Off East Coast, USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group — 2017 (RESOLVED 2026)
GOFAST footage resolved: object actually at ~13,000 ft; parallax illusion explained low-altitude appearance.
“Through a very careful geospatial intelligence analysis and using trigonometry, we assess with high confidence that the object is not actually close to the water, but is rather closer to 13,000 feet.”
Incident summary
AARO Director Dr. Jon Kosloski announced resolution of the 2017 GOFAST F/A-18 ATFLIR clip from the USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group. Geospatial-intelligence analysis using trigonometry placed the object at approximately 13,000 feet altitude — not skimming the ocean as originally appeared — and identified parallax as the cause of the illusion of high speed.
Why this case matters
This incident is logged in PURSUE Release 01 — the U.S. Department of War's 2026-05-08 declassified UAP file release — under identifier PURSUE-022. The originating agency is the United States Navy; the case is currently classified DECLASSIFIED and rated RESOLVED by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). UAP.WATCH mirrors the original record, adds a geographic and temporal index, and links every claim back to the canonical war.gov source.
Primary-source evidence
Video evidence
- GOFAST (RESOLVED) // USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (VID-013 · IR · 35s)