DOW-UAP-PR045, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2020
Key moments
Official description
The Department of the Air Force submitted a report of an unidentified anomalous phenomenon to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) consisting of 58 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
A grayscale infrared view of open terrain and horizon shows a magenta tracking ellipse encircling a red circular marker at the crosshair, inside of which sits a small light-gray, capsule-shaped object. Green corner frame markers and a small violet square icon are visible near the top of the frame, and the object's shape appears largely unchanged between the two captured frames.
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Official video description
00:00-00:03: The sensor tracks an area of contrast acquiring a reticle lock. 00:04-00:30: The area of contrast gradually increases in distinctiveness against the background. 00:31: The sensor narrows its field-of-view to zoom in on the area of contrast. 00:32-00:56: The area of contrast increases in apparent size and distinctiveness. 00:57-00:58: The area of contrast leaves the center of the frame and passes out of the sensor field-of-view, exiting the scene in the bottom right corner 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.
AARO comment
The area of contrast’s apparent increase in size is likely to be at least partially attributable to the U.S. platform closing the distance between itself and the source of the detection.
Source: U.S. Department of War / AARO — public domain · war.gov/ufo
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