Wright Patterson AFB UFO Sighting (01 MAY 2010) — AARO Records
A post-cold war case from Wright Patterson AFB. A journal article examines the isotopic composition of magnesium in the Inner Solar System.
Background
On 01 MAY 2010, in Wright Patterson AFB, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) recorded the unidentified-phenomenon case described below. The case is preserved in AARO’s 2024-2025 publications and consolidated annual reports to Congress, declassified or released in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and Department of Defense reporting cycles.
A post-cold-war case predating the formation of the modern uap task forces.
The case appears in materials produced or curated by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.
What the document records
A journal article examines the isotopic composition of magnesium in the Inner Solar System. The study analyzes the distribution and variations of magnesium isotopes within our solar system.
Type of case
The case is a visual sighting reported by ground or air observers.
Status
AARO designates unresolved cases as those for which the agency has not concluded the events were anomalous, has not concluded that they were conventional, and has not ruled out either possibility. Conventional candidates for sightings of recent periods include commercial drones, classified test platforms, satellite re-entry, balloon traffic, atmospheric optical phenomena, and astronomical objects.
Sources
- [Original release on aaro.mil](https://www.aaro.mil/Portals/136/PDFs/Information Papers/AAROs_Supplement_to_ORNLs_Analysis_of_a_Metallic_Specimen.pdf)
- AARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office)