In October 2017, an infrared sensor onboard a force protection aerostat near Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, captured 17 minutes of video of an unidentified object.
AARO assesses that the object was a cluster of partially and fully inflated balloons. The object's appearance is consistent with other recorded observations featuring balloon clusters. AARO employed full-motion video analysis and pixel examination techniques to inform its assessment.
AARO assesses that the object did not demonstrate anomalous performance characteristics. AARO used geo-locational data from the aerostat to assess the object's speed and direction of travel.
| Date Taken: | 10.01.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 04.29.2025 11:05 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 960331 |
| Filename: | DOD_110956846 |
| Length: | 00:17:27 |
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| Downloads: | 114 |
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