Summary
On December 15, 2025, a bright green light was reportedly filmed during a skywatch event at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Still frames extracted from the footage later went viral after apparent numbers, letters or symbols were claimed to be visible within the object. In early 2026, MUFON photo analyst Seth H. Feinstein conducted a forensic examination of publicly available versions of the imagery. His analysis found no evidence that the apparent symbols represented stable physical structures, instead finding them consistent with digital imaging artifacts and pareidolia -— the human tendency to perceive familiar shapes or meaningful patterns in ambiguous visual information
Additional Notes
The footage was attributed to Chris Bledsoe and reportedly recorded in 4K during a World Forum skywatch at Wrightsville Beach on December 15, 2025. A bright green object or light was visible against the night sky. After still frames from the recording circulated online, some viewers interpreted patterns within the enlarged image as letters, numbers or other symbols. Bledsoe suggested that the patterns might represent a form of communication. Image specialist Peter Osborne subsequently processed the footage and argued that the apparent patterns were already present in the source material he examined rather than being introduced by his enhancement process. His work helped fuel further online discussion about whether the patterns represented genuine structure within the observed light. MUFON photo analyst Seth H. Feinstein later examined publicly available versions using several digital forensic techniques, including RGB channel separation, edge detection, HSV analysis and principal component analysis. The supposed characters did not produce consistent physical edges, while block-like and stepped structures appeared compatible with digital zoom, compression and computational image processing. Feinstein concluded that the apparent symbols were consistent with imaging artifacts combined with pareidolia rather than evidence of an encoded message. The analysis had an important limitation: MUFON did not have access to the reportedly extensive original high-resolution dataset and instead examined compressed material distributed through social media. Metadata had also been removed, preventing independent verification of the recording parameters. The analysis therefore addressed the claimed internal symbols more strongly than the identity of the original light source. Feinstein considered the imagery compatible with a distant point-like source affected by magnification and digital processing, but the source itself was not conclusively identified.
The Location Today
Wrightsville Beach remains a coastal community with designated public beach access points. The reported green orb was observed in the sky; there is no preserved object or dedicated incident site to visit.
- Environment
- Coast / Beach
- Time of Day
- Night
- Evidence Level
- Investigated Case
- Visiting the Location
- Free Access, Limited
- Ownership of the Location
- Mixed