Atmospheric Wake, South Asian Object (Sensor #2), 2023 (AARO-043)

Name: Atmospheric Wake, South Asian Object (Sensor #2), 2023 (AARO-043)
Description: The three keyframes show a grainy grayscale infrared view with a small dark shape near the crosshair in the second and third frames. Per DVIDS description: This video is the additional footage with a longer focal length. The apparent back and forth motion is an artifact of the longer focal length and the sensor attempting to zoom in on the fast moving UAP, rather than the MQ-9.

Date: 2023 (DVIDS lists 01.15.2023)
Location: South Asia (per DVIDS description)
Agency: AARO
Release: AARO (aaro.mil)
Type: video

Summary

The three keyframes show a grainy grayscale infrared view with a small dark shape near the crosshair in the second and third frames. Per DVIDS description: This video is the additional footage with a longer focal length. The apparent back and forth motion is an artifact of the longer focal length and the sensor attempting to zoom in on the fast moving UAP, rather than the MQ-9.

Note

The audio track is near-silent (mean −91 dB). The AARO page titles this "Atmospheric Wake - South Asian Object (Sensor #2)"; DVIDS titles it "South Asian Object 2".

Original file on official government site (video) ↗