Fallrapport: jämnt avstånd mellan ljus över västra USA

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All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office 
U.S. Department of Defense 
(U)Case: “Western United States”
Case Resolution | 8 May 2023 
(U)Case Essentials
(U)Militarypersonnel reportedthis case
due to the observed UAP presentinga 
potential incursion into restricted 
airspace. The UAP were described as 
equidistant lights that flew at a relatively 
constant pace 
(U)Location:Western United States
military airspace
(U)Date(s):2021
(U)Altitude: Between 20,000 to 40,000
feet
(U)Shape: Oblong dots/lights
(U)Reporter:Military personnel
(U)Sensor: Infrared (IR)
(U)Behavior:Equidistant lights that
flew at a relatively constant pace
(U)Case Status:Resolved; the lights
were aircraft up to 300NM away from 
the sensor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(U)Case Overview
(U)AARO assesses that the UAP in this case were
almost certainly commercial aircraft travelling on 
well-established air corridors as far as 300 
nautical miles from the platform, based on a 
thorough review of the data by multiple 
analytical and scientific entities. 
(U) Military personnel reported seeing five
equidistant lights that they believed
represented a potential incursion into
restricted military airspace.
(U) AARO’s Intelligence and Science and
Technology (S&T) partners independently
came to the same conclusion in accordance
with AARO’s analytic framework.
(U) The objects strongly correlated with
specific commercial aircraft travelling on
different air routes up to 300 nautical miles
from the sensor.
(U)Intelligence Assessment
(U) Analysis of the objects’ positions and
acquisition of additional data led AARO to the 
conclusion that the objects were significantly 
farther from the platform than originally estimated by the observers. 
(U) Apparent changes in the UAP shapes were the result of sensor vibration and autofocus.
(U) Analysis of air-traffic control data suggested the objects were likely commercial aircraft
transiting known flight corridors between major airports in the region.

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 (U) Science & Technology Assessment 
(U) AARO’s S&T partners independently came to the same conclusion. 
(U) AARO’s S&T partners used boresight analysis to determine that the UAP were commercial 
aircraft at an altitude of between 20,000 to 40,000 feet at a similar distance. 
 
(U) Figure 1: Western U.S. UAP shape distortion due to sensor vibration