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Official Description
"The United States Northern Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 27 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. Video Description: 00:01-00:02: No content. 00:03-00:10: An area of contrast become visible to the right of the center of the frame. The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, causing it to appear to move about the field-of-view. 00:11-00:19: An auto-tracking reticle surrounds the area of contrast. The area of contrast gradually increases in angular size. 00:20-00:22: The area of contrast exits the sensor field-of-view to the right side of the frame. This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance."
Key Findings
A 27-second infrared sensor video submitted by U.S. Northern Command to AARO depicts an unidentified area of contrast tracked by an auto-reticle aboard a U.S. military platform over the Eastern United States in 2020. The video shows the sensor panning to track the object, which increases in angular size before exiting the frame. No analytical conclusion or identification has been reached by AARO.
Analyst Notes
The description explicitly states it should not be interpreted as an analytical judgment or factual determination. The object is described only as an 'area of contrast' in infrared — consistent with many mundane phenomena including heat signatures, birds, balloons, or aircraft. No shape, speed, altitude, or corroborating sensor data is provided. Single-sensor infrared footage without radar or visual corroboration limits evidential value. AARO has left the case unresolved.
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