UAP Video: Atmospheric Wake - South Asian Object (Sensor #2)
An MQ-9 forward-looking infrared video sensor captured this footage in South Asia as it was recording another MQ-9. 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, AARO assesses that the object likely is a commercial aircraft and that the trailing cavitation is a sensor artifact resultant of video compression. Atmospheric Wakes Case Resolution
Scope and Content
An MQ-9 forward-looking infrared video sensor captured this footage in South Asia as it was recording another MQ-9. 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, AARO assesses that the object likely is a commercial aircraft and that the trailing cavitation is a sensor artifact resultant of video compression. Atmospheric Wakes Case Resolution
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UAP Video: Atmospheric Wake - South Asian Object (Sensor #2)
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Source Provenance
- Source Institution
- aaro
- Agency
- All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office
- Collection
- Released UAP Imagery
- Record Group
- AARO Released Imagery
- NAID
- AARO-DVIDS-880271
- Parent NAID
- —
- Original Title
- UAP Video: Atmospheric Wake - South Asian Object (Sensor #2)
- Record Date
- —
- Access Restriction
- Unrestricted
- Use Restriction
- DoD Visual Information — public release
- Level of Description
- Item
- Ingested
- 8/13/2026