UAP Case File

PR-002, Resolved as Migratory Birds, Africa 2024

In 2024, the United States Africa Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and eighteen seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform. AARO assesses, with high confidence, that the objects depicted in the video are almost certainly (≥95% likelihood) a group of migratory birds. AARO bases its assessment on the objects' strong morphological consistency with other resolved imagery depicting birds and the objects' flight behavior corresponding to known migration routes. An external Intelligence Community partner concurred with AARO's assessment.

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Summary

In 2024, the United States Africa Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of one minute and eighteen seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform. AARO assesses, with high confidence, that the objects depicted in the video are almost certainly (≥95% likelihood) a group of migratory birds. AARO bases its assessment on the objects' strong morphological consistency with other resolved imagery depicting birds and the objects' flight behavior corresponding to known migration routes. An external Intelligence Community partner concurred with AARO's assessment.

At a glance

Case ID
PR-002-RESOLVED-AS-MIGRATORY-BIRDS-AFRICA-2024
Year
2024
Region
Africa (U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility)
Submitting organization
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office
Sensor
Infrared · Visual
Government assessment
None published
Government investigation
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) review; footage released by the U.S. Department of Defense.
SCS status
Conventionally Explained
Attached records
1

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  1. PR-002, Resolved as Migratory Birds, Africa 2024

    All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office · AARO Released Imagery · NAID AARO-PR-002 · Video

    Government record AARO-PR-002 released by AARO.

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  1. [1]Government record AARO-PR-002 released by AARO.

    PR-002, Resolved as Migratory Birds, Africa 2024

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2nd City Standard, UAP Intelligence Archive. “PR-002, Resolved as Migratory Birds, Africa 2024.” Last updated 2026-08-22. https://2ndcitystandard.com/uap/cases/pr-002-resolved-as-migratory-birds-africa-2024

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Source Provenance

Event Date
2024-01-01
Location
Africa (U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility)
Primary Agency
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office
Government Investigation
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) review; footage released by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Witnesses
Not recorded
Trained Observers
Not recorded
Radar
Not in record
Infrared
Yes
Photo / Video
Yes
Physical Evidence
No
Attached Records
1
Last Editorial Review
8/22/2026
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