Topic: Sigint

The satellite footage is attributed to USA 229 and its sister satellite, which are low-Earth orbit (LEO) assets capable of producing the 3D stereoscopic effect seen in the video. Forbes explains that the NROL-22 designation and the Space-Based Infrared System (SIBRS) are designed for battlefield awareness and missile tracking. This network allows for a real-time, Google Earth-style interface that accounts for the acute angles and lack of apparent high-speed motion in the leaked imagery.

Lieutenant Commander Edward C. Lin is identified as the primary suspect for leaking the MH370 footage. Lin, a Navy officer with top-secret clearance and experience in signals intelligence (SIGINT), was charged with disseminating secret information in a heavily redacted 2014 case. His defense lawyer noted that the classified information in question was already available on the internet, and Lin was found with flight manifests containing search and rescue code names from 2014.