Atmospheric Wake, South Asian Object (Sensor #1), 2023 (AARO-042)
- Date
- January 15, 2023 (per on-screen slate "15 JAN 23 1251Z")
- Location
- South Asia (per DVIDS description)
- Agency
- AARO
- Release
- AARO (aaro.mil)
- Type
- video
Summary
The first keyframe is a green slate reading "Unclassified" and "Footage from mission report: 8339574 15 JAN 23 1251Z"; the next two show a grayscale infrared view with a dark aircraft-like shape at left. Per DVIDS description: An MQ-9 forward-looking infrared video sensor captured this footage in South Asia as it was recording another MQ-9. After analysis of the full motion video, inclusion of additional footage with a longer focal length, and analysis of commercial flight data in the region, AARO assesses that the object likely is a commercial aircraft and that the trailing cavitation is a sensor artifact resultant of video compression.
Note
The audio track is near-silent (mean −91 dB). The AARO page titles this "Atmospheric Wake - South Asian Object (Sensor #1)"; DVIDS titles it "South Asian Object 1".