Incident Library / UAP-2024-MIDEAST-BALLOON
FILE ID UAP-2024-MIDEAST-BALLOON (proposed) · STATUS EXPLAINED (per AARO) · LAST REVIEWED 2026-10-29
"Middle East red balloon," 2024
Independent summary of public records. This is not a finding and not an agency document.
2024 · Middle East · recorded imagery (infrared)
At a glance
The reporting service said the clip likely showed a slow-moving spheroidal object. AARO says, with high confidence, it is almost certainly a consumer-grade reflective foil balloon.
Documented
- AARO's basis: morphology and correlation with recorded wind speed and direction (confidence: 95 percent or higher). [1]
Explained
- Foil balloon, proposed by AARO. Attributed to AARO. [1]
Media
REAL FOOTAGE · NOT AI REAL FOOTAGE · NOT AI, DVIDS 964843. The appearance of U.S. DoW visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.
Sources
- DVIDS video 964843, "Middle East Red Balloon 2024" (posted 06.02.2025). primary. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/964843. Accessed 2026-10-29.
Corrections
None.