Eastern United States, United States
DOW-UAP-PR106: Unresolved UAP Report over the Eastern United States (2020)
AARO says U.S. Northern Command submitted an 11-second infrared recording from a military platform in 2020 with an accompanying Range Fouler Debrief. The debrief describes the object as quite small, moving in a constant direction, indistinguishable in shape, metallic with a reflective underside. Cru
Why This Case Matters
The combination of official Range Fouler testimony and military IR footage is substantive, while AARO's explicit digital-alteration warning materially limits image-forensic claims.
Chronology
- 2020 military encounter/IR capture
- Range Fouler Debrief produced
- media digitally altered before AARO receipt
- NORTHCOM submits to AARO
- 10 Jul 2026 public release
The Witnesses
Evidence
The following evidence types are documented for this case:
Conventional explanations: Small aircraft, balloon, airborne debris or other conventional target remain possible; constant-direction motion is not itself anomalous. Sensor mode-switching can make apparent image motion misleading.
What Remains Unresolved
- Nature and purpose of pre-AARO digital alteration
- original unaltered media
- platform/sensor/range
- target speed
- full D089 debrief context
- analyst disposition.
Key Takeaways
- This case should foreground the provenance limitation. Government release authenticates the file's custody/history, not the target as exotic.
Sources
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