017 UNCLASSIFIED All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office US Department of Defense CLEARED Case: .. Atmospheric Wakes" For Open Publication Case Resolution I 8 May 2023 Oct 04, 2023 Department of Defense OFFICE OF PREPUBLICATION AND SECURITY REVIEW (U) Key Findings (U) AARO assesses that the UAP reported in these three cases almost certainly were not exhibiting (U) Case Essentials anomalous propulsion or atmospheric wakes, rather (U) These reports were submitted the observed effect was the result of a sensor artifact after three different missions in the in all cases, based on analyses by AARO's Intelligence Middle East, and the Mediterranean and Science and Technology (S&T) partners. Sea in 2022 and 2023. The reports • (U) The object in Case One has not been identified, were filed due to the potential hazard but AARO is certain that it was not exhibiting posed to the mission and because the anomalous behaviors. videos depict a potentially anomalous propulsion signature • (U) In Case Two, one object was almost certainly a known military aircraft. The second object appears (U) Location: Middle East and the oblong due to camera aberration and remains Mediterranean Sea unidentified, but also was probably a prosaic (U) Date: 2022 and 2023 aircraft as well. (U) Altitude: N/A • (U) In Case Three, the object was almost certainly a known and identified commercial aircraft, travelling (U) Shape: N/A along a recognized travel corridor. (U) Reporter: Theater UAV operators (U) Sensor: Infrared (IR) (U) Intelligence Assessment (U) AARO's Intelligence partners assess with high (U) Behavior:Exhibited potential confidence that the "atmospheric wake" in each video anomalous propulsion is a sensor anomaly. AARO's intelligence partners (U) Case Status: Resolved; prosaic were not able to identify the object of Case One, but aircraft; the "wake" is a sensor artifact have high confidence that it is not displaying any in each case anomalous characteristics and are almost certain it's a prosaic object based on thorough review of the evidence. All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office Chief of Staff, AARO Page determined to be Unclassified Authority: FY24 NDAA, now codified at 44 U.S.C. 2107 Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO Date: 2/6/2025 1 IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841(a)(1)(C) Released in Full: X UNCLASSIFIED Date: 2/6/2025 Case Number: 330UAP000017