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RELEASE 01 / DOW-UAP-PR043

INFRARED SENSOR

DOW-UAP-PR043, Unresolved UAP Report, Africa, 2025

File ID
DOW-UAP-PR043
Agency
Department of War
Release
Release 01, 8 May 2026
Event date
Not given
Location
Djibouti
Type
VIDEO
Redactions
Yes, parts of the official copy are blacked out
Provenance
INFRARED SENSOR

The official record

Official copy at DVIDS

Official summary, as published

The United States Africa Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of two seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2025. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation.

Video Description:

00:00-00:02: A small, barely distinguishable area of contrast moves from the left side of the sensor field-of-view to the right side, exiting the scene from the bottom right quarter of the screen.

This video description is provided for informational purposes only. Readers should not interpret any part of this description as reflecting an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination regarding the described event’s validity, nature, or significance. The video is looped for viewing purposes.

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  1. First seen

    8.7 MB (9,089,058 bytes)

    SHA-256 1847cfc831b0a2299b070c958234a1679ebc719489a0eabe032b667eac65588f