Round Object Changed Course in Front of Military Operator

A US military operator tracked a round object over the Gulf of Aden. On their sensor, it appeared as a bright white dot. Then the object suddenly changed direction several times.

The tracking lasted eight minutes, but the record doesn't state what happened afterward. It also doesn't identify the object. What it does describe is an intriguing discrepancy: the operator described it as cold, yet saw it as white on the screen.

White on Screen, Not Necessarily in the Sky

The operator used a heat-sensing sensor. The sensor displays an image based on the differences it detects, so the white color on the screen isn't necessarily the color the object would have appeared to the naked eye. In the report, the dot appeared bright white on the display.

The operator described the object as round and cold. These are descriptions of what was seen through the sensor, not measurements proving what the object was made of or its temperature. The record does not specify how the object appeared without the sensor.

Unexplained Turns

While the operator tracked it, the object made several sudden changes in direction. The report doesn't just describe smooth movement in one direction: the course changed sharply more than once.

For eight minutes, the object remained under surveillance. The record does not specify what caused the turns, or if the operator saw the object in any other way. It documents their description at the time of the event, not an explanation for the movement.

What Remains Unknown

It is unknown what the object was or what caused it to change course. The record offers no conventional explanation, nor does it contain enough information to investigate what caused the turns. It emphasizes that the description reflects the operator's assessment at that time, not a definitive determination of the object's characteristics.

Eight minutes of tracking, and the object is still unnamed.