What is Skywatch Alert?
Skywatch Alert is the UFO Connect's flagship application. This module will revolutionize how the general public, UFO/Skywatcher enthusiast and serious UFO investigator interacts and witness the phenomena we have come to know as UFOs. This application works much like the well known Amber Alert system for missing persons and law enforcement activity. Witnesses of a current UFO event will participate in this by being the source of the Alert. Skywatch Alerts main inspiration cam from the developed from Operation Skywatch, a US Air Force program that enrolled over 1.5 million volunteers to watch the sky for potential enemy aircraft during WWII. The same concept is applied here where potentially several million individuals around the world will contribute to the UFO Connect Skywatch alert system allowing for millions more to witness a UFO event. This application will give the users the power to witness the UFO events as they are happening. Users will be able to not only monitor their preferred customized Alert areas but will also have the ability to alert everyone of a live witnessed event too. Simply the user fills out the report form, takes a picture or video of a UFO sighting and alerts any user in the area of their customized alert preferences. The purpose of these functions is to put the power of disclosure and understanding of the UFO phenomena in the people’s hands instantly.
Map View
The Skywatch Alert Module will automatically open up in the map view with the default alert or previously set settings. The map view acts as a visual aid to visualize the locations of the most recent sightings. The gray targets represent reports within the last 24 hours, the yellow targets represent alerts made in the last 6 hours and the red targets are alerts made within the last 2 hours.
When you tap on an alert target you will be able to see a summery detail about the alert. Tap the information again and you will be brought to the full report made by the individual.
Of course in all menus the preferences button for your alert settings and the button to make a Alert will always be present at the base of the screen.
List View
In addition to the map view the list view will be also available as it is in the UFO Search module. Here you can select the reports you want to view the same way you can select the report details in the map view. As in both view modes you can modify your alert area with the easy scrolling toggle at the top of the view screen. As usual if you need help with the app the help menu is only a tap away.
Alert Reports
The alert report view allows the user to see the details about the alerted sighting and the witness’s description and any video and/or video collected of the sighting. This will allow the receiving user to react to the alert more effectively. Some of the unique qualities of the alert information provided are items automatically recorded into the system like date, time location, angle the mobile device collected the video and or photo as well as the direction from with the witness was facing.
Location Privacy
Some may have concerns about the app knowing or following the users location. We have thought of that too. Simply when making an alert opt out of the app to follow ones position and use the drop pin option toggle. It will simply place a pin where you would like the alert to identify where the sighting occurred allowing for user privacy.
My Locations
Exploring the Alert Setting you will find it easy to make multiple alert locations.
What are these alert location, well they are areas you would like to be notified about if there is a alert made about a sighting within the locations zone. This will also allow you to ignore areas you may not want alerts coming from. Multiple in app sounds will be made available for the user to use to help with identifying their different alert settings. You can even narrow it down to UFO characteristics or set to current events that may be happening geographically in a specific area.
Managing these alerts and redefining the alerts within your preference will also be simple yet powerful.
Push Notifications
Even when you are not in the app, the setting where you toggle the push notifications to the on position will display a push notification on your mobile devices screen.
