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SF-2026-000488UnverifiedAliens & UAPs

Atmospheric Wake - South Asian Object (Sensor #1)

This video file is part of AARO's Official UAP Imagery release. According to the releasing agency, an MQ-9 forward-looking infrared (FLIR) video sensor captured the footage in South Asia while it was recording another MQ-9. The media is described as a silent video showing three distant unified aerial objects moving steadily across the sky. AARO states that 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, it assesses that the object likely is a commercial aircraft and that the trailing cavitation is a sensor artifact resulting from video compression. The item is presented under AARO's 'Atmospheric Wakes Case Resolution.' No extractable text was available from the file itself; this summary is derived from the publisher's page context.

Source: AARO — Official UAP Imageryd34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.netDiscovered Jul 2, 20261.9 MBvideo
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Description

An AARO-released silent forward-looking infrared (FLIR) video captured by an MQ-9 sensor over South Asia showing distant aerial objects with an apparent trailing wake. AARO assesses the object is likely a commercial aircraft and the trailing cavitation a sensor/compression artifact.

Claims

  • AARO assesses that the object likely is a commercial aircraft.

    75%
  • The trailing cavitation (apparent atmospheric wake) is a sensor artifact resulting from video compression.

    75%
  • The footage was captured by an MQ-9 forward-looking infrared video sensor in South Asia while recording another MQ-9.

    85%

Events

  1. MQ-9 FLIR capture of South Asian object

    An MQ-9 forward-looking infrared sensor recorded footage in South Asia while recording another MQ-9, capturing the object with an apparent atmospheric wake.

  2. AARO case resolution

    AARO assessed the object as likely a commercial aircraft and the trailing cavitation as a video-compression sensor artifact.

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