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This unclassified briefing from the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office was given by Deputy Director Tim Phillips to the Defense Space, Geospatial and Intelligence Leadership Conference and was released on 2/6/2025. It defines UAP and notes that most reports lack enough data, while most that can be assessed resolve to mundane objects. It says a 2018 Mt. Etna object was likely a balloon. It also describes controlled tests at Camp Grafton, North Dakota, a Space UAP Tiger Team, and Starlink flaring as a cause of reported orbs.
UNCLASSIFIED ALL-DOMAIN ANOMALY RESOLUTION OFFICE (AARO) APPLIED GEOINT METHODOLOGY 6 ▪ AARO’s IC partner applied FMV techniques to calculate the object’s speed, altitude, and direction of travel. ▪ During observation, the object seemed to transit the ash plume. ▪ AARO’s IC partner used photogrammetry, vector analysis, and 3-D visualization to calculate the object’s 3-D flight path. ▪ Applying the predictive model revealed the object’s location later in the video. ▪ Successful prediction of the object's location validated AARO's methodology. ▪ These findings demonstrate the utility of applying GEOINT techniques to resolve anomalous detections. UNCLASSIFIED Applying these techniques yielded an accurate prediction of the object’s location, validating AARO’s methodology for trajectory calculation. (U) Collection geometry of the Mt Etna object. Image is not to scale. (UNCLASSIFIED) (UNCLASSIFIED) Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841(a)(1)(C) Date: 2/6/2025026
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