DOW-UAP-PR140, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2022
Key moments
Key facts
- Official file ID
- DOW-UAP-PR140
- Document type
- Video
- Agency
- Department of War
- Released in
- R06 · 2026-09-18
- Incident date
- not indicated
- Incident location
- Duration
- 108s
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 1 minute and 47 seconds of video footage from an electro-optical and infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2022. An accompanying mission report, DOW-UAP-D109, described the UAP as “traveling at various speeds between 80-180 miles per hour.”
✦ AI visual analysis
Aerial sensor footage that alternates between grayscale infrared and a tan/sepia-toned electro-optical mode over diagonally streaked, textured desert-like terrain. A teal crosshair reticle with bracket corners and an "N" marker sits center-frame, with two black rectangular redaction boxes covering portions of the ground below and to the right of the reticle. In several frames a small dark speck is visible near the left edge of the redaction boxes, distinct from the surrounding terrain texture but with no discernible shape or detail. Image quality is grainy with visible sensor noise throughout.
Generated with AI from the official file — may contain errors.
Official video description
00:00-00:05: No content. 00:06-00:08: An area of contrast transits the sensor field-of-view, entering from the top of the frame and exiting from the bottom. 00:09-00:15: No content. 00:16-00:26: The sensor pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally centered within the frame. 00:27-00:31: The sensor switches to electro-optical mode, and the object moves out of the sensor field-of-view from the left edge of the frame. 00:32-00:45: The sensor switches to infrared mode and pans to track the area of contrast, keeping it generally within the center of the frame. 00:46-01:10: The sensor switches to electro-optical mode and pans to track the area of contrast. 01:11-01:12: No content. 01:13-01:42: The sensor switches to infrared mode and pans to track the area of contrast. 01:43-01:47: The sensor switches to electro-optical mode and pans to track 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