Case Resolution: "Atmospheric Wakes"
- Date
- 2023-05-08
- Location
- Middle East and the Mediterranean Sea
- Agency
- AARO
- Release
- AARO (aaro.mil)
- Type
- document
Summary
Theater UAV operators reported three infrared videos from 2022 and 2023 that appeared to show objects leaving "atmospheric wakes." AARO assessed that the UAP "almost certainly were not exhibiting anomalous propulsion or atmospheric wakes, rather the observed effect was the result of a sensor artifact in all cases." AARO says the Case One object remains unidentified; in Case Two one object was almost certainly a military aircraft and the other, unidentified, was probably a small aircraft; Case Three was identified as an Airbus A380 airliner.
Note
AARO case resolution bundling three cases.