Department of WarVideoTier 1 · Primary sensor/visual recordPartially redactedBalloon
Unresolved UAP Report, Atlantic Ocean, 2020
UFOP-221 · Release 04 (7/10)
Agency
Department of War
Document type
Video
Sighting type
Balloon
Location
Atlantic Ocean (Other)
Incident date
2020
Release
Release 04 (7/10)
Evidence tier
Tier 1 · Primary sensor/visual record
What the document says
The United States Northern Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 32 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. An accompanying Range Fouler Debrief, DOW-UAP-D091, describes the phenomenon as “darker, maroonish color, approximately 12-15 feet in height.” The report describes the phenomenon “travel[ing] with the wind” and noted that it did not “maneuver or change direction.” It also describes the phenomenon as appearing similar to a “large, somewhat deformed balloon.”
Video Description:
00:01-00:32: The sensor zooms and pans to keep an area of contrast generally within the center of the frame.
This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance.
Context
This is one of 171 Department of War records in the declassified archive, and one of 4 cases describing a balloon, reported in the Other region. It was published in Release 04 (7/10).
Evidence tiers describe the type of record (sensor capture vs. written report vs.
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