By JUN SEO, America News World
November 2, 2025
In a development that’s sending ripples through scientific, military, and public circles, a leading UFO-tracking app has uncovered thousands of mysterious underwater anomalies lurking just off the United States’ coastlines. Enigma Labs, the crowdsourced platform hailed as the world’s largest database for unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), reports over 30,000 global sightings since its 2022 launch. But it’s the surge in Unidentified Submersible Objects (USOs)—elusive entities detected beneath the waves—that’s capturing urgent attention.
USOs, defined as any underwater object defying immediate explanation, exhibit behaviors that challenge conventional physics. Witnesses describe them darting at impossible speeds, executing sharp maneuvers, and exhibiting “transmedium” travel: seamlessly shifting from air to water without splash or disruption. Since August 2025, Enigma has logged more than 9,000 such reports within 10 miles of U.S. shorelines and major waterways, with roughly 500 occurring perilously close—within five miles of the coast.
California leads the hotspots with 389 documented incidents, followed closely by Florida at 306. These densely populated coastal states aren’t alone; clusters of activity dot the maps from the Pacific Northwest to the Gulf of Mexico, often near naval bases and shipping lanes. Over 150 accounts detail objects hovering above water before plunging in silently or emerging with eerie glows. One particularly chilling report, captured on a smartphone from a fishing vessel, shows two luminous orbs pulsing underwater, accelerating away at velocities no known submarine could match.
Experts are sounding alarms. Retired Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, former acting head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has long advocated for deeper scrutiny of these phenomena. “Pilots, credible observers, and calibrated military instrumentation have recorded objects accelerating at rates and crossing the air-sea interface in ways not possible for anything made by humans,” Gallaudet stated in a 2024 congressional testimony. He warns that such incursions “jeopardize U.S. maritime security,” especially given America’s limited knowledge of its own oceans—we map more of Mars’ surface than our deep seas.
Kent Heckenlively, author of Catastrophic Disclosure: Aliens, The Deep State and The Truth, echoed these concerns in an exclusive interview. “What fascinates me are reports of U.S. underwater vessels detecting craft at exceptionally high speeds,” he told America News World. “That’s either something we don’t understand—or our tech is picking up ghosts. But the ocean? It’s the perfect hideout. Vast, unexplored, and right under our noses.” Heckenlively points to historical precedents, like 19th-century sailor logs of “red-hot cannon shot” orbs rising from the deep, suggesting this isn’t new but newly documented thanks to apps like Enigma.
The platform’s rise underscores a shift in UFO discourse. No longer fringe conspiracy, UAPs are a bipartisan national security issue. Congressional hearings, including November 2024’s Oversight Committee session, featured whistleblowers like sonar expert Aaron Amick describing “fast movers” vanishing from screens too quickly to track. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has pushed for transparency, tweeting in September 2025: “These aren’t weather balloons. We need answers.” Yet, the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) remains tight-lipped, fueling accusations of a cover-up.
Skeptics urge caution. Some sightings could stem from misidentified drones, experimental tech, or natural bioluminescence. Enigma itself emphasizes its non-partisan, data-driven approach, using user-submitted videos, audio, and metadata for triangulation. Still, the volume—tens of thousands globally—defies dismissal. As one Enigma user posted on X (formerly Twitter) last week: “Clusters off Cali coast. Glowing, fast, silent. If not aliens, what? We’re being lied to.”
This underwater mystery arrives amid a broader UAP renaissance. Recent X buzz highlights viral videos of orbs near San Diego and Miami, with users debating everything from extraterrestrial bases to adversarial espionage. Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, known for his interstellar object hunts, suggests USOs might link to cosmic visitors like the comet 3I/ATLAS, which sparked Fibonacci-like signals in October 2025. “The ocean is Earth’s last frontier,” Loeb noted. “If intelligent life probes us, why not start submerged?”
Public fascination is palpable. Enigma’s app, now in beta on Android with full fall 2025 rollout, has surged in downloads, blending historical archives—like the 2019 USS Omaha footage of a sphere diving into the Pacific—with real-time alerts. Communities from Nevada’s Extraterrestrial Highway to Florida’s beaches are abuzz, turning passive observers into citizen scientists.
Yet, beneath the excitement lies unease. Gallaudet’s 2024 report decried the Department of Defense’s “relative ignorance” of oceanic threats, warning that unaddressed USOs could embolden foes. With hotspots near critical infrastructure, lawmakers are eyeing expanded sonar networks and inter-agency task forces. “Sunlight is the best disinfectant for corruption,” Heckenlively quipped. “Let’s flood this with data and see what scurries.”
As November elections loom, UAP transparency could become a campaign flashpoint. Vice President JD Vance, a self-proclaimed UFO “obsessed” enthusiast, has hinted at angelic or demonic origins in past remarks—though he stresses evidence over speculation. For now, the depths hold their secrets, but Enigma’s maps paint a compelling case: something swims in our shadows, and it’s not staying hidden.
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