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NASA UAP Independent Study Team final report

September 14, 2023 · Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

UAP · Sphere · 50 sources

38Partially documented

AARO "Middle East Object": MQ-9 Reaper Films a Silver Orb

July 12, 2022 · Undisclosed location, Middle East (geolocated by Bellingcat northeast of Deir ez-Zor, Syria)

UAP · Sphere · 32 sources

36Partially documented

Names1

Micah Hanks Person · 4 stories
Micah Hanks is a journalist at The Debrief who turns up as a commentator on several cases.

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Presentation: Briefing to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities - Open Hearing: April 19, 2023 Official release

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office· 2023· 5 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 3 …BEHAVIOR EFFECTS UAP characteristics and behavior consistent with other “metallic orb” observations in the region  No demonstration of enigmatic…
AARO Congressional Open Hearing final 2.0 Hearing transcript

Office of the Secretary of Defense· 2023-04-18· 5 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 3 …MQ-9 observed apparent spherical UAP via electro-optical sensors UAP characteristics and behavior consistent with other “metallic orb” observations…
Office of the Secretary of Defense: 11_AARO_Presentation_for_NASA Official release

Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.· 2023· 7 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 3 …MQ-9 observed apparent spherical UAP via electro-optical sensors UAP characteristics and behavior consistent with other “metallic orb” observations…
UFO Reports 2008 Report

Ministry of Defence· 26 pages

…A strange substance like molten metal burst from it as it went overhead. It moved without sound. 09…
Office of the Secretary of Defense: 030_SASC_Brief_2023 Official release

Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.· 2023· 5 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 3 …BEHAVIOR EFFECTS UAP characteristics and behavior consistent with other "metallic orb" observations in the region No demonstration of enigmatic technical…
Written testimony of Ryan Graves (congress.gov copy) Document

Congress.gov· 2023-07-26· 5 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 4 …Sean Kirkpatrick said in the recent NASA Independent Study Team meeting that “metallic orbs” traveling up to Mach 2 with…

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