AARO case slides

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ALL-DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE (AARO)
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 Event: In January 2016, U.S. Navy aircraft recorded an object
appearing to travel at high speeds close to the ocean surface off
Florida’s east coast.
 Findings: Following in-depth computational analysis of Navy aircraft’s
flight characteristics and sensor readings, AARO, in coordination with
S&T partners, assesses with high confidence the UAP did not
demonstrate any anomalous speeds or flight characteristics.
 Analytic Factors: The UAP’s altitude is assessed with high confidence
as approximately 13,000 feet above sea level at a calculated velocity
of approximately 45 mph / 39 knots.
 Analysis of contemporaneous weather patterns in the area at the
time of event indicate winds were approximately 60 knots at
13,000 feet
 Analysis of its flight path in relation to the Navy aircraft revealed the
object maintained a relatively straight, slightly rising trajectory with a
slow, curving descent near the end of the analyzed video.
 High confidence analysis of the UAP’s exact position was not
possible given a lack of precise positional data from the
observing Navy aircraft.
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With the F/A-18 flying into the wind, the UAP apparent high speed due to
parallax (right) is amplified compared to the results with no wind at all (left).
* Video released by DoD in 2017
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