What the named publisher states
AARO's published resolution identifies fully and partially inflated balloons and attributes the apparent characteristics to wind-driven movement and viewing geometry. This site records that government conclusion without independently verifying it.
Material listed by the publisher
- Infrared imagery
- Aerostat collection
- Motion and morphology analysis
Government publication is not independent verification
Open publisher record: AARO Case Resolution Reports ↗This page records the named publisher's release and analytic status. The site does not independently verify AARO's underlying data, methods or conclusion, and does not infer an origin from missing information.