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All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office U.S. Department of Defense (U) Case: "Eglin UAP" Case Resolution | 14 October 2023
(U) Case Background (U) On 26 January 2023, a military pilot reported four potential unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) while operating in the Eglin Air Force Base training range off the coast of Florida. Through the onboard radar system, the pilot initially observed that the four objects were aloft between 16,000 – 18,000 feet and appeared to be flying in formation. However the pilot observed only one of the four objects visually and captured two images of the single object via the aircraft's electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor (see Figures 1A and 1B). The pilot could not record video of the event because the aircraft's video recording equipment was inoperable prior to and during the aircraft's flight. The pilot observed this single object aloft at 16,000 feet. The following case information is based on the pilot's initial report and a subsequent discussion that AARO held with the pilot to seek additional details about the pilot's observation of the reported object.
- (U) The pilot described the object as gray with a paneled surface and orange-red coloring at the center. The initial report did not provide the object's size and speed, but in the subsequent discussion with AARO, the pilot reported that it was about 12 feet in diameter and that it either moved very slowly or was potentially stationary. - (U) In the initial report, [ILLEGIBLE] bottom half of [ILLEGIBLE] being rounded, and [ILLEGIBLE] top half as a rounded, three-dimensional cone shape, similar to [ILLEGIBLE]
(U) Case Essentials (U) A military pilot reported [REDACTED] due to its potential as a flight safety hazard and an incursion into a sensitive training range (U)…
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- Page 1 UNCLASSIFIED 018 All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office U.S. Department of Defense (U) Case: "Eglin UAP" Case Resolution | 14 October 2023 (U) Case Background (U) On 26 January 2023, a military pilot…
- Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED 018 "Apollo spacecraft" (see Figure 2). The pilot visually perceived a heat signature emanating from the rounded bottom portion, which they described as "blurry air." (U) During AARO's…
- Page 3 UNCLASSIFIED 018 (U) The "blurry air" observation could have been a visual misperception due to environmental conditions and potentially resulted from a tether hanging below the LTA object or…
- Page 4 UNCLASSIFIED 018 (U) Intelligence Assessment (U) AARO's IC partner on this case assesses with high confidence that the object was not exhibiting anomalous characteristics based on the available data…
- Page 5 UNCLASSIFIED 018 (U) Figure 1: Comparison of reported UAP (A: Infrared image of reported object, B: Electro-optical image of reported object, and C: Image of a commercial LTA lighting system) (Photo…
- Page 6 UNCLASSIFIED 018 (U) Figure 2: Pilot's drawing of the reported object UNCLASSIFIED [HW: Gun Metal] [HW: Orange Reddish] [HW: Bury Air No Smoke] UNCLASSIFIED 6 UNCLASSIFIED Page determined to be…
- Page 7 UNCLASSIFIED 018 (U) Figure 3: The below is a visualization of the pilot's point of view of the object based on the position and altitudes of the aircraft and object, the look angle of the sensor,…