Use the smallest tool that answers your question.
The main identifier combines everything. These focused tools expose one evidence layer clearly, explain its limits, and let you inspect the underlying context without pretending it proves more than it does.
Sky Conditions Checker
Check current cloud cover, visibility, twilight, Moon illumination, aurora context and nearby aircraft for any place.
Open tool →NOAA OVATION + KPLocal Aurora Probability Checker
Check NOAA’s current local aurora grid near a place and compare it with global geomagnetic activity and local sky conditions.
Open tool →ADSB.LOL LIVE CONTEXTNearby Aircraft Sky Checker
See current aircraft near a place with callsign, distance, bearing, altitude and speed — useful when a strange light is happening now.
Open tool →NASA/JPL CNEOS + WEATHERFireball Match Checker
Enter a place and time to look for nearby NASA/JPL large-fireball records, then compare the match with weather and meteor-shower context.
Open tool →LAUNCH TIME + PAD DISTANCE + TWILIGHTRocket Launch Context Checker
Check launches around a place and time, compare pad distance and local twilight, and understand when a plume explanation deserves attention.
Open tool →Why separate tools exist
A large all-in-one result is useful after a sighting, but sometimes the user already knows the question: “Were there aircraft nearby?”, “Was aurora modeled over my location?”, or “Did JPL publish a large fireball near that time?” A dedicated tool removes unrelated form fields and exposes the source limitations next to the output. It also creates a useful page even before any query is entered: the page explains what the dataset measures, when it is current, when it is historical, and what a missing result means.
What the tools will not do
No individual tool is an official identification service. Weather models estimate atmosphere, ADS-B coverage is incomplete, CNEOS omits most ordinary visual meteors, OVATION is a near-current aurora model, launch schedules do not encode every visible trajectory, and an orbital catalog is not an exact pass calculation. Those limits are features of the underlying evidence and remain visible in the interface.