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Al Taqaddum Infrared Object: What AARO’s Case Resolution Found

DATE1 Jan 2025
LOCAL TIME—
LOCATIONLocation unrecorded
COORDINATES39.97°N, 76.40°W

AARO concluded that the 2017 Al Taqaddum infrared object drifted with the wind and matched a cluster of partly inflated balloons, while the released report leaves some underlying data and metadata questions outside public review.

[ PRIMARY CITATION // DOD / AARO · CTD-1583 ]

SENSORS & EVIDENCE

Infrared / electro-optical targeting video
Archived investigative case file
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