Western U.S. Objects
This AARO-released silent video, titled 'Western U.S. Objects,' depicts several distant unidentified aerial objects moving across the sky as seen through an infrared sensor. According to the releasing agency, analysis of the full motion video combined with commercial flight data in the region led AARO to assess that the objects were three separate commercial aircraft flying at a great distance from the sensor. The radar tracks for commercial aircraft aligned with the observed objects, which appeared only as small dots due to their significant distance from the sensor. AARO lists this as a resolved case (Western United States Case Resolution).
Description
Silent infrared full-motion video released by AARO showing several distant aerial objects moving steadily across the sky over the western United States. AARO assessed the objects to be three separate commercial aircraft flying at great distance from the infrared sensor, appearing only as small dots.
Claims
AARO assesses the objects in the video were three separate commercial aircraft flying at a great distance from the infrared sensor.
70%Radar tracks for commercial aircraft aligned with the observed objects, which appeared as small dots due to their distance from the sensor.
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Events
Western United States Case Resolution
AARO's assessment resolving the observed objects as three separate commercial aircraft at great distance from the infrared sensor.
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