Middle East Object, 2022 (AARO-044)
- Date
- July 12, 2022 (per on-screen slate "12 July 22 2156Z")
- Location
- Middle East (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: 7750816 12 July 22 2156Z"; the next two show overhead color views of buildings with blurred patches covering parts of the frame. Per DVIDS description: In an open hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 19, Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), shared a video that depicts an apparent silver, orb-like object cross the sensor’s field of view. This clip was taken by an MQ-9 in the Middle East, and while AARO assesses the object in the clip is not exhibiting anomalous behavior, the object remains unidentified.
Note
The audio track is near-silent (mean −91 dB).