Declassified UAP case filesDOW-UAP-PR113DECLASSIFIED · R04Contains redactions

DOW-UAP-PR113, Unresolved UAP Report, Western United States, 1996

Incident date
1996
Incident location
Western United States
Agency
Department of War
File type
Video
DOW-UAP-PR113, Unresolved UAP Report, Western United States, 1996
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Speed
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Key moments

Official description

The United States Navy Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) transferred this media to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022. The video contains 2 minutes and 57 seconds of footage likely captured by an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 1996.

AI visual analysis

Black-and-white infrared sensor footage looking down at mountainous desert terrain in the western United States. A tactical HUD overlay shows distance-ring range markers (5 through 30), a central crosshair, and a small circular tracking reticle positioned over a point of ground contrast near the bottom of the frame. Several portions of the frame are redacted with solid black boxes.

infraredFLIRdesert terrainmountainsHUDreticlecrosshairrange markersgrayscaleredacted

Generated with AI from the official file — may contain errors.

Official video description

No formal data handling practices for UAP-related records existed at the time this media was reported to the UAPTF. This media was digitally altered before being reported to the UAPTF, and is presented as it was received by AARO. 00:01-00:13: No content. 00:14-00:17: An area of contrast transits the sensor field-of-view, entering near the upper right corner and exiting near the lower left corner of the frame. 00:18-01:21: The footage repeats frame-by-frame. 01:22-02:13: The footage repeats at a slower playback speed. 02:14-02:56: The footage holds on a frame extracted from the first 17 seconds of the video. 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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