DOW-UAP-PR041, 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 one minute and 34 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
Grayscale infrared frame showing a low horizon with a dark, diffuse cloud- or smoke-like shape spanning the upper-middle portion of frame above a lighter, grainy ground area. A cyan tracking crosshair sits at center with a faint white horizontal streak just below it, suggesting a motion-blurred area of contrast, and a cyan "N" orientation marker appears to the right. Black redaction boxes cover the top and side edges.
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Official video description
00:01: An area of contrast enters the sensor field-of-view from the bottom third of the left side of the screen. 00:02-01:34: The sensor pans from left to right, tracking the area of contrast and keeping it generally centered within the field-of-view. 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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