Documented case · Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia satellite-image triangles
30 August 2017 · Details below are limited to the linked public record. Source conclusions are attributed and do not establish an extraordinary cause.
- Incident date
- 30 August 2017
- Place in source
- Southeast Asia
- Location precision
- The AARO report names only Southeast Asia. The map marker is a regional anchor and does not represent an exact image or object location.
Documented record
A satellite image showed six dark triangular shapes that were flagged as a possible navigation risk. AARO compared the image with clearer imagery from the same broad region collected in 2023.
Source assessment
AARO assessed that the shapes were almost certainly static, cone-shaped fishing nets on the ocean surface.
Details stated in the record
- Evidence
- Satellite imagery
- Initial description
- Six dark triangles in a formation
- Reporter
- An intelligence community member
- Follow-up material
- Clearer imagery of the area from 2023
- AARO case status
- Resolved as static fishing nets on the ocean surface
Not available in the cited public record
- The public case summary gives no country, coordinates, altitude, or exact image location.
- The precise image collection time is not stated in the case summary.
Source references
- Southeast Asia Triangles case resolution (opens in a new tab)
AARO · U.S. Department of Defense