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RELEASE 05 / DOW-UAP-PR136

INFRARED SENSOR

DOW-UAP-PR136, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2023

File ID
DOW-UAP-PR136
Agency
Department of War
Release
Release 05, 7 Aug 2026
Event date
2023 (read as 2023; precision: year)
Location
Middle East
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 Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 30 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023.

Video description:

00:00-00:08: The sensor pans to track an area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the frame. The sensor is partially occluded by a component of the platform passing in front of it, obscuring the background.

00:09-00:33: The sensor zooms in on the area of contrast. A reticle briefly surrounds the area of contrast. The sensor is occluded by a component of the platform, obscuring the display.

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.

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  1. First seen

    11.7 MB (12,249,790 bytes)

    SHA-256 44cbcd0a5f922771b02391306377e9aec97e3091b780781e47ced8074aa66d8f