DOW-UAP-PR026, Unresolved UAP Report, United Arab Emirates, October 2023
Key moments
Official description
The United States Central Command submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 43 seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2023. An accompanying mission report, DoW-UAP-D23, mentions a UAP was observed during the mission.
✦ AI visual analysis
Two grayscale infrared frames show a hazy, cloud-filled sky viewed from an aircraft sensor. Teal-colored corner tracking brackets and a central teal crosshair with an 'N' orientation marker overlay the scene, alongside black rectangular redaction bars along the top edge. In the second frame, a small faint white point of light is visible to the left of center within the haze, which may correspond to the tracked area of contrast described in the report.
Generated with AI from the official file — may contain errors.
Official video description
00:00-00:17: An area of contrast remains generally within the top left quarter of the display. 00:17-00:18: The sensor pans from right to left, causing the area of contrast to pass through the center of the display. The sensor then pans from left to right, causing the area of contrast to return to its approximate initial position within the sensor field-of-view. 00:29: The sensor stops tracking the area of contrast, causing it to leave the sensor field-of-view on the left side of the screen. 00:30-00:43: The sensor resumes its motion relative to the background but does not reacquire the area of contrast. 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.
Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo
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