SENTINEL is a decentralized, blockchain-anchored network of consumer-grade radar systems designed to monitor, detect, and permanently record aerial phenomena — including UAPs, adversarial drones, and unidentified objects — across the United States and beyond.
Built on the same principles that power the Helium Network, SENTINEL puts the tools of aerial surveillance directly in the hands of ordinary citizens, removing governments, corporations, and even its own founders from the ability to suppress, alter, or control the data it collects.
"Not even the founder of SENTINEL will be able to keep this information away from the people. That is the entire point."
Every detection is cryptographically timestamped, independently verified by multiple nodes, and stored permanently on a public blockchain that no single authority can alter. The network rewards participants with $SNTL tokens, creating a self-sustaining ecosystem where everyday people are paid to watch the sky.
SENTINEL classifies all detections into four tiers based on their degree of explainability, automatically filtering known aircraft and directing research attention toward genuinely anomalous events. Higher tiers earn higher $SNTL token rewards.
Matches ADS-B commercial or private flight data
Consistent with drone, bird, or weather balloon
Speed or maneuver exceeds known aircraft capability
No correlation with any known object or phenomenon
Integration with the OpenSky Network and ADS-B Exchange allows SENTINEL nodes to automatically filter and classify commercial air traffic in real time — ensuring that T3 and T4 designations represent genuinely unexplained events.
SENTINEL was founded by Damon Scott Mayo on March 20, 2026. This is not a claim — it is a cryptographic fact permanently recorded on the Polygon blockchain and publicly verifiable by anyone in the world.
The SENTINEL whitepaper details the full technical architecture, tokenomics, detection tier system, organizational structure, and development roadmap. It is our founding document, our pitch to co-founders, and our invitation to the world to join us.
Version 1.0 — March 20, 2026 — Damon Scott Mayo, Founder
SENTINEL is actively seeking founding team members, early node operators, researchers, and supporters who believe the sky belongs to everyone.
Engineers, blockchain developers, scientists, and communicators ready to build something that matters.
Early adopters who want to run a SENTINEL node and earn $SNTL tokens while watching the sky.
Scientists and institutions interested in partnering on data analysis and peer-reviewed publication.
Donors and grant makers who want to fund the most important citizen science project of our era.
We want to hear from you. Reach out and let's talk about how you can be part of this.
contact@sentinel-network.org