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AARO resolves the Al Taqaddum infrared video as a balloon cluster

When: 29 Apr 2025
Where: Al Taqaddum, Iraq
Sources: 2 public sources

Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq, where an aerostat infrared sensor filmed the object in 2017 Cpl. John Baker, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

AARO published its case resolution and video of an object filmed in October 2017 by an aerostat infrared sensor above Al Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq. It assessed with high confidence that the object was a cluster of inflated balloons with no anomalous performance.

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OfficialUAP Case Resolution Reports (Al Taqaddum Case Resolution) (opens in a new tab)All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)
OfficialAl Taqaddum Object (opens in a new tab)AARO via Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) / 2025-04-29

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