Case identifier
AP-CASE-002
Case status
likely explained
Event date
January 2015
Location
US Navy footage; recording month January 2015
Documented sensors
Infrared video
Witness count
Not specified in linked sources

What the evidence shows

AARO’s analysis explains the apparent speed through parallax. The case status here applies to that apparent-motion claim.

Source: AARO

What remains unknown

The exact object identity is a separate question. The available sources do not turn that uncertainty into evidence of a spacecraft.

Documented chronology

  1. January 2015

    Footage recorded

    Recording month stated by the Department of Defense; exact day not specified.

    Original source · US Department of Defense
  2. February 2025

    AARO analysis

    Case report examines the viewing geometry.

    Original source · AARO

Evidence and provenance

INFRARED

An apparent motion is visible in the recording.

record · See the linked original source.

Original source
OFFICIAL RECORD

AARO publishes a geometric explanation of apparent high speed.

record · See the linked original source.

Original source

Official investigation

Not specified in the linked sources.

Physical evidence