Puerto Rico Case Resolution

Key highlights

• AARO assessed the objects were likely sky lanterns.p.1

  “AARO assesses with moderate confidence that the objects were a pair of sky lanterns.”

• The objects were captured by a U.S. Customs aircraft.p.1

  “an infrared (IR) sensor onboard a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) De Havilland Canada 8 aircraft.”

• The objects drifted at a speed of about 8 mph.p.3

  “the objects drifted at approximately 3.6 meters per second (8 mph) in a straight line.”

• The objects appeared to separate multiple times in the video.p.3

  “the recording captures two objects traveling near each other rather than a single object splitting.”

• The IR sensor's view was affected by clouds and distance.p.6

  “scattered clouds at 3,000 feet partially obscured the sensor's view.”