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Correlations of Starlink Satellite Flaring with UAP Observations Report

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office· 19 pages · AARO · 1 story
- p. 6 …Image of Starlink flare taken by AARO personnel before sunrise on March 11, 2024 near Sidney, NE. Image was taken…
- p. 10 …Example template for recording estimated azimuth and times for Starlink flare windows. Observation Site Latitude NOTES:Longitude After sunset Before…
- p. 11 …Note that the azimuth to the Starlink flares falls within the predicted angles in Table 2 at the time of…
- 12 more pages mention it
Office of the Secretary of Defense: 027_Satellite_Flaring_Paper Official release

Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.· 2023· 18 pages · National Archives · 0 stories
- p. 6 …Image of Starlink flare taken by AARO personnel before sunrise on March 11, 2024 near Sidney, NE. Image was taken…
- p. 9 …Step-by-step Process to Estimate Location of Flare Window We now have enough information needed to estimate the look…
- p. 10 All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) 10 Suppose AARO personnel want to gather images and video of Starlink flares to…
- 13 more pages mention it
USPER Statement about UAP Sighting Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 2025· 3 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 2 …The orbs flared up one at a time in a horizontal formation and after approximately ten - fifteen seconds, flared down…
- p. 3 …The orbs flared up one at a time in a horizontal formation and after approximately ten seconds, flared down ,in…
Untitled (with Memo Attached Dated 561210, Subject: Report of Unidentif Ied Fl FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1956-11-01· 5 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 3 …During the observation of test 3018 at 01047, 6 December 1956, a red flare was sighted high in the eastern…
- p. 4 …a red flare was sighted high in the eastern sky. This flare was a spot of reddish light with short…
Report of Unidentified Flying Object FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2005-07-13· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …a red flare was sighted high in the eastern sky. This Flare was a spot of reddish light with short…
Untitled (with Memo Attached Dated 561210, Subject: Report of Unidentified Flying Object) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1956-12-10· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 2 …a red flare was sighted high in the eastern sky. This flare was a spot of reddish light with short…
AARO Unresolved Case Analysis Update: Western United States Event Report

U.S. Department of War· 2023· 4 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …Military Aircraft Dispensing Flares (Partially Plausible): i. Supporting Factors: Historical flight logs confirm that U.S. military aircraft operating in…
- p. 4 …Space-based phenomena, (e.g., stars, planets, meteors, satellite flaring, rocketry). The agents’ diverse viewing angles make it highly unlikely…
(Estimated Pub Date) (Deleted) Re Non-Lethal Incapacitation) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1970-01-01· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 2 …SPECIFICALLY, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE RETINAL AGE THRESHOLD FOR LIGHT FLASHES MUST BE DETERMINED BEFORE FLARES BE USED OPERATONALLY…
Office of the Secretary of Defense: 026_DGI_Briefing Official release

Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.· 2023· 12 pages · National Archives · 1 story
- p. 10 …Starlink Satellite Flaring ▪ Not the trains which are higher in the sky, many lights in a row ▪ Flaring is bright…
- p. 11 …STARLINK FLARING - ANIMATION (U) Animation created by AARO to demonstrate Starlink flaring as observed from commercial aircraft. (UNCLASSIFIED) (UNCLASSIFIED) Page…
Fiscal Year 2025 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Official release

All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office· 2025· 14 pages · AARO · 2 stories
- p. 6 …These reports each described morphological features and behavioral characteristics consistent with those of a satellite flare. The flaring phenomenon is…
- p. 8 …However, AARO resolved many of these reports as satellite flaring based on their reported characteristics.
- p. 9 …Notable Trends Regarding Prosaic Objects AARO routinely resolves UAP-related events involving satellite flaring using three- dimensional modeling techniques. Reports…
- 3 more pages mention it
USPER Narrative, Senior USIC Official Official release

Office of the Director of National Intelligence· 2025· 2 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 2 …Through NVGx, the pilots and I (using the naked eye) observed two large orbs flare up side-by-side, close…
Intelligence Information Report, Unresolved UAP Report, Gulf of Oman, 2021 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2021-09-08· 7 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 2 …The AC-130 entered an otl>it around the flare and the Combat Systems Officer (CSO) conducted collateral scans with…
- p. 5 …The AC-130 first observed Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAPs) when the ·rcraft dropped a waler-activated flare to use as…
Federal Aviation Administration: 237UAP00113 Official release

Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration.· 2023· 1 pages · National Archives · 0 stories
- p. 1 …The unknown phenomenon was reported as flare like or bright lights traveling E bound at high altitude. AWO/TY notified…
Federal Aviation Administration: 237UAP00076 Official release

Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration.· 2023· 1 pages · National Archives · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Nearby military range was queried and no range activity or flares deployed at the time of sighting. No other sightings…
Mission Report, Iraq, September 2024 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2024-09-20· 6 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …716 • Flare Designator: MJU-71, MJU-66, M206 • Num Flares: 240 • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: - • Towed Decoy Software Load…
- p. 6 …UAP CREATED IR LENS FLARE ON MX-20 & MX-25 SENSORS, INDICATING A SIGNIFICANT HEAT SOURCE. THE UAP MOVED AT…
Are Flying Saucers a Myth? FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1968-01-06· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Even during superficial analysis, it is found that the mysterious flares on clouds are reflections of electric welding, signals from…
Mission Report, Iraq, 2023 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2023-03-31· 6 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …60 • Flare Designator: MJU-53, MJU-66 • Num Flares: 45 • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: ALE-50 3.5c. F0IA…
- p. 4 …60 • Flare Designator: MW-53, Mm-66 • Num Flares: 45 • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: ALE-50 • Towed Decoy Software…
Davis-Monthan AFB FOIA reply 2013-05152-F FOIA release

Davis-Monthan AFB (via The Black Vault)· 2013-08· 2 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 2 …the theory that there were A-10s ejecting leftover flares instead of there being a UFO sighting on March 13…
Luke AFB FOIA reply on the Phoenix Lights FOIA release

56th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB (via The Black Vault)· 1997-05-01· 3 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 2 …III fact, WCI don't know whore the question of aerial flares come from. There have been a number of…
Mission Report, Syria, February 21, 2023 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2023-02-21· 10 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 4 …120 • Flare Designator: MW-51/53 • Num Flares: 24 • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: • Towed Decoy Software Load or Mission…
- p. 5 …120 • Flare Designator: MJU-51/53 • Num Flares: 24 • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: • Towed Decoy Software Load or Mission…
AFOSI LaPaz Catalog raw data Document

NICAP· 22 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 11 …5 secs none flash like a rocket or training flare star size faster than any plane observed went out like…
- p. 15 …green 2 secs none 4 times size of a flare 150 mph disappeared behind a hill (1) 144 491022 0220…
- p. 16 …shaped like a flare same as signal flare same as falling signal flare same as signal flare (1) 150 491127…
- 3 more pages mention it
Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2020-08-08· 6 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …or Designator: - - Chaff Designator: - - Num Chaff or Cartridges: - - Num Flares: - - Flare Designator: - - Towed Decoy Name or Designator: - - Towed Decoy Software…
Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, 2020 Report

U.S. Department of War· 7 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …or Designator: • Chaff Designator: • Num Chaff or Cartridges: • Flare Designator: • Num Flares: •(b)(1)1.4a • Type of Radar-Guided…
Mission Report, Middle East, 2022 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2022· 6 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …or Designator: • Chaff Designator: • Num Chaff or Cartridges: • Flare Designator: • Num Flares: • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: • Towed Decoy Software…
Mission Report, Middle East, May 2022 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2022-05-06· 6 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 4 …7 October 2025 • Flare Designator: • Num Flares: • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: • Towed Decoy Software Load or Mission Data: • Num…
Mission Report, Iraq, May 2022 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2022-05-20· 6 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …or Designator: • Chaff Designator: • Num Chaff or Cartridges: • Flare Designator: • Num Flares: • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: • Towed Decoy Software…
Mission Report, Iraq, December 2022 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2022-12-01· 6 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …or Designator: - • Chaff Designator: - • Num Chaff or Cartridges: - • Flare Designator: - • Num Flares: • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: - • Towed Decoy Software…
Mission Report, Iraq, 2022 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2022· 6 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …or Designator: • Chaff Designator: • Num Chaff or Cartridges: • Flare Designator: • Num Flares: • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: • Towed Decoy Software…
Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, July 2020 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2020-07-16· 8 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …or Designator: - - Chaff Designator: - - Num Chaf or Cartridges: - - Flare Designator: - - Num Flares: - - Towed Decoy Name or Designator: - - Towed Decoy Software…
Mission Report, Arabian Gulf, August 2020 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2020-08-27· 7 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …or Designator: - • Chaff Designator: - • Num Chaff or Cartridges: - • Flare Designator: - • Num Flares: - • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: - • Towed Decoy Software…
Mission Report, Iran, November 2020 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2020-11-02· 7 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …or Designator: - • Chaff Designator: - • Num Chaff or Cartridges: - • Flare Designator: - • Num Flares: - • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: - • Towed Decoy Software…
Mission Report, Greece, October 2023 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2023-10-27· 7 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …or Designator: • Chaff Designator: • Num Chaff or Cartridges: • Flare Designator: • Num Flares: • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: • Towed Decoy Software…
Mission Report, Greece, October 2023 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2023-10-29· 7 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …or Designator: • Chaff Designator: • Num Chaff or Cartridges: • Flare Designator: • Num Flares: • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: • Towed Decoy Software…
Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, October 2020 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2020-10-01· 8 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …or Designator: - - Chaff Designator: - - Num Chaff or Cartridges: - - Flare Designator: - - Num Flares: - - Towed Decoy Name or Designator: - - Towed Decoy Software…
Mission Report, Middle East, 2025 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2025· 8 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …or Designator: • Chaff Designator: • Num Chaff or Cartridges: • Flare Designator: • Num Flares: • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: SECRET//NOFORN SECRET…
Flying Objects Seen in Saransk Area FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1955-10-01· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 3 …trip-shaped glomer that was wider than a white flare but brighter than a shining shooting star moved straight west…
UFO's Reported Near Moscow FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1990-03-01· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …THE WHOLE HULLS OF THE OBJECTS FLARE UP, AND AS THE GLOW FADES THEY SHIMMER AND FLICKER WITH IRIDESCENT FLAMES…
Mission Report, Middle East, 2025 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2025· 8 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 4 • Num Chaff or Cartridges: • Flare Designator: • Num Flares: • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: • Towed Decoy Software Load or Mission Data…
(Deleted) Sighting of Unidentified Airborne Objects Near Leningrad/(Dele Ted) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1958-09-05· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 3 …Because of the poor visibility and the distance involved I could not tell whether the lights were pre-pulsion flares…
Mission Report, Greece, January 2024 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2024-01-25· 7 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …or Designator: • Chaff Designator: • Num Chaff or Cartridges: • Flare Designator: • Num Flares: • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: • Towed Decoy Software…
Mission Report, Strait of Hormuz, September 2020 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2020-09-16· 9 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …or Designator: - • Chaff Designator: - • Num Chaff or Cartridges: - • Flare Designator: - • Num Flares: - • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: - • Towed Decoy Software…
Paper Reports Alleged Evidence on Mishap Involving UFO FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1993-03-27· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …IN A FEW SECONDS, THE SPHERES GREW MUCH BIGGER AND EXPLODED BY FLARING UP WITH AN EXTREMELY BRIGHT LIGHT. AT…
Mission Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2024-06-07· 8 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …or Designator: • Chaff Designator: • Num Chaff or Cartridges: • Flare Designator: • Num Flares: • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: • Towed Decoy Software…
Mission Report, Syria, July 2022 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2022-07-31· 7 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 …or Designator: • Chaff Designator: • Num Chaff or Cartridges: • Flare Designator: • Num Flares: • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: • Towed Decoy Software…
Mission Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2023-10-31· 9 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 4 …or Designator: - • Chaff Designator: - • Num Chaff or Cartridges: - • Flare Designator: - • Num Flares: 0 • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: - • Towed Decoy…
Mission Report, Iraq, May 2022 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2022-05-29· 9 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 4 …or Designator: - • Chaff Designator: - • Num Chaff or Cartridges: - • Flare Designator: - • Num Flares: - • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: - • Towed Decoy Software…
UFO Reports 2007 Report

Ministry of Defence· 7 pages · Cited by the stories · 2 stories
- p. 2 …One was stationary and looked like a flare. 31-Jul-07 23:58 Batley West Yorkshire An object was seen…
- p. 3 …04-Sep-07 22:50 East Finchley London A UFO flared and then vanished. 05-Sep-07 19:55 Wroughton…
- p. 4 …Was purple and green in colour, and had bubbles, flames and solar flares coming out of it. 20-Oct-07…
UFO report 2007 Report

UK Ministry of Defence· 7 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 2 …One was stationary and looked like a flare. 31-Jul-07 23:58 Batley West Yorkshire An object was seen…
- p. 3 …04-Sep-07 22:50 East Finchley London A UFO flared and then vanished. 05-Sep-07 19:55 Wroughton…
- p. 4 …Was purple and green in colour, and had bubbles, flames and solar flares coming out of it. 20-Oct-07…
Baker report, 1968 congressional hearings Hearing transcript

NICAP· 1968· 68 pages · Cited by the stories · 3 stories
- p. 52 …Map of Great Falls, Montana, including hypothetical UFO paths. 180 enhanced by flaring, halation, adjacency effects, etc.) is also not…
- p. 53 exhibited angular dimensions of about 4 by 1 milliradians, whereas their elliptical, Sun-reflection flare image exhibited angular dimensions of…
- p. 66 …So some comparison analysis has been made for example of the magnesium flares. A magnesium flare has an abundance of…
- 7 more pages mention it
Mission Report, Syria, October 2024 Report

U.S. Department of War· 2024-10-20· 10 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 4 …24 October 2025 • Flare Designator: • Num Flares: • Towed Decoy Name or Designator: • Towed Decoy Software Load or Mission Data: • Num…