OFFICIAL UAP RECORD · EVIDENCE ANALYSIS · DVIDS 1007781

F/A-18 FLIR UAP video

F/A-18 infrared footage published by the U.S. government without an accompanying analytical determination.

Source
AARO / Department of Defense
Recorded
2022
Assessment
Unassessed public release
01RECORDED2022
02PUBLIC SOURCEAARO / Department of Defense · DVIDS 1007781
03CURRENT REVIEWUnassessed public release
ORIGINAL CASE ANALYSIS

What the footage supports

The clip confirms a military sensor track, but a point of infrared contrast is not enough to determine shape, distance, or behavior. It should be treated as a record of observation—not as a solved object or proof of exotic performance.

WITNESS + SOURCE RECORD

What the public record says

The public record identifies an F/A-18 sensor source but does not include a detailed witness narrative or analytical judgment.

Source-context summary—not a reconstructed quotation.
EVIDENCE-STRENGTH BREAKDOWN

No mystery percentage. Just the record.

These labels evaluate what is publicly available, not whether a paranormal explanation is true.

source
Strong
continuity
Limited
metadata
Limited
corroboration
Not public
conventional Checks
Open
COMPETING EXPLANATIONS

What else could account for it?

01

Distant aircraft

02

Balloon or airborne debris

03

Infrared contrast or sensor artifact

WHAT REMAINS MISSING

Evidence limits

No accompanying analytic judgment, telemetry, range, or corroborating sensor stream was released with the clip.

This is independent editorial analysis based on the public recording and official record. It is not a government conclusion. Assessments may change when better evidence becomes available.

LATEST CASE NOTE

New developments

No public resolution or full telemetry package accompanies the released recording.

GENERAL INCIDENT AREA

United States operating area · exact location undisclosed

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Pins show the published general area, not exact incident coordinates. Classified, private, and uncertain locations are intentionally regional.

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