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RELEASE 05 / DOW-UAP-PR149

INFRARED SENSOR

DOW-UAP-PR149, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2023

File ID
DOW-UAP-PR149
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 51 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023.

Video description:

00:00-00:04: An area of contrast transits the frame from the bottom right edge to the lower left edge of the sensor field-of-view.

00:05-00:51: The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame.

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

    52.6 MB (55,170,181 bytes)

    SHA-256 c4258089bf48feb62c718ea19d37bf457538dfcf643f8307f5287d99c38c7d92