Liberation Times published an investigation into AARO’s handling of the ‘Go Fast’ UAP case — one of three Navy UAP videos officially acknowledged by the Pentagon. AARO classified the footage as an atmospheric phenomenon. Multiple critics, including independent analysts who reviewed AARO’s own math, say the conclusion is demonstrably wrong.
What Is GoFast
GoFast is a Navy F/A-18 Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) video recorded in January 2015. It shows an object moving at high speed approximately 13,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. The video was officially released by the Pentagon in April 2020. The pilot who recorded it, Lt. Ryan Graves, has testified about UAP encounters in this period before Congress.
AARO’s Resolution — And Its Problems
AARO’s case resolution report classified GoFast as a likely windblown balloon based on parallax calculations. Independent analysts including Mick West (a skeptic) and researchers at The Debrief agreed the object’s apparent high speed relative to the ocean was likely a parallax effect — but also noted AARO’s specific calculations contained errors. The conclusion may be correct, but AARO’s methodology was flawed. When AARO makes mathematical errors on a publicly verifiable case, it undermines trust in its resolutions of non-verifiable classified cases.
Why This Matters
GoFast, Al Taqaddum, and the other AARO case resolutions are the only public output of an office that costs tens of millions per year and is supposed to be the government’s primary UAP investigation body. If AARO cannot correctly analyze publicly available footage with verifiable math, what does that imply about its classified case resolutions? Liberation Times’ investigation found questions mounting across the UAP research community about AARO’s institutional integrity.
Source: Liberation Times — Christopher Sharp. “Broken AARO: Questions Mount Over ‘Go Fast’ UFO Investigation.”