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Round Cold Object Over Gulf of Aden, 2020

ISR crew tracked round object making abrupt directional changes at 277 mph.

Event

Sep 4, 2020

Location

Gulf of Aden

Source

PURSUE Program

DOW-UAP-D57, Range Fouler Reporting Form, Gulf of Aden, September 2020

AI Disclosure Brief

AI assisted

Reported Object Read

Round, cold object tracked in IR, traveling 168 degrees at 277 mph, making abrupt directional changes over 8 minutes.

Notable Characteristics

  • Color: bright white (IR black hot)
  • Luminosity: bright white
  • Duration: 8 minutes (21:09Z to 21:17Z)

Reported Motion

  • abrupt directional changes

Evidence Notes

  • IR sensor at -39 degrees depression, slant range 6.1 NM, ground range 8.81 KM.
  • Altitude 23,819 ft HAT.

Night ISR platform documents sensor contact with round object exhibiting non-ballistic maneuvers, cold in IR, no conventional ID.

Shape read

Orb

Sensors

IR, Radar

AI confidence

90%

Prosaic Leads

  • High-altitude balloon with wind shear effects
  • Sensor artifact or trackfile ambiguity
  • Distant aircraft in IR

Anomalous Indicators

  • Abrupt directional changes at 277 mph
  • Cold signature in IR (bright white black hot)
  • No wings, markings, or airframe noted

Evidence Gaps

  • Exact latitude/longitude redacted
  • No visual tally or radar lock confirmed
  • No display tapes referenced in form
External reference status: Unverified

Evidence Quotes // source statements

Open archive
Sensor ContactExact quote
"While at 23,819 HAT over the Gulf of Aden we tracked a round, cold object in IR traveling 168 degrees at 277 mph. It made a few abrupt directional changes during the 8 minute contact."

Unknown speaker, Aircrew (O-3 1172 ATKS)

Free-text description of contact.

Pattern Mesh // linked sightings

Score 36 shared tags

DOW-UAP-D75 Gulf of Aden Sighting

Air Force asset observed single UAP on straight flight path during ISR mission.

Same country: Gulf of Aden

Same source archive

Chronology Trace // before & after

First similar traceJul 14, 2024

DOW-UAP-D75 Gulf of Aden Sighting

Gulf of Aden

Later relatedJul 14, 2024

DOW-UAP-D75 Gulf of Aden Sighting

Gulf of Aden

Official Files // source material

1 linked
Pdf

DOW-UAP-D57, Range Fouler Reporting Form, Gulf of Aden, September 2020

Range Fouler Reportin Form Please complete this form to the best of your ability. If you do n~ot have the requested information, please leave the field blank. If there was more than one "group " please report each on a separate form for data collection purposes. You should receive a respons within 5 business days. • Last Name, First Name Rank Squadron SfPR Email Address Crew Position 0-3 1172 ATKS Other This information is for contact only. SPEAR sanitizes all r ports of identifying information. Absolutely no identifying information for aircrew or squadr, n will be recorded for analysis. 09/04/20 21 :09:00 Night ISR Date {mmlddlyy} Time of detection Day I Night Side No. Buno Mi$$ion Description (CAS, BFM. etc) LFE? (hh:mm:ss Z) N E 23819 Contact Won,-ing Area Contact Latitute N