The UFO tracker app sees thousands of mysterious underwater objects off the US coast
A popular UFO reporting app has been making waves after it reportedly recorded tens of thousands of mysterious underwater objects up and down the coast of the United States, raising eyebrows and leaving experts with more questions than answers about their origins.
Enigma, a nonpartisan organization that boasts “the largest undisputed database of UFO sightings in history,” has recorded nearly 30,000 UFO sightings since its launch in 2022, according to the company’s website.
However, users have turned their attention to the sky in search of evidence that life could exist elsewhere.
Since August, Enigma has documented more than 9,000 mysterious objects within 10 miles of the United States coast or other large bodies of water, reports Marine Technology News.
Unidentified Submersible Objects (USOs) are defined as “any object found underwater that cannot be immediately identified or described,” according to the outlet.
USOs can be seen with both technical and physical sensors – with witnesses often describing them as moving at incredible speeds, making precise changes of direction and “transmedium” power by seamlessly alternating between water and air.
“What interests me the most are the reports we receive about it [United States] submarines detecting high-speed submarines,” Kent Heckenlively, author of “Catastrophic Disclosure: Aliens, The Deep State and The Truth,” told Fox News Digital.
“Now that’s one of two things: That’s something we don’t understand, or that means our technology is picking up ghosts underwater.”
Of the 9,000 reported sightings since August 2025, about 500 occurred within 5 miles of the coast, according to Marine Technology News.
Additionally, more than 150 objects have been reported to be seen moving on – or moving in and out of – the water.
The two states with the highest coastal populations – California and Florida – top the charts for the highest number of USO sightings, according to the Enigma website.
California reports 389 sightings, and the Sunshine State comes in second with 306 witness accounts.
The data also shows several clusters of activity concentrated in certain coastal areas across the country, raising eyebrows from both experts and government officials who fear these activities could threaten national security.
“There seem to be five or six areas where there is really high UFO activity by the water,” Heckenlively said.
“It would make a lot of sense, and I think the problem that the average person faces is that they say to themselves, ‘Okay, if these things are real, how can they get into the world and hide?’ And the sea seems like a good place to hide.”
This opinion is echoed by the Rear Admiral of the Army, Tim Gallaudet, who once pointed out that the video released by the Pentagon shows technology that “endangers the maritime security of the US, which is already weakened by our ignorance about the oceans of the world.”
“The fact that unknown objects with unexplained characteristics are entering US waters again [Department of War] not raising a big red flag is a sign that the government is not sharing everything it knows about events that affect every domain,” Gallaudet wrote in a report released last year.
A 2019 video shows an unidentified object flying past the Navy ship USS Omaha, before plunging into the Pacific Ocean without a trace.
“Pilots, faithful observers and limited military instruments have recorded objects moving at scales and crossing the air-sea interface in ways not possible with anything man-made,” Gallaudet wrote.
Of the various witness accounts compiled by Enigma, one of the most compelling shows two mysterious underwater objects glowing while underwater, according to Marine Technology News.
However, years of public skepticism have led to applications such as Enigma crowdsourcing data about UFOs, in what Heckenlively believes is a positive step toward transparency between the United States government and citizens seeking answers.
“I’m skeptical of external things,” Heckenlively said. “But I am sure that the government is lying to us.”
In what has long been a topic shrouded in secrecy, Heckenlively hopes that UFO discoveries made public by non-governmental organizations can put pressure on officials to make transparency a priority for national security.
“What’s the best antidote to corruption? Sunshine,” Heckenlively told Fox News Digital. So let’s get as much sunlight out of this as possible, and see what comes out.
