The case record
What was reported?
Military imagery showed a metallic-looking spherical object moving through the field of view.
- Reported date
- 12 Jul 2022
- Witnesses
- US military sensor operators · Unknown
- Investigation
- AARO
Evidence in the record
Video / sensor imagery
Competing explanations
Official and research context
Unresolved identity; no anomalous behaviour established
Conventional explanations
Balloon or ordinary airborne object possible
Arguments that remain contested
Limited data prevents identification
Locations & timeline
Coordinates are representative. Area and route labels do not imply exact paths or object positions.
- Primary reference location
Northeast of Deir ez-Zor
Deir ez-Zor
Reported event location · Approximate area radius: 2 km
35.369°, 40.333° · route · Very high
Record notes
Geolocation is based on open-source reconstruction; flag as externally reconstructed if published.
Imported starting record; individual claims and source links await editorial verification.
Original dataset status: Unresolved