Case_Resolution_Southeast_Asia_Triangles_2024-02-26.pdf

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All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office 
U.S. Department of Defense 
(U) Case: “Southeast Asia Triangles”
Case Resolution | 17 March 2023 
(U) Case Essentials
(U) Six triangular objects in a formation
were originally flagged as potentially 
anomalous and potentially posing a risk 
to navigation
(U) Location: Southeast Asia
(U) Date: 30 August 2017
(U) Altitude:  N/A
(U) Shape:  Six dark triangles
(U) Reporter: An Intelligence
Community Member
(U) Sensor:  Satellite imagery
(U) Behavior: Noted as possible risk to
navigation
(U) Case Status: Resolved; Objects are
fish…

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 (U) AARO’s Intelligence partners have high confidence in their identification of these objects 
and assess they do not pose a hazard to navigation.  
(U) Science & Technology Assessment 
(U) Three of AARO’s S&T partners agree that the objects imaged in 2017 are fishing nets.  
(U) S&T Partner One specifically noted that subsequent images were especially clear; the 
location and the size comparison were critical in determining the assessment.  
(U) S&T Partner Two acquired and analyzed other images of the same geographical area which 
revealed multiple similar…