Western US Equidistant Lights, 2021
Military sensors captured five lights resolved as distant commercial aircraft.
Jan 1, 2024
Western United States
All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office
AI Disclosure Brief
AI assistedReported Object Read
Military personnel observed five equidistant oblong dots or lights flying at constant pace in restricted airspace, captured on infrared sensors.
Notable Characteristics
- Altitude: 20,000 to 40,000 feet
- Environment: sky
Reported Motion
- equidistant lights that flew at a relatively constant pace
Evidence Notes
- Military reporter observations
- Infrared sensor data
- AARO intelligence and S&T analysis
AARO resolved this military-reported UAP as distant commercial aircraft on established corridors, corroborated by multiple analyses despite initial incursion concerns.
Light
Infrared (IR)
90%
Prosaic Leads
- Commercial aircraft 300NM away
- Sensor vibration and autofocus artifacts
- Known air traffic corridors
Anomalous Indicators
- Initial perception of equidistant formation in restricted airspace
Evidence Gaps
- Exact commercial flight identifiers not specified
- Raw sensor data not public
Evidence Quotes // source statements
Open archive"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."
Unknown speaker / AARO
Case Overview
Source"Military personnel reported seeing five equidistant lights that they believed represented a potential incursion into restricted military airspace."
Unknown speaker / AARO
Case Overview
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Official Files // source material
1 linkedWestern United States Case Resolution
UNCLASSIFIED 1 UNCLASSIFIED All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office U.S. Department of Defense (U) Case: “Western United States” Case Resolution | 8 May 2023 (U) Case Essentials (U) Military personnel reported this case due to the observed UAP presenting a 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