Al Taqaddum Object, Iraq, 2017 (AARO-036)
- Date
- October 2017 (per DVIDS description)
- Location
- Near Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq (per DVIDS description)
- Agency
- AARO
- Release
- AARO (aaro.mil)
- Type
- video
Summary
The three keyframes show grayscale infrared views of desert ground with scattered dark marks, a fence line, and bright cloud-like shapes, with a green reticle. Per DVIDS description: In October 2017, an infrared sensor onboard a force protection aerostat near Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, captured 17 minutes of video of an unidentified object. AARO assesses that the object was a cluster of partially and fully inflated balloons.
Note
The audio track is near-silent (mean −91 dB); the DVIDS description says 17 minutes of video, but the file runs 17 minutes 28 seconds; this record does not state either length as fact.