THE UAP MAP
Mass · 2004

Las Piñas Sighting
Documented report. Unresolved object.

On August 28, 2004, more than 10 unidentified flying objects were seen over Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines at approximately 7 PM.

2004Las Piñas, Metro Manila, PhilippinesEvidence-led case fileMass
Philippine city
CATEGORY CONTEXT, NOT INCIDENT PHOTOGRAPH. Philippine city, used as location context only.
01 / why this case matters

Why This Case Matters

This case matters because it is a documented mass event whose object identity remains unresolved.

02 / the case

What is documented.

Documented

On August 28, 2004, more than 10 unidentified flying objects were seen over Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines at approximately 7 PM.

03 / what is debated

What remains contested.

Debated

The identity of the object

Debated

The adequacy of the conventional explanation

04 / what remains unverified

Beyond the record.

Unverified

Extraterrestrial origin

Unverified

Any claim stronger than the record supports

05 / what the record establishes

Keep the layers apart.

Record element
What it supports
What it does not settle
Witness report
A documented report exists.
The objective identity of the object.
Official investigation
That the case was investigated where documented.
That an extraordinary cause was proven.
Conventional reading
That a conventional explanation exists where documented.
That the conventional explanation closes the case.
06 / source room

Follow the paperwork.
Keep the claims apart.

Sources are kept in separate layers: official and contemporary material is documented; secondary UFO literature is treated as debated, not as primary evidence.

secondaryWikipedia: Alien Sightings of the Philippines

Secondary / debated material.

governmentPhilippine media archives (2004)

Documented source.

secondaryPAGASA records

Secondary / debated material.