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Round Cold Object Over Gulf of Aden, 2020

Aircrew tracked round, cold IR object making abrupt directional changes at low speed.

Event

Oct 15, 2020

Location

Arabian Sea

Source

PURSUE Program

DOW-UAP-D44, Range Fouler Reporting Form, Gulf of Aden, October 2020

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AI assisted

Reported Object Read

Round, cold object tracked in IR, appearing bright white in black hot mode, traveling at 20 mph with abrupt directional changes over 1 minute.

Notable Characteristics

  • Color: Bright white (IR)
  • Luminosity: Bright white in black hot IR
  • Duration: 1 minute (14:18:39 to 14:19:52)

Reported Motion

  • 3.19 degrees at 20 mph with abrupt directional changes

Evidence Notes

  • Aircrew sensor track
  • IR imagery description
  • Location MGRS 40Q BD 651_

Military aircrew form documents brief ISR track of round, low-speed object with non-ballistic maneuvers, cold in IR—worthy of further sensor data review.

Shape read

Orb

Sensors

IR, Radar

AI confidence

90%

Prosaic Leads

  • Mylar balloon with wind shear
  • Bird flock in formation
  • Sensor artifact or clutter

Anomalous Indicators

  • Cold IR signature
  • Abrupt directional changes at 20 mph
  • Stable trackfile on radar

Evidence Gaps

  • No visual tally or imagery provided
  • Exact altitude and size unspecified
  • No display tapes referenced
External reference status: Unverified

Evidence Quotes // source statements

Open archive
Sensor ContactExact quote
"While at 19,073 HAT over the Gulf of Aden we tracked a round, cold object in IR traveling 3,19 degrees at 20 mph. It made a few abrupt directional changes during the 1 minute contact."

Unknown speaker, O-2 Aircrew / 1172 ATKS Squadron

Free-text description of contact

Pattern Mesh // linked sightings

Score 36 shared tags

Triple Unknown Air Contacts, Arabian Sea 2020

Pilot reports three unidentified small air contacts during night operations, no radar or IFF.

Same country: Arabian Sea

Same source archive

Chronology Trace // before & after

First similar traceAug 24, 2020

Triple Unknown Air Contacts, Arabian Sea 2020

Arabian Sea

Earlier relatedAug 24, 2020

Triple Unknown Air Contacts, Arabian Sea 2020

Arabian Sea

Official Files // source material

1 linked
Pdf

DOW-UAP-D44, Range Fouler Reporting Form, Gulf of Aden, October 2020

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