Sidney, Nebraska UFO Sighting (March 11, 2024) — AARO Records
An AARO disclosure era case from Sidney, Nebraska. AARO personnel photographed a satellite flare from a Starlink satellite, noting its brightness compared to surrounding stars.
Background
On March 11, 2024, in Sidney, Nebraska, 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 case from the all-domain anomaly resolution office disclosure era following the 2022 establishment of the modern uap investigative apparatus.
The case appears in materials produced or curated by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.
What the document records
AARO personnel photographed a satellite flare from a Starlink satellite, noting its brightness compared to surrounding stars. The flare occurred before sunrise. The photo was used to illustrate the intensity of Starlink flares.
Type of case
The case includes photographic or video evidence of the unidentified object.
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/AARO_Satellite_Flaring_Paper_508_FINAL_04222025.pdf)
- AARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office)