thermal footage using VFX fraud scammers with zero expertise performing no forensic analysis copying Reddit obsolete arguments.

3 supporting points
MH370

Flare Theory Debunk Visual Comparison

Decoy flares parachute flares smoke trails rapid descent orbs leak below not falling recombination after impact flares

3 supporting points
MH370

Evidence Over Testimony

Emphasizes evidence-based investigation approach using video footage analysis rather than whistleblower credibility claims without physical proof

3 supporting points
Disclosure

Whistleblower Accidental Leak

Edward C. Lin did not intentionally plan public disclosure, but instead showed the classified MH370 footage to a colleague or partner who recognized the significance of the missing airliner and posted online believing it was alien intervention

3 supporting points
MH370

Government Satellite Control

Google Earth originally CIA Maxar NRO satellites allows 25 centimeters per pixel resolution 30 centimeters limit.

3 supporting points
MH370

Coordinated Disinformation

Steven Greer Salvatore Pais verification suggests previous attacks against Greer constituted coordinated disinformation campaign expert backing brings credibility despite historical suppression tactics similar Ross Coulthart sudden ZP energy adoption representing broader strategic narrative control preventing independent research breakthroughs achieving mainstream traction

3 supporting points
MH370

Advanced Physics Theory

A theoretical physics model proposing a fifth dimension that unifies gravity and electromagnetism. It predicts non-singular potentials, explaining dark matter as a time-dependent gravitational effect and redshift as permittivity/permeability changes, negating the Big Bang singularity.

3 supporting points
Energy & Physics

Advantageous deployment

UAP position themselves in locations that offer maximum observation advantages

3 supporting points
Energy & Physics

AI Scaling Requires Fundamental Hardware Paradigm Shift

Current approaches to AI scaling - simply building larger data centers with more GPUs and nuclear power plants - are unsustainable and insufficient for achieving human-level AI. A fundamental rethinking of the hardware layer is required, and thermodynamic computing represents a path to 'densifying intelligence in matter' by converting energy to intelligence far more efficiently than current architectures.

5 supporting points
MH370

Authentic Military Plasma Weaponry Leak

The leaked video is an authentic recording by the US Air Force or CIA of a real operation involving plasma orbs, intentionally released to prove the technology exists and is human-made, not alien.

4 supporting points
Energy & Physics

Biological ZPE Resonance Levitation

Bumblebees and certain insects utilize resonant frequencies generated by wing flapping to interact with zero-point energy, creating a magnetic moment that allows for levitation.

3 supporting points
Claims

Footage-Related Claims

Claims from Forbes' analysis that directly reference the satellite and thermal footage.

Definitive

The Department of War possesses and is actively scaling up directed energy weapons.

Evidence: A statement from the Department of War; visual footage of what appears to be an energy beam shooting from a drone.

Strong

Magnetic motor demonstration showed over-unity with battery voltage increasing while running

Evidence: Video demonstration with multimeter readings showing input 1.15A, output 1.59A

Speculative

David Kirtley’s explanation of FRC stability via plasma spin and the 'S-star over E' parameter directly describes the physics of the MH370 plasma orbs.

Evidence: Transcript of David Kirtley discussing how spinning plasma stays stable like a top, and the visual evidence of orbs flipping and spinning in MH370 footage.

Strong

Military pilots have encountered UFOs displaying impossible flight characteristics

Evidence: Pilot testimonies, radar footage, military documentation

Strong

John Kanzius discovered a frequency that produces 1600°F hydrogen flame from salt water

Evidence: 2007 video of Kanzius experiment, frequency through saltwater produces flame

Speculative

MH370 was disappeared using a blip in spacetime created by interacting with negative energy.

Evidence: Implicit connection drawn between the ability to create negative energy states and missing MH370 footage (referenced as 'these videos').

Speculative

The plasma orbs observed in MH370 footage are utilizing this specific ZPE extraction mechanism, evidenced by their internal heat signature spinning independently of the orb's travel.

Evidence: Visual analysis of MH370 thermal video showing offset heat signatures and internal rotation.

Speculative

Sentient AI requires sampling the ether/consciousness field through microchips that can access true randomness from thermal fluctuations

Evidence: Reference to Salvatore Pais's 'triarchy of sentience' (energy, processing, creativity); connection between true randomness and creativity

Speculative

Breaking the Schwinger limit of energy density creates exotic effects including wormholes and portals

Evidence: Dynamic Casimir effect theory, MH370 video analysis showing energy manipulation

Definitive

Directed energy weapons (DEWs) are operational and were used to destroy Iranian missiles immediately after launch.

Evidence: Video footage showing missiles 'zapping out' of the sky; recent admissions by military officials regarding the use of such technology.

Speculative

The orbs can selectively pinch off exhaust flow using magnetic field control, allowing accumulation mode

Evidence: MH370 video showing orbs with exhaust only behind, then turning off exhaust; magnetic mirror control

Speculative

Sonny White may have direct knowledge of how MH370 orbs work or is developing theories after seeing the videos.

Evidence: Perfect match between White's paper and MH370 configuration raises suspicion about whether White 'know[s] technologically' or 'confirmed theories after videos'