DOW-UAP-PR039, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020
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 five seconds of video footage from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2020. The reporter did not provide any oral or written description of the observation.
✦ AI visual analysis
The single available frame is an overhead grayscale infrared image of a coastal compound, showing rooftops, what appears to be a dock or pier extending into water, and a network of roads or paths connecting structures. A red triangular marker with the letter 'N' labels a specific building near the center-right of the image, and small blue tick marks appear at the frame corners as sensor orientation references. No distinct airborne object is visible in this particular frame; the imagery instead documents ground infrastructure on a peninsula or shoreline.
Generated with AI from the official file — may contain errors.
Official video description
00:03-00:05: A faint area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the bottom half of the right edge of the screen, proceeds from right to left across the corner of the frame, and exits the scene from near the center of the bottom edge 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.
Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo
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